Well, this particular corn pudding wasn’t really for Native Americans ever, but we’re part Sioux and my mom developed the recipe, so for all I know, some nice Sioux woman from South Dakota passed on her recipe to Mom. Also, I’m from Iowa, so a corn recipe is only natural, with or without our
heritage. At any rate, this is not a difficult recipe but for some reason, we only had it for holidays and other special dates like birthdays throughout my years of living at home.
True story. After twenty-eight years of marriage my dad came home one day and as part of the whole “I’d like a divorce” speech, he announced that he never liked my mom’s corn pudding. Say what? Some men have no taste. I’ve always thought it was delicious and have made it myself, again as part of special family and holiday meals. Everyone I know loves it, too. But if it turns out you don’t, I wouldn’t suggest waiting twenty-eight years to let it be known. 😉
So here’s the recipe:
2 14-oz cans of cream corn
1 cup whole kernel corn (Mom didn’t add this. I use frozen, whole kernel)
1 Tbl melted butter
1 cup milk
14-16 crushed Saltine crackers
2 eggs, beaten
Mix well. Pour into a greased casserole dish and bake for about an hour, checking for doneness with a toothpick and making sure it comes out clean. The corn should be lightly brown on top.
I hope you love this dish! It’s got childhood written all over it, though it’s my childhood, not yours. Maybe you’ll want to adopt it, though.
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