Eggless Buttermilk Coffee Cake

This is a dandy and you can make it as quick as a flash.

2 cups brown sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter or regular margarine
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 cup nuts (optional - but nice

Mix the sugar, flour, and butter until it has the consistency of fine crumbs. Remove and reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture for topping. To the remaining flour mixture, add baking soda, salt, and buttermilk; blend well. Spread in a 9 inch x 9 inch greased pan. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs over top (with nuts). Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. (Chopped nuts may be added to the batter as well, if you like.) This freezes well and may be rejuvenated by reheating. To make sour milk add 1 tbs. of white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup milk.