Old fashioned cornbread

Yield: 10 Servings

Ingredients:

4 c Cornmenal
2 ts Baking soda
2 ts Salt
4 Eggs beaten
4 c Buttermilk
1/2 c Bacon drippings

Instructions:

Combine dry ingredients; add eggs and buttermilk mixing well. Stir in bacon drippings. Heat a well-greased 10 1/2 inch cast-iron skillet in a 400 degree oven for 3 minutes or until very hot. Pour batter into hot skillet. Bake at 450 for 40 minutes or until golden brown.