2 sticks butter
3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 1 tsp. boiling water
5 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond flavoring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour alternating with buttermilk to above mixture, then add soda dissolved in boiling water. Add flavorings. Bake for 1 hour in a well greased bundt pan or in loaf pans, not more than 2/3 full.