OATMEAL CAKE

Here are the ingredients:

1 cup hot water
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs, unbeaten
1 teaspoon soda
2 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla

Procedure:
Pour 1 cup jot water over oatmeal and set aside.
In a bowl, cream brown & white sugar, shortening, then add unbeaten eggs. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, sift together soda, cream of tartar, salt and flour; then mix into creamed mixture.
Add oatmeal and vanilla. Mix thoroughly
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in the oven for 30 minutes. Cool and slice to serve.