Farmer Boy Indian Pudding
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup of coarse ground Corn Meal
- 1 Cup of hot whole milk
- 1/4 Cup of sugar
- a pinch of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground Nutmeg
- a scant pinch of ground Cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 Cup of Apples, finely chopped
- 1/4 Cup of raisins
- 1/4 Cup of Molasses
- 1/2 Cup of cold milk
Directions: Heat the milk in a pan. Pour it over the corn meal in a bowl. Stir and transfer back into the pan. Heat and stir constantly, till it thickens. Put aside to cool.
In a bowl, combine the cold milk and molasses. Add the chopped apples and raisins. Stir this mixture into the cooled corn meal mixture. Pour this into a lightly greased quart-sized casserole dish. Place in a 275 degree F. oven and bake for 2 hours. (I was told that this recipe was baked in the sun for hours by the Squaws. I couldn't figure how they would have had some of these ingredients on hand! So, I dispute the story - maybe I'm wrong! The person who gave me the recipe is now in the "Happy Hunting Grounds" and unable to clear this up for us.)
* Note: I've found that baking it in the casserole dish and then immersed in a larger pan full of water, helps keep the pudding more moist. But I like the crustiness on the top myself!
Even if this turns out to be a non-authentic Native American recipe, and is more like a Pioneer Recipe which Caroline Ingalls might have made, it is still really tasty!
I hope you'll try this recipe and then leave a comment here to let us all know. Thanks. The Old Man in the Bib Overalls
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