To Make Mush
Origin: Tidewater Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- 1 lump butter
- 1 quart water
- corn meal
- a little salt
Instructions
- Put a lump of butter (the size of an egg) into a quart of water. Add corn meal and a little salt, mixing until sufficiently thick and perfectly smooth. Stir constantly until done enough.