OLD SCHOOL HOT WATER CORNBREAD This is something I grew up eating as a small town country boy It's so easy and cheap to make You can eat it with greens or butter and syrup 1 cup cornmeal 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon white sugar 1 tablespoon shortening 3/4 cup boiling water Directions In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal, salt, and sugar. Add boiling water and shortening; stir until shortening melts. Pour oil or bacon fat to a depth of 1 in in cast iron skillet Shape cornmeal mixture into flattened b