Crumblin'

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Crumblin'

Recipe By : Texas on the Halfshell ISBN: 0-385-17904-9
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Snacks Texas Cooking

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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sweet milk
corn bread

Crumblin' is a traditional Texas dish/drink characteristic of the Texan's
penchant for "waste not, want not." In the early days of Texas statehood,
cornmeal flour was more readily available that wheat flour. Consequently, corn
bread was a prevalant dish in most households. There was always leftover corn
bread, and since most Texans had a family cow, sweet milk from the cow was
mixed with the bread into an interesting "drink." It's not for everyone, but
those who grew up during the Depression remember the concoction well.

Pour sweet milk to fill a large glass 2/3 full. Then take fresh-made or
day-old corn bread and crumble into glass of milk. Let soak to desired
consistency and drink. (I always ate it with a long handled tea spoon.) One
variation includes a tablespoon of finely minced sweet white onions.

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NOTES : Entered into MasterCook by: Garry Howard, Cambridge, MA
g.howard@ix.netcom.com
Garry's Home Cooking Website
http://members.aol.home/garhow/cooking.htm