1 cup flour

½ cup cornmeal

¼ cup sugar

¾ tsp. Salt

2 tsp. Baking powder

2 slightly beaten eggs

1 cup milk

¼ cup shortening

Preheat oven to 425° F. Sift flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder in large bowl. Blend in eggs, milk, and shortening. Beat the combined mixture as you chant:

The Earth Mother grants us the grain

Pour the mixture into greased corn cob molds for cornbread sticks, or into a greased or lined cupcake pan, the sliced when cooled. Bake 20-35 minutes until top no longer indents when touched.

By Ann Moura