Corn Meal Mush
06-14-2011, 03:58 AM
#51
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My parents also made Johnny cake that we ate with butter and syrup. Once a week we had a low cost supper without meat and often it was the mush or Johnny cake and we loved it!!
Originally Posted by Mornigstar
Even in Ontario we ate "cornmeal" cooked as Carol's Quilts recipe. Never had scrapple style until I travelled.
European lady taught me to eat it with butter, brown sugar and sprinkled with cinnamon -still eat that for breakfast.
Friends from Italy eat their cornmeal cooked same way but when finished stir in tomato (spagetti) sauce added grated cheese and serve as we would mashed potatoes but call it "polenta" Enjoy it anyway it's fixed because it is a good grain food and VERY inexpensive for families.
Our cormeal is courser ground than a box of Jiffy Mix muffins. Anyone remember calling it "Johnny Cake"? As a hobby I follow these food similarities in different areas.
European lady taught me to eat it with butter, brown sugar and sprinkled with cinnamon -still eat that for breakfast.
Friends from Italy eat their cornmeal cooked same way but when finished stir in tomato (spagetti) sauce added grated cheese and serve as we would mashed potatoes but call it "polenta" Enjoy it anyway it's fixed because it is a good grain food and VERY inexpensive for families.
Our cormeal is courser ground than a box of Jiffy Mix muffins. Anyone remember calling it "Johnny Cake"? As a hobby I follow these food similarities in different areas.
06-14-2011, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jlm5419
My son fixed it once and it had the consistency close to soft mashed potatoes. It wasn't sweet, but savory. It was delicious.
When corn meal is boiled with water and salt, it is called corn meal mush. If it is then eaten hot, it is considered a cereal and is served like oatmeal or cream of wheat or however you eat your hot cooked cereal, perhaps with milk and butter, but always with something sweet like brown sugar, syrup, etc.
When it is poured into a loaf pan and chilled until firm throughout, it is still mush, but is sliced and fried crisp and served with a sweet syrup.
It's also very delicious!
06-14-2011, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by lovequilting2
My mom made it with pork neck bones. She would boil the bones and us kids would pick off the meat then she would boil the cornmeal in the pork stock. Oh, it was soooo good. We would fry it in butter and put syrup on it. I have been wanting some for a long time but not can't find neck bones in the stores anymore. What memories!!!
P.S. See gagranny's post on Page 2 for a scrapple recipe. Sure sounds good!
06-14-2011, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sewbeeit42
Is corn meal mush like polenta? I buy packaged polenta in the store and make it, and then chill, slice and fry like grits. The only difference for me is that it is yellow, the grits white and the grits are bleached.
06-14-2011, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Mornigstar
Even in Ontario we ate "cornmeal" cooked as Carol's Quilts recipe. Never had scrapple style until I travelled.
European lady taught me to eat it with butter, brown sugar and sprinkled with cinnamon -still eat that for breakfast.
Friends from Italy eat their cornmeal cooked same way but when finished stir in tomato (spagetti) sauce added grated cheese and serve as we would mashed potatoes but call it "polenta" Enjoy it anyway it's fixed because it is a good grain food and VERY inexpensive for families.
Our cormeal is courser ground than a box of Jiffy Mix muffins. Anyone remember calling it "Johnny Cake"? As a hobby I follow these food similarities in different areas.
European lady taught me to eat it with butter, brown sugar and sprinkled with cinnamon -still eat that for breakfast.
Friends from Italy eat their cornmeal cooked same way but when finished stir in tomato (spagetti) sauce added grated cheese and serve as we would mashed potatoes but call it "polenta" Enjoy it anyway it's fixed because it is a good grain food and VERY inexpensive for families.
Our cormeal is courser ground than a box of Jiffy Mix muffins. Anyone remember calling it "Johnny Cake"? As a hobby I follow these food similarities in different areas.
Johnnycakes are also different. They are not made from cooked cornmeal. They are made with dry cornmeal, have eggs in the batter, and are prepared like pancakes. Somewhat similar but not the same. Perhaps some of our southern members can more adequately explain johnnycakes.
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