Soft Corn Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted corn meal
• ly cup boiled rice
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• % cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs
• ¥ cup butter

Method

1. 1

   Sift together the corn meal, sugar and salt.

2. 2

   Add shortening and pour over this the boiling water.

3. 3

   Beat until all lumps disappear.

4. 4

   Cool slightly, add rice, well beaten eggs to which baking powder has been added just before the last turn of the beater.

5. 5

   Add the milk.

6. 6

   Pour into a well greased baking dish and bake at 400 degrees F. for 45 minutes.

7. 7

   Serve hot with butter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Williamston cook book (1950) by N.C.). Christian Women's Fellowship Williamston Christian Church (Williamston, page 46. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

soft corn bread. Soft Corn Bread 1 cup sifted corn meal ly cup boiled rice 2 tablespoons shortening 1 teaspoon salt % cup boiling water 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 eggs 1 cup milk ¥ cup butter

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