Corn Meal Muffins

2 eggs
2 1/4 cups corn meal ( I use fine ground.)
2 cups buttermilk (regular milk will work, but this is sooooo much better.)
3 Tablespoons melted shortening (you can use butter. I used spectrum's non-hydrogenated palm oil shortening)
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt (I used sea salt.)
1 teaspoon baking soda

Beat eggs together, add milk, shortening, and salt. Add meal and mix until smooth. Add soda, dissolved in one-tablespoon cold water. Sift in baking powder. Mix thoroughly and pour into hot, well greased muffin pans. Bake 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes.