I grew up in Bertie and my mother used to make this (which I wouldn't eat as a kid but my dad loved it). I called my sister and the following is what she told me, keeping in mind however that my mother never measured anything and I am sure there must be other versions: She preferred a cast iron skillet, but I guess you can used something else. Ingredients - One large can of crushed tomatoes (1 lb.,12 oz. size), 1/2 to 1 cup of crushed saltine crackers (my mother often used crumbled up cold biscuits), salt and pepper, 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sugar (my dad always added more when he ate it), and a dash of cinnamon. Heat the pan on top of the stove with a little bacon grease or olive oil in the bottom of the pan, but don't let it get too hot. Add the tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Add the sugar and then mix well. Add the bread crumbs or cracker crumbs. Add a dash or two of cinnamon. Stir well. Bring to a simmer. Stir often and cook down to a pudding consistency. Enjoy. John In a message dated 8/14/2009 5:57:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mmaker52@aol.com writes: Ok all I was just looking at our online site and was looking in the section of Cornbread recipes. Yummy! I am now looking for a good recipe for......tomato pudding! I have had it at one place in Bertie County (in Windsor) and they refused to give me the recipe. Any of you ever had it? Would you like to share the recipe? Maybe others would love this as well as I do....it is soooo good. I figure it must be a Bertie thing...LOL have not been able to find the recipe any where else. If we get any....you guys got to try it....delicious! Claudia Harrell Williams Mmaker52@aol.com CC Bertie County ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCBERTIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I use flour for the stewed tomatoes on top of the stove. I use the bread crumbs when I am making scalloped tomatoes which I bake in the oven. Both ways are great. The ones in the often are a little thicker. I hadn't tried adding cinnamon....I will do that.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Johncowand@aol.com> To: <ncbertie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] Recipe >I grew up in Bertie and my mother used to make this (which I wouldn't eat > as a kid but my dad loved it). I called my sister and the following is > what > she told me, keeping in mind however that my mother never measured > anything and I am sure there must be other versions: > > She preferred a cast iron skillet, but I guess you can used something > else. > Ingredients - One large can of crushed tomatoes (1 lb.,12 oz. size), 1/2 > to 1 cup of crushed saltine crackers (my mother often used crumbled up > cold > biscuits), salt and pepper, 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sugar (my dad always added > more when he ate it), and a dash of cinnamon. Heat the pan on top of the > stove > with a little bacon grease or olive oil in the bottom of the pan, but > don't let it get too hot. Add the tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Add > the > sugar and then mix well. Add the bread crumbs or cracker crumbs. Add a > dash > or two of cinnamon. Stir well. Bring to a simmer. Stir often and cook > down > to a pudding consistency. Enjoy. > > John > > > In a message dated 8/14/2009 5:57:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mmaker52@aol.com writes: > > Ok all I was just looking at our online site and was looking in the > section of Cornbread recipes. Yummy! I am now looking for a good recipe > for......tomato pudding! I have had it at one place in Bertie County (in > Windsor) > and they refused to give me the recipe. Any of you ever had it? Would > you like to share the recipe? Maybe others would love this as well as I > do....it is soooo good. I figure it must be a Bertie thing...LOL have > not > been able to find the recipe any where else. If we get any....you guys > got to > try it....delicious! > > Claudia Harrell Williams > Mmaker52@aol.com > CC Bertie County > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCBERTIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCBERTIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.56/2302 - Release Date: 08/14/09 06:10:00