Cousin Jane, my husband's grandma's cousin, was a Home Economics teacher in the 1920's-1940's. This recipe was on a piece of paper, tucked in her class notebook along with a paper with some crochet directions jotted down and another paper on "how to make Italian hemstitching".
2 eggs
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. flour
1 c. nutmeats
2 sq. choc. melted
Vanilla
Mix in order given. Bake 350°