AUNT CAROLINE’S CORN BREAD

³⁄₄ cup corn meal,

³⁄₄ cup flour,

3 teaspoonsful baking powder,

1 tablespoon sugar,

¹⁄₃ teaspoon salt,

1 beaten egg,

³⁄₄ cup milk and water mixed,

2 tablespoons melted bacon fat.

Mix in order given, beat well, and bake in a well-greased shallow pan in a hot oven about twenty minutes. Half of the egg will make a very good corn bread. Left-over pieces may be split, lightly buttered, and browned in the oven.