Buttermilk Pound Cake
["1 c. soft butter or margarine", "3 c. sugar", "5 eggs (room temperature)", "1 c. buttermilk", "4 c. sifted flour", "1/4 tsp. soda", "1 Tbsp. water", "2 tsp. vanilla"]
["Beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating constantly, then beat some more.", "Add eggs, one at a time.", "Beat well after each addition. Dissolve soda in water. Add to 1/2 cup buttermilk. Add 1 cup flour alternately with milk/soda mixture. Beat well. Add remaining flour and milk alternately. Blend well. Add vanilla. Grease only bottom of pan. Bake in tube pan at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.", "(Stick spatula every 1/2-inch vertically into batter to remove air bubbles.)"]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "buttermilk", "flour", "soda", "water", "vanilla"]