Early American Cornbread
["1/2 c. cornmeal", "2 c. boiling water", "2 Tbsp. shortening", "1/2 c. molasses", "1 tsp. salt", "1 cake yeast or 1 dry yeast", "1/2 c. warm water", "6 c. flour"]
["Stir in cornmeal to boiling water and mix well.", "Add shortening, molasses and salt and set aside to cool.", "Dissolve the yeast in the warm water for 5 minutes.", "Add flour and cornmeal mix; knead until smooth and put in greased bowl in warm place and let rise until double in size.", "Knead; let rise again.", "Bake at 375\u00b0 for 1 hour."]
["cornmeal", "boiling water", "shortening", "molasses", "salt", "cake yeast", "warm water", "flour"]