Thanks for the great site, Nick! Wonderful recipes. I've got one for you, a family tradition, as it were. I got it from my Dad. He called it Dog Push - because "you have to push the dog to make him eat it."
Dog Push
In a 12-inch deep skillet, brown 1 to 2 lbs of whatever meat you like or just have available. (My favorite is sausage)
Remove the browned meat from the skillet and set it aside.
In the "drippin's" (the grease that's left), brown one cup of corn meal.
Slowly add one quart of milk, and stir...and stir...and keep stirring until the consistency is like thick mush. OR until your arm falls off, at which point you must get someone else to do the stirring. When the thickened mush is almost stiff,
Add one dozen eggs, then scramble the eggs into the mush and stir until they are spread evenly throughout. When the eggs are about half cooked,
Add the meat back in and stir, stir, stir until the meat is evenly distributed, the eggs are done and the meat finishes cooking.
Serve hot. Feeds from one (If they're REALLY hungry) to as many as can dip a spoon in without drawing back a stump.
Historical Note: It sounds goofy today and is a cholesterol nightmare. But my Dad was born in 1916, in a little coal-mining town in southern Illinois. Back then, this was one of the cheapest meals available and was a staple for many of the poorer families.
Midge Baker
P.S. Just found your forum. Sorry I'm so late.