Hot Water Cornbread

Mix in a bowl 1 1/2 cups of yellow or white cornmeal. Mix sugar, baking powder and salt. After mixing dry ingredients, add boiling hot water until all dry mixture is fluffy, not soupy. In your best frying pan heat 1 cup of oil or shortening. When oil is hot, spoon the bread into the skillet or shape the bread with cold water and then drop in skillet. Be careful with hot grease!