CHUCK YEAGER AIRBORNE COWBOY GRANDMOTHERS 1880 CORNBREAD ENJOY DAN:

CHUCK YEAGER AIRBORNE COWBOY GRANDMOTHER’S 1880 CORNBREAD

                                                                                                 By CHEF DAN:

(GEN. CHUCK YEAGER, AVIATION MAVERICK)

(Happy contrails to you)

(From 1951 Cowboy Cookbook by Ken Beck & Jim Clark)

Makes 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup white cornmeal

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2-teaspoon salt

1/2-teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon bacon grease or vegetables oil

Buttermilk (lot for crispy, less for not so crispy

DIRECTIONS: (PREHEAT OVEN TO 450 F)

1.   Combine all ingredients well, adding enough buttermilk to make a smooth batter.

2.   Bake in a grassed cast-iron skillet for 45 minutes or until brown.

ENJOY DAN:                       SING SONGS & PLANT SEEDS!!