Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  all purpose unbleached white flour
     3/4           cup  yellow cornmeal
  1         tablespoon  baking powder
  1           teaspoon  salt
  3         tablespoon  sugar   (3 to 4)
     3/4           cup  buttermilk
     1/4           cup  whole milk
  2                     eggs beaten
     1/3           cup  butter or margarine melted

Preparation:

Optional: 1 8-oz. can corn, draines well.For a sweeter cornbread use 1/3 cup sugar. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Using about 2-3 tablespoons of shortening, grease a 9 inch cast iron skillet. Place the skillet in the preheated oven. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients together. Blend well. In a smaller bowl add buttermikl, milk and eggs. Add the melted margarine and mix well. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in the corn. Remove the hot skittle from the oven and carefully pour in the batter. Return the skillet to the oven, remembering that the skillet is still hot. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove to a plate and rub top with a stick of butter or margarine.

Nutritional Information:

498 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (9% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 95g Carbohydrate; 15mg Cholesterol; 3820mg Sodium