Monday, May 26, 2008

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)

3 comments:

Anna van Schurman said...

Indian pudding is one of my favorite desserts, but it should never have raisins in it. And WTF with the oranges? This is cornmeal mush! The only real accompaniment is vanilla ice cream.

stinkypaw said...

May give this a try, reads interesting mush!

Brave Astronaut said...

Anna - I will take your word for it. This is one of those recipes that I have not yet vetted.

Stinkypaw - Remember it's an 'Merican dessert, so it may not taste the same to you "feriners" :)