2/3 cup white flour
2/3 cup corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup raisins
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 to 1/3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup dark molasses
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and soda together; add the whole wheat flour and corn meal, and raisins (optional). Add the milk (the larger quantity will be needed if water ground corn meal is used) and molasses; stir until batter is well mixed. The mixture will be thin. Pot the batter into a well-greased mold, which should not be more than 2/3 full. Cover tightly. Place the mold on a rack in a deep kettle with a tight cover. Pour boiling water into the kettle until it reaches half the height of the mold. Cover and steam for 3 hours. The water should not cease to boil during the cooking period. Unmold onto a serving plate.