Corn Meal Muffins

One-fourth cup of lard,
½ cup of sugar,
1 egg,
1 ½ cups of corn meal,
1 ½ teaspoons of salt,
4 teaspoons of baking powder.
Mix dry ingredients together.
Add 1 cup of sweet milk.
Beat this mixture hard and gradually beat in the lard. The longer the muffins are beaten the lighter and more delicate they will be.
Bake 25 minutes in well-greased muffin pans.
A few chopped dates added to these muffins before baking and a cup of coffee will supply sufficient energy
and strength for 4 hours hard labor.
This recipe will make 15 muffins