Not sure where this recipe came from, so chefs and diners beware!
[I have family from Kentucky, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, but they prefer to remain anonymous]
Ingredients
Dough – two cups cornmeal, half-cup wild goat milk, half-cup of lard
Sauce – one cup ‘maters, one cup of water
Cheese – half-cup curd cottage cheese, quarter-cup goat cheese
Spices – black pepper, sage, dried dandelion greens, hot Tabasco sauce
Preparation
Mix dough by hand. Place on well-scrubbed hubcap. (your hubcap, not the neighbor’s) Mix sauce with spices and cover dough. Cover sauce with cheese and toppings. Place in a roaring fireplace and bake until it smells right good.
Suggested Toppings
Possum
Crawdad
Rocky Mt. Oysters
Coon
Taters
Ramps
Yeller squash
Turnips
For further enjoyment
Moonshine goes well. Cheap beer, the cheaper, the better.
Invite the in-laws, pay them back. Enemies perhaps?
Just don’t invite me.
Music? Hank Williams, any good crying tunes.
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