Aunt Mary'S Virginia Corn Bread(Year 1900) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. white corn meal
1 c. flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 heaping tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. lard
3 c. milk
3 eggs, well beaten

Preparation

Sift together the flour, corn meal, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Rub in the lard cold; add the eggs and then the milk. Mix into a moderately stiff batter; pour it into well-greased, shallow baking pans (pie tins are suitable).
Bake from 30 to 40 minutes.