| 1 oz | plain flour |
| 5 oz | maize flour |
| 3 tablespoons | sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 teaspoon | baking powder |
| 1/2 pint | milk |
| 1/2 teaspoon | bicarbonate of soda |
| 2 | eggs |
| 2 tablespoons | melted lard |
Combine the maize flour, plain flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in a bowl and mix well. Combine the milk and soda in a small bowl and beat it until foamy, then add it to the maize flour mixture. Beat in the eggs, then stir in the melted lard. Pour the mixture into a greased hot ovenproof dish. Bake in a hot oven, 450°F 230°C gas mark 8 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned on top. The bread does stick to the dish even when greased so you might prefer to use a modern non-stick loaf tin.
| 8 oz | maize flour |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1/4 pint | water |
| 2 tablespoons | bacon dripping |
Mix everything except one tablespoon of dripping and make a round cake of dough about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. The other tablespoon of dripping should be heated in a pan or skillet and the dough added when hot. Cook until brown, then turn and brown the other side.