Author :: ArielRose
Category :: Breads & Sandwiches & Wraps
Ingredients ::
- 2 cups corn meal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons melted fat
- Boiling water
- Sweet milk
Corn Pone
Sift meal, add salt, and mix well.
Scald meal with just enough boiling water to barely moisten meal and hold
it together.
Add sufficient milk to make a very thick batter.
Shape into cakes or pones.
Place in a well-greased pan and bake for 30 minutes with oven at 450 degrees.
VARIATIONS
Crackling Bread: Add 1/2 cup crackling broken into bits. Form two large pones for baking, and serve broken into smaller pieces.
Hush Puppies: Make corn pones into cakes (1 1/2" x 2" x 1") and fry in hot fat one-half inch deep in pan, until golden brown. One-half cup of chopped onion added to the recipe adds an interesting flavor.
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