Food+Dishes

Unique Food Dishes in the Northeast
 * Boston Baked Beans
 * It's a dish of beans that are usually cooked in some kind of sauce. They usually use haricot beans and a sauce made out of pork and molasses.
 * New England Clam Chowder
 * A milk or cream based chowder with things in it like potatoes, onion, bacon or salt pork, flour, and clams
 * Indian Pudding
 * Made traditionally in New England out of milk, cornmeal, molasses, spices, butter, raisins, nuts
 * Succotash
 * It's a dish mainly made with corn and lima beans; other ingredients can be added like tomatoes, and green or sweet red peppers

Johnnycakes

Ingredients

 * 7 Tablespoons cornmeal
 * 1 Tablespoon sugar
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ½ cup milk

Procedure
Serves 4 to 6.
 * 1) Place the cornmeal, sugar, and salt in a bowl and pour boiling water over them to scald the cornmeal.
 * 2) Beat the mixture to a smooth consistency, then beat in the milk.
 * 3) Grease a heated griddle, drop the batter by spoonfuls on the griddle, and fry until golden brown on each side. For thinner johnnycakes, flatten each cake with a spatula.
 * 4) Serve warm with maple syrup.