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Old Southern Spoon Bread 

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2 cups cornmeal
One and a half cups sweet milk
2 cups of boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
Three large tablespoons butter melted
Three eggs
Sift the meal three times and dissolve in the boiling water, mix until it is smooth and free from any marks. Add the melted butter and salt.

Then add the milk. Separate the eggs; beat both until light: add the yolks and then the whites. Pour into a buttered baking dish and bake in a moderate oven 350°F for about 30 minutes. This should be served in the dish in which it is baked.