Mix all the dry ingredients together and rub through a sieve. Beat the egg till light, and add the milk to it; then pour this mixture on the dry ingredients, which should be beaten well. Now add the butter, first melting it in the hot water. Pour the batter into a well buttered pan and bake for half an hour in a moderately hot oven.
Spider Corn Cake.
3/4 cupful of corn meal.
1/4 cupful of flour.
1/2 teaspoonful of salt.
1 tablespoonful of sugar.
1/3 teaspoonful of soda.
1 cupful of sweet milk.
1/2 cupful of sour milk.
1 tablespoonful of butter.