Indian pudding from loren martin

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupSeedless raisins
3cupsScalded milk
cupCold milk
1cupCorn meal
½cupMolasses
1teaspoonSalt
½cupSugar
¾teaspoonGinger
¼teaspoonNutmeg
¼cupButter

Directions

Add the raisins to the hot milk. Mix 1 cup cold milk with the corn meal, then stir into the hot milk. Heat very slowly, stirring constantly, for about 15 minutes, or until mixture thickens. Mix in the molasses, salt, sugar, ginger, nutmeg and butter. Pour into buttered 2-quart casserole, and then pour the remaining ½ cup cold milk into the center of the pudding. Set dish in pan of cold water, and bake in a slow oven, 300F, for 2½ hours. Let cool for 3-4 hours before serving.

From: The Art of American Indian Cooking by Yeffe Kimball and Jean Anderson, Avon Books, New York, NY, 1965.