Maryland Spoon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. fine yellow cornmeal
1 tsp. bacon drippings
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. boiling water
1 egg, beaten
1 c. sour milk or buttermilk
1/4 tsp. soda

Preparation

Put cornmeal, drippings, sugar and salt into baking dish. Pour the boiling water over them gradually and beat well.
When the mixture is cool, add the beaten egg, milk, soda and 1 teaspoon cold water. Beat the whole mixture well.
Bake in a deep dish 20 minutes in oven at 350\u00b0.