3 qts. water
4¹⁄₂ qts. milk (scalding hot)
1 qt. cornmeal
2 tablespoons salt
¹⁄₄ cup ginger
1¹⁄₂ qts. molasses
Mix the dry ingredients with one pint of the water, add them to the
boiling water and molasses, add the milk. Let all come to a boil and put
it into a cooker for ten hours or more. Put it into baking dishes and
brown it, or serve it without browning, either plain or with cream.
Serves forty or fifty persons.