This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Pack cornmeal or hominy mush in greased, one pound baking-powder boxes, or small bread-pan, cool, and cover. Cut in thin slices, and saute; cook slowly, if preferred crisp and dry. Where mushes are cooked to fry, use less water in steaming.
 
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