Brownies

by Barb T.

Make brownies in cookie sheet:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 sticks oleo
2 eggs
4 Tbsp cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup sour milk (1/2 cup milk + 1 tsp vinegar)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Mix sugar and flour together in a large bowl. 
Heat oleo, cocoa and water in a sauce pan until it reaches a boiling point.
Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients. 
Add milk to soda, eggs and vanilla.
Mix well
Pour batter into a greased and floured pan - 11x16x1 cookie sheet. 
It doesn't say how long to bake it, so Grandma must have just known.  Maybe I'll make some and see what a good time is....????

Mix icing while cake is in oven. 

Icing
1 stick oleo
3 Tbsp cocoa
5 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 box (4 cups) powdered sugar

Put oleo, cocoa and milk in a pan.
Heat slowly until melted.
Remove from stove (when cake is almost done) and add powdered sugar. 
Blend well - add vanilla and nuts. 
Spread over hot cake as soon as taken from the oven.