Theodore Roosevelt Likes Pudding

It's Memorial Day. No recipes for hardtack or spam casseroles. Just some pudding variants. Hey, maybe Teddy would have liked this.

Indian Pudding

• 6 Tbsp cornmeal
• 6 cups scalded milk
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 pound Butter
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoon grated Lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon fresh Ginger
• 1/2 pound Raisins
• 6 Eggs, beaten whole
  

Combine the cornmeal with the scalded milk. Add the sugar, butter, and salt. Let the mixture cool. Then add the lemon rind, ginger, raisins, and eggs. Bake in a buttered 3-quart casserole, set in water, for 2 hours in a slow oven (300 degrees).

Decoration: orange wedges glazed with honey

Decorate the top of with orange sections that have been glazed with honey. Serve with cream or vanilla ice cream. Recipe from The First Ladies Cook Book (1966)