1 egg
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 c. corn meal
1 3/4 c. buttermilk
1 tbsp. salad oil

Combine egg, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt; beat well. Stir in corn meal and buttermilk. Cover bottom of a heavy skillet with 1 teaspoon salad oil and place over medium heat. Drop batter into hot skillet, using 1/4 cup batter for each corn pone. Turn corn pones over when brown. Add some oil to skillet as needed. Yield: 1 dozen corn pones. "Old family recipe from my mother."