2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cocoa
3 cups uncooked oats
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

1. Mix first 5 ingredients together and bring to rolling boil.. Boil about one minute.

2. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.

3. Drop onto wax paper.