1 egg
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 t. soda
1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. corn meal
1 t. sugar
3 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/4 c. soft shortening
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Butter 12 muffin cups or corn stick pans. Beat eggs. Beat in rest of ingredients just until smooth. Pour into hot pans until almost full. Bake 10-15 minutes.
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti
The English word "soup" comes from the Middle Ages word "sop," which means a slice of bread over which roast drippings were poured. The first archaeological evidence of soup being consumed dates back to 6000 B.C., with the main ingredient being Hippopotamus bones!