Tamale Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. corn meal
2 Tbsp. bacon grease
2 qt. water, salted
8 to 10 dried Mexican chili peppers
5 medium size onions
3 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
2 (No. 2) cans tomatoes
2 Tbsp. chili powder

Preparation

Cook corn meal and water until a thick mush and add bacon grease.
Cook chili peppers, onions and ground meat until done. Line greased pan with mush, then meat mixture and cover with mush. Bake slowly about 2 hours.
Serves 12.