Dutch Oven Cornbread
["3 c. self-rising cornmeal", "2 c. buttermilk", "3 eggs", "1/4 c. all-purpose shortening", "1/2 c. cracklins (if available)"]
["Prepare a", "good bed of live hardwood coals.", "Heat Dutch oven and", "melt", "1/4", "cup all-purpose shortening.", "Break 2 eggs into clean mixing", "bowl.", "Add 2 cups buttermilk and beat until eggs are thoroughly\tmixed with milk.", "Reserve small amount of cornmeal. Add remaining", "3", "cups", "cornmeal to mixture and mix until smooth. Stir", "in", "cracklins.", "Remove", "melted shortening from Dutch oven and", "pour", "into", "mixture and stir thoroughly. Sprinkle small quantity", "of", "dry", "cornmeal into greased Dutch oven, then pour batter", "into", "Dutch oven.", "Place lid on Dutch oven and place", "on bed", "of coals large enough to cover entire bottom of cooker. Shovel", "layer", "of", "live coals on Dutch oven lid and allow to cook 1 hour."]
["cornmeal", "buttermilk", "eggs", "all-purpose shortening", "cracklins"]