• 3 cups yellow or white cornmeal
• 1-1/2 quarts cold water
• 2 Tbs. salt
• kitchen string

Place cornmeal in a bowl and stir in 2 cups cold water. Mash out any lumps with side of a wooden spoon. Bring 4 cups water and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Gradually add cornmeal, stirring constantly. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.

When mixture becomes thick and hard to stir, remove from heat. Dip a wooden spoon in cold water and push cornmeal to the center of the pot. Return to low heat 1-2 minutes, without stirring, to release steam and loosen mixture from bottom of the pan. Turn mixture out onto a work surface. Smooth the surface with a wet metal spatula, spreading to form a rectangle 1 inch-2 inches thick. Cut into squares.

This recipe serves 8 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 8 only.

Per serving: calories 166, fat 1.6g, 9% calories from fat, cholesterol 0mg, protein 3.7g, carbohydrates 35.2g, fiber 3.3g, sugar 0.0g, sodium 471mg, diet points 3.3.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 2.1, Lean meat: 0.0, Fat: 0.0, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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