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In a large pan (we keep a tub just for this purpose), combine whole wheat flour, corn flour, and sugar. |
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Add boiling water to the dry ingredients, a little at a time, stirring well to moisten all ingredients and make a thick pudding. (Three women, usually the in-laws, are needed to stir the pudding as it is very thick and hot.) |
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Test a small amount of pudding on a hot griddle. If it browns readily, the pudding is sweet enough. If not, more sugar should be added. |
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Prepare the cooking container (usually a 5-gallon can) by lining it with clean corn husks. |
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Dip a dipper into water and then into the pudding, and carefully pour the pudding into the bottom of the container. Continue to dip the dipper into water before dipping into the pudding, to help pudding slip off the dipper more easily. |
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When all the pudding has been put in the container, cover it with wet corn husks, aluminum foil, and a lid. |
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Lower the pudding into a hot pudding pit, cover it with the pit cover, and plaster it with wet mud, sealing the opening well. |
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Build a small fire over the pudding pit and cook the pudding overnight. |
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