Hot Vater Corlvbread

Ingredients:

4 cups cornmeal (yellow)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 to
2 tsp. baking powder
1/1 cup Crisco
2 cups boiling water

Instructions:

Combine cornmeal, salt and shortening. Bring water to boil, add to cornmeal mixture, a little at a time, stirring well. Let cool slightly. Fill a bowl with 1/2-1 cup milk. Shape cornbread mixture imo balls and then dip in milk before placing in deep hot oil; cook only a few at a time. Fry l to 2 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately. Yield: approximately 2-1/2 dozen.