About 12 hours before mealtime, mix Starter, flour, milk and salt; let stand in a bowl covered with cheesecloth. Set in a warm place.
Just before baking cakes, remove 1 c. batter to replenish Starter in crock. To the remaining batter in the bowl, add baking soda, eggs, shortening and sugar. Mix well.
Bake cakes the size of silver dollars on a lightly gr