Southern Spoon Read - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teacup cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. shortening
1 egg
1 1/2 teacups boiling water
1 teacup sweet milk
2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Mix salt and cornmeal; add shortening.
Pour boiling water over and mix well.
Break egg into hot mixture and mix well; add milk into which baking powder has been mixed.
Mix all well and pour into greased baking dish.
Bake about 30 minutes at 400\u00b0; serve with lots of butter.
Serves 4 to 6.