Title: 125-year-old walnut party pound cake
 Categories: Cakes, Nuts
      Yield: 10 Servings
 
    1/2 lb Butter
      3 c  Sugar
      1 ts Rum extract
      3 c  Flour
      1 c  Half and half
    1/2 c  Shortening
      5    Eggs
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 ts Baking powder
      1 c  Black walnuts; chopped
 
  Cream butter and shortening.  Add sugar and beat until very light.
  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add flavoring and beat again.
  Add flour mixed with baking powder, alternating with milk, starting
  and ending with flour. Fold in walnuts. Pour into a tube pan that has
  been greased and floured.  Use one very large pan, size 4 3/4 x 9 1/2
  inches. Bake for 80 minutes.  Or use two regular pans, size 3 1/2 x 9
  inches and bake for 70 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees.
  
  Do not open oven during first hour.
  
  NOTE:  If you do not like rum flavoring, it may be omitted; however,
  increase the vanilla to 2 teaspoons.