Mush

[keljonma]

This cornmeal mush comes from my cornmeal & corn fritters recipe, which is made as a yeast dough and makes 100 fritters.

Cornmeal mush
It is a hearty hot cereal breakfast for 2 .. And is easily doubled or tripled.

1/2 cup cornmeal
scant 1/4 cup sugar or honey
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 cup milk

Combine cornmeal, sugar, butter, salt and milk in heavy saucepan. Cook until thickened, stirring frequently. We top with milk before serving.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

My mom used to make us cornmeal mush for breakfast when we were kids...on cold winter days because it would be served hot...blech!!!!!!

 

[Zenbirder]

I have never had mush, but since I just bought 50 pounds of organic dent corn.... Everything corn is going on the menu. In my co-op, getting the ground corn was expensive, and it goes bad so fast. Since my grinder will handle corn I placed a special order for a 25 pound sack. The clerk called me to let me know that through a different company I could get 50 pounds for 1/4 more in price. So now we really need to eat corn as part of our diet, much more than in the last few years. I regularly make hot cereal from home ground grains, so now mush will be added in somehow!

 

[sweetcorn]

Mush biscuits , thats interesting , will have to try those for sure . Sounds like you guys are eating it like hot cereal. I've always had it where u mix up and cook the mush , refridgerate it over night in a loaf pan , then slice it and fry it. Most people eat syrup on it after it;s fried but I'm not much of a syrup eater. My used to be amish daddy always used to put tomato gravy on his, gross , I know I dunno if I'd like it as a steaming pile in a bowl either. Thanks for the recipes!

 

[ScottyG]

I dunno if I'd like it as a steaming pile in a bowl either.

I might like it, if you hadn't just used the words "steaming pile in a bowl." Eeeeeew.

 

[keljonma]

Mush biscuits , thats interesting , will have to try those for sure . Sounds like you guys are eating it like hot cereal. I've always had it where u mix up and cook the mush , refridgerate it over night in a loaf pan , then slice it and fry it. Most people eat syrup on it after it;s fried but I'm not much of a syrup eater. My used to be amish daddy always used to put tomato gravy on his, gross , I know I dunno if I'd like it as a steaming pile in a bowl either. Thanks for the recipes!

Polenta (check any Italian cookbook) is cornmeal mush that is sometimes served with tomato sauce.

Fried cornmeal mush is cornmeal mush put into a greased loaf pan, refrigerated overnight, sliced the next day and fried. Can be served with maple syrup, honey or jam.

 

[Cassandra]

Just for clarification... you use cornmeal (just), and not cornmeal mix (which I think is mixed with flour and a few other things.)

It doesn't sound very appetizing. But who knows. I love grits.

Cassandra

 

[keljonma]

Just for clarification... you use cornmeal (just), and not cornmeal mix (which I think is mixed with flour and a few other things.)

It doesn't sound very appetizing. But who knows. I love grits. Cassandra

Just cornmeal, not cornmeal mix. IME, cornmeal mush is usually a thicker consistency than plain cooked grits. I love hot cereals... they make very frugal meals.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Did I hear grits???? Now yer talking my language!!!!!!

 

[Woodland Woman]

We just call these yellow grits. We have it a couple times a week.
It tastes creamier than regular grits.

Dash of oil in pot to prevent sticking

4 cups water

1 cup cornmeal

couple shakes of salt

Stir and cook for 10 minutes

Serve in bowl with dab of butter