Cream butter and sugar together, add vanilla, well beaten eggs. Dissolve soda in milk, add flour, salt and nut meats. Dough should be just stiff enough to draw from end of spoon. Just before placing in oven, sift granulated sugar over some of cakes and put a half nut meat in each. Note: No time or temperature given. Assume a 375 F. oven. Source: Miss Nellie Wright, Captina Grange, Belmont County, OH