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Fay’s Famous Mexican Cornbread

1 cup creamed style corn

1 cup grated cheese

1 cup chopped onion

Jalapeno peppers - 4 or 5

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal

1/2 cup oil (bacon drippings)

Mix all ingredients, adding cornmeal last.   Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  Pan should be approximately 8 x 11 inches.

… from the kitchen of Fay Chandler.   Mrs. Chandler’s husband, Harvel, was a school teacher in Immokalee and taught my mother many years ago.   Mr. & Mrs. Chandler were pillars of our church and committed their lives to education.