Corn Pone

Ingredients

• 1 qt water
• to taste cornmeal
• 1 oz butter

Steps

1. Put on the water in a pot.
2. As soon as it boils, stir in enough cornmeal to make a very thin batter.
3. Beat it frequently while it is boiling for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat.
5. Pour it in a pan.
6. Add the butter and salt to taste.
7. When the batter is lukewarm, stir in enough corn meal to make it quite thick.
8. Let rise overnight.
9. Pat the dough out into small cakes.
10. Butter a baking tin and bake in a moderate oven.
11. Or butter a cake pan, fill it ¾ full, and bake.