Durgin Park Indian Pudding

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Ingredients

  • 1 c. yellow corn meal

  • 1/4 tsp. salt

  • 1/2 c. molasses (light)

  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda

  • 1/2 c. sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/4 c. butter or margarine

  • 1 1/2 qt. hot milk

Method

  1. Mix all ingredients with 1/2 of hot milk and bake in very hot oven until it boils.

  2. Stir well and add the remaining hot milk.

  3. Bake in slow oven for 5 hours or more.

  4. Bake in greased dish and stir down at intervals.

Notes

  • The secret of this recipe lies in very slow cooking.

  • Top with vanilla ice cream.

Courtesy of Candy Lee Metz Beal, House of Lancaster Cookery Book, 1986