Indian Pudding

This is a great pudding, if you've never had this
in your life time you must try it at least once!

Ingredients:
1/4 cup cornmeal
2 cups whole milk -- cold
2 cups whole milk -- scalded
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons white rum

STEP ONE:
Mix the cornmeal with enough of the
cold milk to pour easily.
Stir until very smooth.
Add slowly 2 cups scalded milk
and cook in the top of a double
boiler for 20 minutes, or until thick.

STEP TWO:
Add molasses, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
Pour into a buttered pudding dish and pour
over the balance of the cold milk and the rum.

STEP THREE:
Set in a pan of hot water and bake 3 hours in a 250-degree oven.
Let stand 1/2 hour before serving.

TO SERVE:
Serve topped with vanilla ice cream.
This pudding should be very soft,
and should whey, or separate.