Ingredients

  • 3 c. milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 c. cornmeal
  • butter (the size of a walnut)
  • 3 level tsp. baking powder
  • 1 level tsp. salt

Directions

Stir cornmeal into 2 cups of milk and let mixture come
to a boil, making a mush. Remove from heat and add balance of
milk and well-beaten eggs. Stir in salt, baking powder and
melted butter. Bake in 2 quart greased casserole for 30
minutes at 350 degrees. Serves 8.
Spoon bread was a favorite dish with Lyndon Johnson's
mother, which she passed on to his wife, Lady Bird. With a
salad (fruit or green), and meat, it makes a perfect lunch.



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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: the net
Submitted By: Lee.M Kaye
setters@internode.on.net
LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S SPOON BREAD