At the period of this narrative the settlement of New Hope had grown into a very considerable seaport town, doing an extremely handsome trade with the West Indies in cornmeal and dried codfish for sugar, molasses, and rum.

Cornmeal,finehominy,oatmeal.

Hoecake is made exactly the same as flapjacks by substituting cornmeal for flour.

Rice and beans are good articles on the road; cornmeal, too, is acceptable.

CORN MEAL MUSH.stir together one pint of cornmeal, one tablespoonful of flour, and one pint of cold milk.

When light, add a cup of lukewarm water or milk, and two cups of best yellow cornmeal.

MILK YEAST BREAD.Prepare the yeast the day before by scalding three heaping teaspoonfuls of fresh cornmeal with boiling milk.

INDIAN MEAL GRUEL.Make a thin paste of one teaspoonful of flour, two tablespoonfuls of best cornmeal, and a little water.

Stir in two heaping tablespoonfuls of cornmeal or Graham grits, boil, stirring continuously, until the meal has set, then turn into a double boiler and cook for two hours or longer.

Currant Puffs Rye Bread Stewed Fruit Cornmeal Pudding FIFTH DAY BREAKFAST

These jobs sometimes netted him hams, bits of cornmeal, cloth for dresses for his wife and children, and other small gifts; these he either used for his small family or bartered with the other slaves.

SAUTÉD FISH Clean fish, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dip in flour or cornmeal and cook in spider with just enough hot butter to prevent it sticking to the pan.

ENCHILADAS Make a dough of cornmeal and wheat flour and water.

LAWS ABOUT CEREALS To discover if cereals such as barley, wheat, oats, farina or cornmeal are kosher, place them on a hot plate, if no worms or other insects appear they are fit to be eaten, if not, they must be thrown away.

CORNMEAL MUSH Mix together one cup of cornmeal and one teaspoon of salt, and add one cup of cold water gradually, stirring until smooth.

CORNMEAL MUSH Mix together one cup of cornmeal and one teaspoon of salt, and add one cup of cold water gradually, stirring until smooth.

SAUTÉD CORNMEAL MUSH Put left-over mush into a dish and smooth it over the top.

MARMELITTA Take two cups of coarse cornmeal and four cups of cold water put on to boil; add one-half teaspoon of salt.

Stir the cornmeal continually and when done place on platter, spread with butter, sharf cheese or any cheese such as pot or cream cheese.

POLENTA Place one cup of yellow cornmeal and three cups of cold water in a double boiler, add one teaspoon of salt, one-half teaspoon of pepper and cook for forty minutes.

Cornmeal is also combined with wheat flour.

Variety bread is composed of bread flour, rye flour and cornmeal combined in one loaf.

Let come to a boil, add one-quarter cup of salt, and very gradually one and one-quarter cups of cornmeal.

" VARIETY BREAD Dissolve one cake of compressed yeast in two cups of lukewarm water or milk, add two teaspoons of salt, three cups of bread or wheat flour, one cup of cornmeal, one cup of rye flour and one-half cup of dark molasses, and mix very thoroughly.

Take one pound of cornmeal mixed with a little ground allspice, cloves, and pepper, add the boiled honey, make a loose batter, add one wineglass of brandy; mix all, and cool.