Delicious with creamed chicken gravy or maple syrup. Serves 4
• 1 cup / 250 ml boiling water • 3/4 cup /175ml cornmeal Stir together until thick. (Cold water and cornmeal may also be cooked together in the microwave 3-5 minutes, until thick.)
• 1-1 1/4 cups / 250-300 ml buttermilk • 2 eggs • 1 tablespoon honey or molasses Beat into cornmeal.
• 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml whole wheat flour • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Sift together and stir into cornmeal. Do not beat. Fry by the spoonful on greased medium-hot frypan.
Variation: Add 1/2 cup /125ml cooked corn to batter.
Ardis Diller, Belleville, Pennsylvania
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