Colonial Indian Pudding: A Warm Taste of Early America - Classic Fork

Ingredients

• 4 cups whole milk
• ½ cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal
• ¼ cup unsulphured molasses (do not use blackstrap, it is too bitter)
• ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (a modern addition; skip for full historical accuracy)
• Optional: ¼ cup raisins