Early American Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. cornmeal
2 c. boiling water
2 Tbsp. shortening
1/2 c. molasses
1 tsp. salt
1 cake yeast or 1 dry yeast
1/2 c. warm water
6 c. flour

Preparation

Stir in cornmeal to boiling water and mix well.
Add shortening, molasses and salt and set aside to cool.
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water for 5 minutes.
Add flour and cornmeal mix; knead until smooth and put in greased bowl in warm place and let rise until double in size.
Knead; let rise again.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 1 hour.