Southern Corn Bread 1 cup flour 4 tablespoons Royal Baking Powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup corn meal 1½ cups whole milk 4 tablespoons melted butter Sift flour, baking powder, sugar & salt together. Add 1 cup corn meal. Beat egg in cup and add beaten egg and 1½ cups whole milk to make a batter. Stir well. Add melted shortening and beat until light and thoroughly mixed. Pour into greased shallow pan or greased muffin rings. Bake in hot oven at 425º F for 25 minutes. Cut into squares if cooked in shallow pan. After my mother-in-law Marjorie Anderson died, Beth and I found this recipe written on the "extra recipes" page in a local cookbook in her cupboard. This was published by The Episcopal Churchwomen, Church of Ascension, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.