Golden Fried Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup buttermilk (original used regular whole milk )
1/4 cup melted shortening (could use strained bacon drippings )
1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal mix (PLEASE use yellow, wouldn't want have pale looking cornbread )
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening

Preparation

In a large bowl,combine all ingredients, mixing well.
In a large cast iron skillet ( can use an ordinary skillet ), heat 1/2 cup shortening over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
When oil is hot, add batter 1/3 cup at a time,( if batter seems too thick add about 1/4 cup of water ) spread batter until about 1/4 inch thick.
Fry until batter starts to bubble and edges look slightly dry,lift edge a bit to see if golden ( about 4 minutes ).
If it is,turn and brown other side.
After removing from skillet,butter and keep warm.
Repeat from Step 3 with remaining batter.