Southern Corn Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
vegetable oil, to fry cakes in

Preparation

Place cornmeal in a bowl and scalt it b adding the boiling water. Allow to cool slightly. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.
Pour by large spoonfuls into hot oil in a frying pan. when cakes are brown and crisp around edges (2 to 3 minutes) flip and cook the other side.
Serve immediately.