Cookbook:Confederate Cush

Confederate cush is a dish that became popular among the armies of the South during the American Civil War, since it used ingredients that many Southerners had on hand.

Ingredients

 * Fat bacon, chopped
 * Cubed cooked beef
 * Cornmeal mush
 * 1 qt water
 * 1 clove garlic (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Put bacon into a hot iron skillet, and fry the grease out of it.
 * 2) Add the beef, then slowly add 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil.
 * 3) Add cornmeal mush and stir until dry.
 * 4) Remove skillet from fire, and let cool.
 * 5) Serve warm, like hash.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Can be made with cold cornbread or soured corn pone.
 * Flour can be substituted for cornmeal.
 * Salt pork can be substituted for bacon.
 * If more water is added, it can serve as a stew.
 * Crumbled hardtack can serve in the place of the cornmeal mush.
 * Can be saved for later, like hardtack.