Polenta Cook Potatoes and mash them Leave on low heat and add a little potato water and sprinkle corn meal in with your hand keep adding a little water and then the corn meal It takes about 3 cups of water and a cup or so of the corn meal Cut up an onion and put it in the skillet where you have a couple of sticks of butter, But let the butter get brown before adding the onions Add it to the potatoes When the onions are cooked a little on low heat in the butter keep stirring so it dont burn. Add a cup of Sharp Cheddar Cheese and on low heat, keep stirring until all is cooked well. You can sprinkle with pepper. Notes: My grandfather brought this recipe over with him from Storo Austria, now Italy in 1905.