Everything Corn: Corn Fritters, Corn Bread, Corn Pones, and Moreby Kendall

It’s getting to be time for corn to be in season in most parts of the country, so I thought a tribute to corn was in order. Here are some interesting approaches to cooking with corn, the old fashioned way.

Southern Corn Pone

Mix with cold water into a soft dough one quart of southern corn meal (sifted), a teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of butter or melted lard. Mold into oval cakes with the hands and bake in a very hot oven, in well greased pans. The crust should be brown. To be eaten hot.

Old fashioned Corn Bread

1 ½ c. buttermilk
1 ¼ tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
Corn meal

Combine buttermilk, soda, salt, and egg. Add enough corn meal to make the consistency of cake. Spoon mixture out in greased pan and it will come out in small sections when baked.

Corn Fritters

12 ears sweet corn
2 eggs, beaten separate
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ pt. milk
Salt and pepper

Grate the ears of corn and rub it through a sieve to rid it of hulls. Combine corn with eggs beaten separately, flour, baking powder, milk, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and drop by spoonfuls in hot deep fat. Turn and brown on both sides, take out and drain.

Batter Breadwinner

1 qt. sweet milk
1 pt. white corn meal
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. melted butter
½ tsp. salt

Bring milk to a full boil, and stir in slowly the corn. Cool. Then add well beaten yolks of 3 eggs, melted butter, and salt; then add the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Bake in a moderate oven at 375 degrees until done.

Ozark Hotcake

2 c. corn meal
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. melted fat

Combine 2 c. corn meal and ½ tsp. each of salt and baking powder. Add 1 Tbsp. melted fat and stir in water to make a soft dough. Make into small cakes about half an inch thick and bake on a hot griddle until brown, and then turn to brown on other side.

Mush Biscuits

1 qt. hot water
Corn meal
1 packet yeast
1 c. potato water
1 c. lard
1 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
Flour

Take the hot water and make mush by adding enough cornmeal. Them dissolve yeast in warm water. Mix remaining ingredients together to make a sponge. Add salt and stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough. When double in bulk, roll out in biscuit form and bake in a moderate oven until brown.

Hush Puppies

2 c. corn meal
½ c. water
1 ½ c. milk
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 medium onion, diced

Mix all ingredients and drop by teaspoonfuls into very hot fat. Fry until deep brown.