This section is from the "The National Cook Book" book, by Marion Harland And Christine Terhune Herrick. Also available from Amazon: National Cook Book
Sift together into a bowl a pint each of yellow corn-meal, of white flour, and of Graham, and pour upon them a pint of boiling water. Warm a pint of milk slightly and dissolve in it a level teaspoonful of soda, with a like quantity of salt, lastly a small cupful of molasses. Pour this gradually upon the scalded meal and flour, beat hard-for ten minutes, and pour into a round mould that has a close top. Set in a pot of boiling water and . cook steadily for three hours. Take off the cover, set the mould in a shallow pan of hot water and leave in a good oven half an hour to dry out and brown.
 
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