In your controller respond_to
block, you can use:
render :text => @model_object.html_content
or:
render :inline => "<%= @model_object.html_content %>"
So, something like:
def show
@model_object = ModelObject.find(params[:id])
respond_to do |format|
format.html { render :text => @model_object.html_content }
end
end