Ingredients:
1/2 cup farina or corn meal
butter and grated cheese
1 egg
salt
1 pint of milk, or half milk and half water
Directions:
1. Let the milk come to a boil; salt it and add the farina gradually, stirring constantly, so it will not become lumpy.
2. Take from the fire and add a tablespoon of butter and several tablespoons of grated cheese, also the egg, slightly beaten.
3. Mix well and spread out on a molding board in a sheet about three-quarters inch thick.
4. When it is cold, cut in squares or diamonds.
5. Put a layer of these on a shallow baking dish or platter that has been buttered.
6. Sprinkle with cheese and dot with butter.
7. Make another layer, and so on, until the dish is filled.
8. Bake in the oven until the crust is well browned.
Source: Foods Of The Foreign-Born In Relation To Health {1922}