MAIZE GRAIN AS FOOD 



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with milk and sugar as a porridge, or made into puddings, CHAP, 

 scones, fritters, etc. Maize meal, known in South Africa as 

 mielie meal and in America as corn meal, is cooked and eaten 

 in the form of porridge, called variously "corn meal mush" 

 (United States), " stirabout " (Ireland), and " mielie meal 

 porridge " or " pap " (South Africa) ; in Italy cheese or other 

 protein foods are added, when it is called "polenta"; maize 

 meal is also made into puddings, cakes, fritters, etc., and (in the 

 United States) into corn pone, hoe cakes, or, with the addition 

 of wheaten flour in the right proportions, into griddle cakes, 

 muffins, and a light friable wholesome bread, known as corn- 

 bread or " Johnny Cake," and in Mexico into tortillas and 

 enchilladas. 



Mixed with wheaten flour, or wheat and rye flour, it makes 

 the famous " New England " or " Boston " brown bread. Ground 

 to a very fine flour and sifted, it is known as cornflour or corn- 

 starch, and used in the preparation of blancmanges or puddings. 

 The grains of pop-corn are " popped " or roasted until they 

 burst open, mixed with a boiled sugar-syrup and eaten as 

 sweetmeats. The young ears of sweet or sugar maize are 

 boiled or roasted and highly esteemed as a fresh or " green " 

 vegetable, they are also pickled in vinegar or tartaric acid, or 

 preserved in brine. 



A pamphlet containing 134 selected recipes in which maize 

 in some form is the main ingredient, was prepared in 1909 by 

 Mrs. Burtt-Davy with the assistance of Miss J. C. van Duyn, 

 and published as Farmers Bulletin No. 1 of the Transvaal 

 Department of Agriculture. These recipes include dishes 

 under the following heads : — 



Porridge . 



Pancakes . 



Muffins, Gems, etc 



Bread 



Soups 



Maize with Meat 



Meat Substitutes 



Maize as a Vegetable 



Custards, Puddings, etc 



Cakes 



Sweets 



Preserved Maize for Winter Use 



Recipes. 



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