2 cups corn meal 12 ounces. 2 cups water.

Lard size of an egg.

2 eggs. Little salt.

1 teaspoon baking bowder.

Boil halt the water {or milk) and scald the meal with it, add the other ingredi-ents, the powder last.

Note. - Buttermilk and soda can be used instead of baking powder in the several kinds of batter cakes, the proportions are 1 teaspoonful soda to 2 cups butter milk-which should be bout enough to counteract that amount.