1/2 cup melted shortening, divided use 1 1/2 cup white corn meal 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease corn stick pans with 1/4 cup melted shortening, then heat pans in oven while mixing batter.

Mix corn meal, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and buttermilk just until mixture is evenly moist. Stir in 1/4 cup of the melted shortening. Spoon batter into pans.

Bake in 400-degree F oven 10 minutes or until crusty and lightly golden. Remove from pans. Serve hot.