American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Baked Corn Meal Pudding, with Eggs

Original Recipe

One small cupful of Indian meal, one-half cupful of wheat flour Stirred together with cold milk. Scald one pint of milk and stir the mixture in it and cook until thick; then thin with cold milk to the consistency of batter, not very thick; add half a cupful of sugar, half a cupful of molasses, two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of butter, a little salt, a tablespoonful of mixed cinnamon and nutmeg, two-thirds of a teaspoonful of soda added just before putting it into the oven. Bake two hours. After baking it half an hour, stir it up thoroughly, then finish baking. Serve it up hot, eat it with wine sauce, or with butter and syrup.

Ingredients

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  • 1 small cupful of indian meal
  • 1 pint of milk and stir the mixture in it and cook until thick
  • 1 cupful of sugar
  • 1 cupful of molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of butter
  • 1 little salt
  • 1 tablespoonful of mixed cinnamon and nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoonful of soda added just before putting it into the oven
  • 2 hours

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Instructions

  1. 1

    One small cupful of Indian meal, one-half cupful of wheat flour Stirred together with cold milk.

  2. 2

    Scald one pint of milk and stir the mixture in it and cook until thick; then thin with cold milk to the consistency of batter, not very thick; add half a cupful of sugar, half a cupful of molasses, two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of butter, a little salt, a tablespoonful of mixed cinnamon and nutmeg, two-thirds of a teaspoonful of soda added just before putting it into the oven.

  3. 3

    Bake two hours.

  4. 4

    After baking it half an hour, stir it up thoroughly, then finish baking.

  5. 5

    Serve it up hot, eat it with wine sauce, or with butter and syrup.

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