Can't Miss Cornbread

This cornbread recipe is actually a Banks family one. I switch out the lard in favor of shortening or cooking oil. If you don't have butter milk use regular milk with a Tsp. of vinegar.

1 1/2 c. corn meal
2 t. backing powder
1 t. salt
1/2 t. backing soda
1 Tsp.(not melted) lard
1 (whole) egg
1 1/2 cups butter milk (or until thin)

Put in pan and bake in the oven
350 F., 35-45 minutes (or till it looks right)

Grampa Glen's Garlic salad dressing

This is written exactly as it appears on the index card clamped to the recipe rock at my moms house.

Make a thin white sauce, using one cup of water and about 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch (or arrowroot flour, or potato starch). while this is cooling, peel 1/4 cup (more or less) of garlic cloves.

In a blender, place 1/2 cup salad oil (olive?) and the garlic. Blend a few seconds, then add:
cooled white sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
salt and pepper (1 t. salt, 1/2 t. pepper)
1/8 t. cayenne
1/4 t. oregano (optional)

Blend all several second. Whole peppercorns may be used in place of ground pepper.