Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)

by C. Houston Goudiss; Alberta M. Goudiss

⅓ cup cornmeal

⅓ cup molasses

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon allspice

Cook milk and meal in a double boiler 20 minutes; add molasses, salt and ginger. Pour into greased pudding dish and bake two hours in a slow oven, or use fireless cooker. Serve with milk. This makes a good and nourishing dessert. Serves six.

TAMALE PIE

2 cups cornmeal

5 cups water (boiling)

2 tablespoons fat