Polenta with Wild Mushrooms

‘This recipe reminds me of outings into the mountains made in my youth, invariably finishing up in some trattoria or other, where polenta with mushrooms would always be on the menu, especially in the autumn. The memory of this polenta, which would be prepared in a large copper pot over a wood fire, makes my mouth water even today. As elsewhere, you can substitute the ceps with ordinary field mushrooms combined with a few dried porcini to give extra flavour, or use a mixture of both wild and