Jump to content

Mush (cornmeal)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected fromCorn mush)
Mush
Alternative namesCoosh
TypePorridgeorpudding
Main ingredientsCornmeal,waterormilk

Mushis a type ofcornmealpudding(orporridge) which is usually boiled inwaterormilk.It is often allowed to set, or gel into a semisolid, then cut into flat squares or rectangles, and pan fried. Usage is especially common in theeasternandsoutheastern United States.It is customary in themidwestern United Statesto eat it withmaple syrupormolasses.InEastern Europe,milk is poured over the meal once served and cooled down, rather than being boiled in it. Cornmeal mush is often consumed in Latin America and Africa.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Fussell, Betty Harper (1992).The Story of Corn.New York: Knopf. p.231.ISBN0-394-57805-8.
  • "American Civil War Recipes and Cooking".AmericanCivilWar.com. 15 May 2009.Retrieved2009-07-16.
  • Willie Crawford (17 December 2002)."More Soulful Recipes".The Chitterling Site.Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2010.Retrieved2009-07-15.