6-Week Bran Muffins

There are two scents that take my mind straight to my Grandma Allen's house: chicken noodle soup, and warm bran muffins. I probably asked Grandma to make muffins for breakfast just about every time I visited there as a child. Even today, there's something comforting about that smell.

The recipe:
-Mix 2 cups boiling water with 5 tsp. baking soda. Let cool.
-Cream 1 cup shortening, 2 cups (or less) sugar, and 4 eggs, beaten until fluffy.
-Add water to shortening mix, and add:
-2 cups All Bran Cereal
-4 cups bran flakes cereal
-1 qt. buttermilk
-5 cups flour with 1 Tbsp salt

-Mix all into a 10qt container. Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

Best part of the recipe? It's good for 6 weeks!! (Just keep the batter in an airtight container in the fridge)