Looks like I am going to have to pick up some cornmeal today, been thinking about it since we all started talking about it,lol.........Michele

3 cups water,1 teaspoon salt,1 cup yellow cornmeal,1 Tablespoon butter.
in a med. sausepan,heat water to boiling.Reduce heat to medium,stir in salt and cornmeal.Cook,stirring regulary,until mixture is thick.Spoon cornmeal mixture into a lightly greased 9x5 in loaf pan.cover and ref. overnight.In the morning,melt buttein a skellet over med.heat.Slice cornmeal mush into 1 in wide slices.Cook in melted butter until golden brown on both sides.You could use it before ref and add suagr and butter.
Hope this helps.

recipe for johnny cakes
2 cups stone ground cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup whole milk 2 tablespoons boiling water
Cream the cornmeal,salt and butter together.Add the milk and enough water to make a moist but firm batter.
Drop by large spoonfuls onto a hot greased griddle,and flatten slightly with the back of a spoon.When rown turn and cook the other side.

ohhh my memories of my childhood growing up in Pa. we had that sliced and fried in bacon grease, and a ring of liver pudding which was just placed in a skillet with water and slow cooked. Haven't had either one in lots of years.