Original Ponhaws - Pannhas - Ponhaus - Scrapple

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 pig head


• 5 quarts water


• 4 teaspoons salt


• 4 teaspoons pepper


• 1 teaspoon sage


• 3 cups cornmeal (amount is approximate)

Recipe

• 1 separate pig head into halves.


• 2 remove eyes and brains.


• 3 scrape head and clean thoroughly.


• 4 place in a large kettle, cover with water and simmer gently for 2 or 3 hours (or until meat falls off the bone).


• 5 skim grease from the surface; remove meat, chop finely and return to broth.


• 6 season with salt, pepper and sage to taste.


• 7 sift in corn meal, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened to the consistency of soft mush.


• 8 cook very slowly for one hour over low heat.


• 9 when sufficiently cooked, pour into greased loaf pans and store in a cool place until ready to use.


• 10 to serve, cut into 1/2" slices and fry until crisp and brown.