Recipes

From hotcakes to snow candy, recreate the delicious frontier foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic stories!

Almanzo's pancakes
"Almanzo loved light, fluffy, buckwheat pancakes with plenty of molasses." – The Long Winter

Cornmeal Pudding with Molasses

Now you can make cornmeal pudding, too!

You will need:

½ Cup yellow cornmeal

4 Cups milk

1 Cup molasses

1 Teaspoon ginger

¼ Teaspoon salt

Measuring cups

Baking dish

Double boiler

Spoon

Note: Ask an adult for help with this recipe.

  1. Mix the corn meal and milk together, and cook in a double boiler for half an hour.
  2. Add the molasses, ginger, and salt.
  3. Pour the mixture into a buttered baking dish.
  4. Bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours.

Eat and enjoy!

Laura Ingalls Wilder