CRACKLIN' BREAD
Big Jim – forbamarebs@aol.com

3/4 pounds salt pork, rind removed, diced
2 cups cornmeal, yellow
1 teaspoons salt
1 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup buttermilk

Heat oven until very hot (450º F).

While oven is heating put salt pork in heavy skillet and cook at medium until fat is rendered and meat bits are crispy. Pour fat through clean cloth into container for other use. Put cloth, which has caught the cracklin’ meat bits, aside to cool a bit.

Mix cornmeal, salt, and 3 tablespoons of the rendered fat in bowl. Pour in boiling water all at once and stir to moisten ingredients. Mix baking soda with buttermilk and add to bowl, stirring well. Finally, stir in cracklin’s. Pour batter into greased skillet and pat down level.

Bake until brown and done, about 25 minutes.

Now ya got the REAL DEAL, Ya’ll!

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