From a 100 year old cook book
2 cup corn meal
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 teas soda
1/3 cup fat
1/4 teas salt
Enough water to make a thick dough
In your fire place make a hot fire
Pull out enough coals to make a nest. Brush away ashes
Let dough sit till it gets a crust then cover with ash for 15/20 minutes
2 cup corn meal
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 teas soda
1/3 cup fat
1/4 teas salt
Enough water to make a thick dough
In your fire place make a hot fire
Pull out enough coals to make a nest. Brush away ashes
Let dough sit till it gets a crust then cover with ash for 15/20 minutes