Corn Bread

Ingredients

• 12 ounces of white corn meal
• 1 pint of boiling water
• 3 ounces of melted butter or lard
• 1/2 ounce of salt
• 1/2 pint of cold milk
• 2 eggs
• 4 ounces of white flour
• 1 ounce of baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Scald corn meal with boiling water, add melted butter or lard, salt, cold milk, and eggs.

2. 2

   Mix in flour and baking powder.

3. 3

   Stir well and bake for 30 minutes or more.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Gancel's culinary encyclopedia of modern cooking (1920) by J. Gancel, page 192. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Corn Bread Scald 12 ounces of white corn meal w. 1 pint of boil¬ ing water, and add 3 ounces of melted butter or lard, y2 ounce of salt, y2 pint of cold milk and 2 eggs. Mix in 4 ounces of white flour and 1 ounce of baking powder

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