Bess' Virginia Spoon Bread

1 quart buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups sifted corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons melted butter or lard

1. Add baking soda to buttermilk.  Heat well, but do not boil. 
2. Add eggs.  Stir corn meal and salt slowly into milk and egg mixture.  Add melted butter.
3. Bake in a baking dish or casserole for 40 minutes at 375 degrees.  Serve from baking dish.