Evening star., 1926-10-08

Corn meal can be used In many ways
TO give inexpensive variety to the diet.
A dish OF mush and milk has made
the greater part Of many a supper
and children thrive on 1t. It is a SIM
pie dish to make. just three and one
half Cupfuis Of water and a teaspoon
full Of salt to every cupful of meal.
The water can be put in cold and the
receptacle heated gradually.
A double boiler is very convenient
for cooking corn meal mush as well
as all other cereals, and is easier to
clean. The great secret Of making
good mush is long, slow cooking, the
longer the better. A fireless cooker,
in which the cooking can go on all day
or all night, Is very useful for this
purpose.
For quick work in getting break.
fast, corn meal and salt may be put
in the double boiler. mixed with a IT.
tie cold water, and then hot water
may be added up to required amount.
BY this method. the mush may be
made in three quarters of an hour.
but cannot be cooked properly in less
time.
Corn meal muSh can be, used IN
many other ways, as we'll as being
served with milk for breakfast or
supper. Fried mush, mush with 1ruit,
and mush with cheese are i'll the list
Of dishes. Fish cakes with corn meal
Rre good, and corn meal and mea- OF
different kinds may be cooked TO-
geter. sc-apple being n general Ia
1orite, Corn bread and corn grlddle
,akes are made in many ways, all
good. Bread may be made OF wheat
-four and corn meal, half and half.
Puddings, and even doughnuts and
lakes, are made with corn meal as the
basis.
Bread and Mullins.
Spoon Corn Bread--Mix one-fourth
.unf,,l of white corn meal with two
,,upfIls of milk and bring slowly to
the boiling point and COOK Tor a re"
minutes. Add one teaspoonfui OF put
ter. one tablespoonful Of sugar. one
teaspoonful of salt and the yolks or
TWO eggs Lastly. fold in the whites
Of the eggs beaten stir. lake IN q
hot oven for 80 minutes. Serve IN
the dish in which 1t IS cooked. !iS
serves six people.
steamed Corn Bread.-Sift together
one cupful of wheat flour, one and
ouc.half teaspoonfuls Of baking soda,
and one and one-half teaspoontulS or
salt. then stir in two cupfulS or yell
low corn meal, smixing thoroughly.
Add one.half a cupful Of molasses ana
TWO and one-fourth cupfuls of sour
milk. Pour the mixture into wen
huttered mold, which should not De
more than twO-thirds full. a laru
,ail is a good substitute for the mold.
cover closely and steam for five
hours. Half this recipe makes just
The right amount to steam In a one
bound coffee can. THIS serves eight
people.
Corn Mear Mufflns.-Mix together
two cupfuls of corn meal, one-half a
,easpoonfuI of salt. tive-sixths tea
spoonful Of soda, and two teaspoon
tulS OF baking powder. Add one table
spoonful of sySap and one and two
thirds cupfulS of sour milk. Beat one
egg and add 1t to the mixture. Add
two tablespoonfuls Of melted laru.
Bake the mullins in a hot oven for
- minutes,
To make corn meal sticks. use the
above recipe and directions for mix
ing. Bake the mixture in CREASED
bread stick 1nolds. If iron molds are
used, heat them before filling.
Corn meal batter bread may be
made by using the above recipe for
corn meal mullins. When the tngredi-
ants have been combined, till square
nan 10 a depth OF one inch. Bake in
= hot oven for c5 to 80 minutes. When
the bread is done. cut it into squares.
Corn Meal Potato Muffins.-MiX one
rupfui of corn meal with three-fourthS
teaspoonful Of salt, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, ono cupful of
mashed potato or one cupful of cooked
rice. one tablespoonful Of sweetening
# desired ono tablespoonful OF melted
shortening, one or two eggs, and one
nalf a cupful of liquid, or enough to
make medium soft batter. Bake
very thoroughly for one-half an hour.
Corn Meal Pumpkin Dodgers. TO
one and onehalf cupfuls Of pumpkin
which has been cooked very tender
and mashed free from humps, add one
teaspoonful Of salt. one or two table
spoonfuls OF sweetening, three table
spoonfulS OF melted shortening. one
and one half cupfuls of corn meal and
mix thoroughly. Have the mixture
ust soft enough to take up by spoon
fuls and pat into fiat cakes in tho
hand. Place on a griddle or CREASED
taking sheet and bake about 20
minutes IN n hot oven. If desired.
he corn meal may be added to the
hot pumpkin and allowed TO steam
with the latter for 10 minutes before
;,dd!ng the other ingredients To
make sweet potato corn meal dodgers.
substitute sweet potato for the pump
kin IN the above recipe.