3 stitt Recipes

self-rising yellow cornmeal (or 2 cup.regular cornmeal plus 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp.baking soda and 3/4 tsp. salt), all-purpose flour, whole milk, buttermilk, rendered bacon fat (or 7 tsp. unsalted butter, melted, or if you must, 1/2 cup. vegetable oil), extra-large egg, lightly beaten

water , preferably spring, onion, quartered, bay leaf, fresh thyme sprigs (plus a scattering of leaves for garnish), savory , sprigs (plus a scattering of leaves for garnish), kosher salt, green butter beans , picked over and rinsed, fruity extra virgin olive oil, melted (or bacon fat or unsalted butter), fresh crack black pepper