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Sweet Fungi

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • Basic fungi:
  • 2 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 corn meal
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • Extra ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 stick cinnamon or vanilla essence
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions

  1. To rapidly boiling water, add salt and sprinkle corn meal in slowly. Allow water to boil over meal a few minutes. Stir briskly to prevent lumping.
  2. When well combined add shortening. Add the extra ingredients.
  3. Cover, steam about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Serve hot.