This section is from the book "The People's Cook Book", by Jennie Taylor. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
Two cups of Indian, one cup wheat, One cup sour milk, one cup sweet, One good egg that well you beat, Half a cup molasses, too, Half cup sugar add thereto, • With one spoon of butter new Salt and soda each a spoon;
Mix up quickly and bake it soon;
Then you'll have corn bread complete,
Best of all corn bread you meet.
It will make your boy's eyes shine.
If he's like that boy of mine.
If you have a dozen boys.
To increase your household joys,
Double then this rule I should,
And you'll have two corn cakes good.
When you've nothing nice for tea,
This the very thing will be;
All the men that I have seen.
Say it is of all cakes queen,
Good enough for any king.
That a husband home can bring;
Warming up the human stove,
Cheering up the hearts you love;
And only Tyndall can explain.
The links between corn bread and brain.
Get a husband what he likes,
And save a hundred household strikes.
1. Three cups of corn meal, one and one-half cups of flour, one and one-half cups of sweet milk, five eggs, four teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, a little sugar.
2. One cup of corn meal, two cups of flour, one-half cup of sugar, three-fourths of a cup of melted butter, one cup of milk, three eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder.
Two cups sour milk, three-quarters of a cup molasses, two cups of corn meal. one and one-half cups of white flour, small tablespoon of soda, dissolved in sour milk; salt; steam three hours; to be eaten hot. Slice and steam when you wish to warm it up.
Take pieces of cold corn bread, and crumble them up fine; put them in a saucepan, pouring in a little hot water, just to moisten; add butter, pepper, and salt; mix and warm up. This makes a nice dish for lunch, and is a good way to save pieces of corn bread left.
 
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