The Origins of Corn Pudding

My favorite holiday is Christmas, because we have a lot of great food, and go to Tennessee to see family and friends. My favorite traditions for Christmas are going to my Grandma's house for dinner, and having our second Christmas in Tennessee with the other side of our family. Normally, we have an oven roasted ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, and what I look forward to the most, corn pudding. My grandparents usually make the food for holidays, but I am planning to take over some of that responsibility now.

Corn pudding is my favorite holiday food by far. The texture and tastes all go well together, and compliment all other components of the meal. It was originally made by the Native Americans around the time that pilgrims came to the United States, by mixing corn and water and creating a soup-like dish. The pilgrims started their own rendition of corn pudding, by taking the recipe from the Native Americans, and making it more complex by adding milk, eggs, and flour. Over time it has gone from a corn/water mixture, to a delicious, complicated dish that has almost a corn bread taste, with a moist pastry texture, almost like a pudding. 

These traditions are important to me and my family because they have gone on for all my life. Except for last year during Covid, we went on a vacation from whichever state we were in, to see our relatives. On Christmas day, we get together with all of my dad's side of our family, and spend the entire day with each other. A few days after Christmas is when we go to Tennessee and see almost all of my mom's side of the family, and spend multiple days with them all. Both of those are important to my parents, my sister, and I, because that is one time of the year that we get to see each family group all together.

 

Shungu, Kate. “Creamed Corn Casserole.” Gift of Hospitality, 4 Nov. 2020, www.giftofhospitality.com/creamed-corn-casserole/.