Polenta

Ingredients

• 1 quart water
• 1/2 pint maize semolina (yellow)
• 4 oz. salt
• 1 oz. fat
• a little grated cheese (if this is added fat may be omitted)

Method

1. 1

   Boil the water, add salt and fat and semolina or corn meal (yellow).

2. 2

   If white maize is used, double the amount of maize is required.

3. 3

   Boil for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring all the time, or place in a porringer and cook for 1 hour.

4. 4

   Turn out to cool, cut into slices, and flour and fry in a frying-pan with a little fat.

5. 5

   Sprinkle with grated cheese or serve plain.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The victory cookery book (1918) by Peel, C. S. Mrs, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Polenta Materials—1 quart water, 4 pint maize _ semolina (yellow), 4 oz. salt, 1 oz. fat, a little grated cheese (if this is added fat may _ be omitted

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