Cornmeal Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. self-rising cornmeal
1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 Tbsp. melted shortening
1 egg
3/4 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Mix
all
ingredients
into a stiff dough and then make into small
balls
1/4-inch
thick.
Drop into 4 cups boiling liquid from salt-cured ham or shoulder bone.
Cook 10 minutes or until done.