Polenta

 From the Kitchen of Maxine Bardessono

6 cups of water

2 cups polenta

1 teaspoon salt

In a large pot bring the water to a boil and add the salt.  Add in polenta in a steady stream stirring continually with a wooden spoon.  Once you have added all the polenta, reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to whisk until the polenta no longer sinks to the bottom of the pot about 2 minutes.  Continue to simmer and stir occasionally with a wooden spoon unit polenta is creamy about 30 minutes.  

When Katie and Johnny cooked, they placed a clean cloth over the pot of polenta then a cutting board over the cloth. The pot was inverted, and the polenta was wrapped in the towel to keep warm. This sounds messy but the polenta was on the firm side, so it kept its shape. The towel keeps the polenta warm.