Aunt Pauline Francis Pound Cake

Do you have the recipe for.....

Those are familiar words among any family that reminisces about eras and loved ones. Capturing those moments through taste and smells is invigorating as any home movie or picture, maybe even more so.

This recipe lends to that notion of tracking down the elusive Aunt Tootsie Pound Cake Recipe. To some, this is the zenith of their quest for knowledge and enlightenment, not far from seeking wisdom from Dahlia Lama.

I don't have this pentacle you seek brave and noble one. However, as Groucho would say flicking his cigar as he flashed his eyebrows...can I interest you in a slightly used index card from Aunt Pauline?

Now, when Momma occasionally talked about Aunt Pauline I used to get Pauline Francis confused with Mom's sister Pauline Neighbors.

And, to confuse matters further, this recipe came from Anita Francis, Uncle Dick's wife. I got to spend time with Aunt Anita and Uncle Dick. They were always kind and cordial to me.