Corn Meal Mush

Ingredients

• Put 3^2 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup corn meal

Method

1. 1

   In a double boiler, combine boiling water and salt.

2. 2

   Stir in corn meal rapidly to prevent scorching.

3. 3

   Boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then place over lower half of double boiler and cook for 2 hours covered, without stirring.

4. 4

   Serve with syrup or molasses.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The galley guide (1923) by Alexander White Moffat, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Put 3^2 cups boiling water and 1 teaspoon salt in the upper half of a double boiler, set directly over flame and pour in 1 cup corn meal while stirring rapidly to prevent scorching. Allow to boil vigor¬ ously 10 min., stirring constantly, then place the saucepan over the lower half of the double boiler in which there is boiling water and cook 2 hrs. covered, without stirring. Serve with syrup or molasses. 1002 — Hominy. Cook exactly as directed for Corn Meal Mush (Recipe No. 1001) except that 1 cup hominy requires ^4 cups water. 1003 — Oatmeal or Rolled Oats. Put 4 cups boiling water and 1 teaspoon salt

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