Instructions: Combine sugar, salt, shortening and vanilla and mix 5 min. Add eggs one at a time and beat 3 min.

Mix flour, baking powder, and cornmeal.

Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture.

Add half of milk to flour and sugar mixture and mix.

Add remainder of milk and flour mixture and beat to blend.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or golden brown. Enjoy while warm with butter; honey-butter (mix 2 tablespoons honey with 1/2 stick softened butter); or your favorite jam or jelly.

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