Corn Bread ( from 1830 )

• 3 c.  stone ground corn meal
• 1 1/2    c.  white flour
• 1 T. sugar
• 2 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t.  salt
• 2 T. molasses  or  2  T. honey  or 1  T. of each 
• 4 eggs
• 3 c.  buttermilk
• 3 T. lard
• 3  T. veg. oil

While preheating 12 inch cast iron dutch oven to 375 degree(use oven thermometer inside oven , remove thermometer before adding batter to oven):

Combine dry ingredients.  Add molasses, oil and buttermilk to beaten eggs.  Add to dry ingredients and mix to combine.

Melt lard in preheated dutch oven, add ingredients to dutch oven.  Cover and bake for 30 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.