•  1 cup corn-meal
• 1½ cups cold water
• ½ cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

Mix the cold water, corn-meal and salt in a heavy saucepan. Stir in the boiling water and butter or margarine. Bring to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes. Continue for another 3 minutes while stirring with a wooden spoon. Mixture is done when it pulls away from the sides  of the pan and it is stiff in texture. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Serves 4 to 6.

For individual servings, use an ice-cream scoop dipped in water before each scoop.