1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2/3 c. liquid shortening
1 egg
1 c. sour milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. rhubarb, raw, diced
1/2 c. chopped nuts (your choice)
1/2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. butter

Let milk sour naturally. Mix soda with sour milk until it bubbles. Add beat egg to shortening, and this to brown sugar, then the sour milk. Add rhubarb and nuts after the dry ingredients have been mixed with the liquid ingredients. Pour into two greased glass loaf casseroles. Blend 1 tablespoon of butter with 1/2 cup sugar, sprinkle on top of loaves. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.