Grandpa'S Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising cornmeal
1 cup self rising flour
1/2 cup Crisco shortening, NOT OIL
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup whole milk (enough to make smooth consistency)
Alternative
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 cup Crisco shortening, NOT OIL
1 1/4 cups whole milk (enough to make smooth consistency)

Preparation

Mix cornmeal and flour together. Cut in Crisco (with a fork) till like coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and enough Whole Milk to make mixture smooth (but still somewhat stiff -) Stir thoroughly. Pour into thoroughly greased and dusted with cornmeal 8\" cast iron skillet. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 450 for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
(If you want a thick crust bake for app 50-55 minutes at app 430-Just keep an eye on it!).
NOTE:You can bake in a 9x9 Pyrex dish if you do not have a cast iron skillet-just make sure you grease it and sprinkle it real good with cornmeal before adding mixture or it will stick!