[Sca-cooks] Indian Maize in Italy in period??????

[LordGrise at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/11/05 5:56:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net writes:

Serve it  as polenta or corn bread and you will be close to accurate.  Boiled 
 
corn and corn on the cob are not dishes described in the 16th Century  texts.

Bear

> Thank you, all....  As far as I'm  concerned, I can have 'indian maize' 
> AKA
> 'corn' in present  day american parlance as a part of my feast for Academy 
> of
>  Defence, and defend it.  Yes!  The menu just got a bit  easier...  not to
> mention more colorful.
>
> in  service
> (and giggling)
>
> Grise


I've never done my own polenta...  any hints, suggestions, or outright  
recipes from the house?
 
in service,
 
Grise