Basic Yaller Corncake
3/4 cup corn meal
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 egg, well-beaten (use fork, none of those frenchy things)
2 tbsp shortening, melted*
Mix and sift dry ingredients; add milk, egg and shortening; bake in shallow buttered pan for abt. 20 minutes at 425 degrees F.
*butter, chicken fat, drippings