Cornbread

The Joy of Cooking that I have has approximately this on page 777, so you know it's God's Own Recipe.

Preheat oven to 450, with a cast-iron skillet inside

In a large mixing bowl, mix :
2 cups cornmeal
1t baking powder
1t baking soda
1/2t salt

Stir in (all at room temperature, if possible):
2 cups of buttermilk
2 large eggs

Just stir to get them mixed, not beaten like crazy or anything.

Toss a little butter into the skillet and wait for it to melt, and then pull the skillet out and pour in the batter. toss it back into the oven and bake for 25 minutes. when it's done, turn it out onto a cutting board and cut and serve while it's hot.