tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post9106845344544645792..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Corn Breadsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-70191109555935907202011-08-12T10:38:35.607-04:002011-08-12T10:38:35.607-04:00This is pretty similar to my Mom's cornbread; ...This is pretty similar to my Mom's cornbread; and she has lived all her life here in Tennessee where we pride ourselves on Southern cornbread. I agree that sweet cornbread is considered "Yankee cornbread," but a tablespoon or two of sugar is not going to give it a cake-like sweetness. She recently gave me her 8-section iron cornbread skillet, and with it her recipe, which to our family is THE definitive cornbread.Laura Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-29570004374083542452008-02-03T12:42:00.000-05:002008-02-03T12:42:00.000-05:00Greetings from Missouri.Your recipe sounds like mi...Greetings from Missouri.<BR/><BR/>Your recipe sounds like mine. Occasionally, I'll add a can of chopped chiles and cheddar cheese.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'll fry up the bacon in the pan to snack on while its baking.<BR/><BR/>Cheers. (Discovered you via Michele, but I'm not here as part of the game.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80272793216418002292008-01-27T21:56:00.000-05:002008-01-27T21:56:00.000-05:00Mmmm Cornbread. I made a cornbread pudding this ye...Mmmm Cornbread. I made a cornbread pudding this year at Christmas. No one's dead and it turned out pretty yummy.The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-89965380426782521462008-01-26T16:46:00.000-05:002008-01-26T16:46:00.000-05:00Sage - Thanks for the comment on my blog. We didn...Sage - <BR/>Thanks for the comment on my blog. We didn't get many oysters in north Mississippi because they weren't native to the Tombigbee River! LOL I think most coastal areas probably also had the oysters in their dressing at least part of the time, but we just had the pure cornbread dressing.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the sugar, I have had cornbread dressing with a small amount of sugar in it, and it's not bad. I just don't want "Jiffy" when I'm eating cornbread. They get a little carried away with the sugar there, and it loses the taste of the cornbread. Of course, Jiffy does say "corn muffin mix" on the box, I think. You expect muffins to be sweet, but that's not what I want with my blackeyed or purple hull peas or in my dressing!Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84682592704473122812008-01-25T09:33:00.000-05:002008-01-25T09:33:00.000-05:00Hey Sage. If you have blog hopped much you have s...Hey Sage. If you have blog hopped much you have seen that we ladies TAG each other. I wanted to hear from male bloggers and you are one that I listed. If you will come over to my site and look for the post called 4 4 4 4, you will see the details. If you don't want to I understand but I would really like to know what you have to say. Let me know if you are going to participate. Thanks - Jenniferjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-65093446102613111182008-01-23T23:00:00.000-05:002008-01-23T23:00:00.000-05:00I respect you and your forage into sweetener, Sage...I respect you and your forage into sweetener, Sage. Is it a cultural nuance stemming from the South's poverty where experiencing with sugar in the mix might be construed as extravagant?<BR/><BR/>I'm sure it is delicious and I can't wait for my husband to give it a try. I confess, I've eaten <I>Jiffy</I> o'plenty. It is so easy to fix, BUT I pour the mixture into my Southernly respectable cast iron cornstick pan. :Dmaggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3768666151781102162008-01-23T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-23T20:11:00.000-05:00That's similar to my recipe, but I use only 3 Tabl...That's similar to my recipe, but I use only 3 Tablespoons of flour and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. Sage 2 TB. is too much!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86230581462883077902008-01-23T18:55:00.000-05:002008-01-23T18:55:00.000-05:00cast iron skillet, essential kitchen tool!we had p...cast iron skillet, essential kitchen tool!<BR/><BR/>we had peas and cornbread the other day, YUMMY cold weather meal.<BR/><BR/>I do use sugar in my cornbread, but not the flour. I'll have to try your version sometime.kontanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421013605338521092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-34933334071478811682008-01-23T13:19:00.000-05:002008-01-23T13:19:00.000-05:00I'll have to give it a whirl.I'll have to give it a whirl.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583773305351498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-73349156163101999612008-01-23T07:12:00.000-05:002008-01-23T07:12:00.000-05:00Diane--let us know how it turns outScarlet--I'll h...Diane--let us know how it turns out<BR/><BR/>Scarlet--I'll have to post a chili recipe--but you have to remember that often what I put into the pot has more to do with what I have on hand... last time I made chili, I used navy beans 'cause there were no kidney beans in the house!<BR/><BR/>Murf, honey is nice. Yes, cast iron frying pans have to be seasoned and once seasoned you never was them with soap. I scrap all the food out, then risen it out with hot water, then put it on the stove to dry the pan (you want them very dry to keep from rusting), then after they cool, I put them up.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21098709460080470762008-01-23T06:38:00.000-05:002008-01-23T06:38:00.000-05:00Instead of jam, I'd vote for some honey butter on ...Instead of jam, I'd vote for some honey butter on a nice warm piece. <BR/><BR/>From watching Paula Deen, I've heard that you Southerners love the seasoned cast iron skillets and that it takes a few rounds of using before it gets there. Is yours "seasoned"? And does seasoning mean not cleaning it after each use?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-58041124607072049012008-01-22T19:30:00.000-05:002008-01-22T19:30:00.000-05:00I almost forgot about this recipe and how I wanted...I almost forgot about this recipe and how I wanted to make it on one of those two cold nights we get here in Miami. I think if I add jalapeƱos, it would go nicely with chili. Any chili recipes??Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-55125698898625552622008-01-22T16:02:00.000-05:002008-01-22T16:02:00.000-05:00p.s. since I like corbread that is half cake mix, ...p.s. since I like corbread that is half cake mix, you know where I stand on adding sugar!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-38450776207126536752008-01-22T16:01:00.000-05:002008-01-22T16:01:00.000-05:00Yum - cornbread with jalapenos . . . I'll give the...Yum - cornbread with jalapenos . . . I'll give the recipe a try, along with the variations! thanks, SageDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-90021822984174783302008-01-22T13:57:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:57:00.000-05:00Ed, people in the South always consider sugar in c...Ed, people in the South always consider sugar in cornbread to be Yankee Cornbread (see some of the notes in the last post). On the other hand, in the comments to my post of two years ago, I noticed that one of our favorite women from Florida confessed to adding a little sugar to her cornbread--she probably needed it).sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-61357668189497446962008-01-22T13:39:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:39:00.000-05:00As a Yankee, I have never put sugar in my cornbrea...As a Yankee, I have never put sugar in my cornbread nor did I know it was even a north/south kind of thing. Other than the sugar, our recipes seem about the same except for the buttermilk. I have gotten to where I chop a jalepeno to throw in for a little kick.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com