Have You Ever Eaten Polenta?

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Polenta is usually made from yellow corn meal. I prefer WHITE corn meal but have not been able to purchase the white corn meal in my area, although I continue to look for it. I have found some white corn meal, but it is a “fine” consistency and I need the coarser grain for the recipe that I learned as a child. You cook it, sort of like cream of wheat, but thicker. Once the corn meal is well-cooked and thick, I pour it into a bowl and refrigerate it until it is firm. Then, I slice it and fry the slices in butter. My mouth is watering right now for just thinking about it. I have purchased Polenta at the grocery store but it does not taste the same as the fried mush that I grew up with. I must see if I can find the coarse ground white corn meal, perhaps at a Whole Food store. It just is NOT available at a regular grocery store here and that doesn’t surprise me, because I haven’t found a single person here that I have asked, who knows what fried mush is. I grew up in a neighborhood with many Italians and Polish residents and that’s where my Mom got the recipe. Fried corn mush swimming in creamery butter was a TREAT. I am really craving it right now.