Army Thread January 1st 2009

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

I soak them over night so they really don't take that long. I posted a recipe the other day. I'll bump it up for you.

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Corn beard is made from corn meal. They sell it by the flour here.

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Oh, heavens, cornbread! The ultimate southern food (well, one of them). Often cooked in a cast-iron skillet, in the oven, with bacon grease.

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Beautiful WIP!

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

WIP, do you make yours with whole corn?

[Guest]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

hELLO AGAIN..OUTFITS CHOSEN NOW...NEARLY READY TO PARK MYSELF FOR THE NIGHT!

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Hi again!

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Black-eyed peas only take an hour, maybe 1.5 hour, to simmer and cook to the right degree of done-ness. I like to get them frozen, not dried. But either way, they are wonderful. LTG's recipe is a good one. Mine is slightly different, but as far as that goes, everyone cooks her own, in her own way.

Cornbread is a whole other issue, there are those who like it sweet (NOT ME) and those who do not. I have never found a good recipe for making it from scratch, and most of the mixes on the market are sweet, but there is one good one I use all the time made by Martha White:



It's also really good with some cheddar cheese and jalapeno peppers in the batter!

I'll cook all this for you when you come visit, Oney!

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

LookingToGrow;507756 wrote: WIP, do you make yours with whole corn?

Nope I use that mix I just posted.... but sometimes I do add some whole sweetcorn to the mix. Fabulous! But I NEVER add sugar! Are you a "sweet cornbread" person or a "not sweet cornbread" person?

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Not sweet but husbo likes sweet so I make him butter with honey. I love the cheese and peppers too.

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

iM AFRid ive no opion on cornbread or black eyed peas except of course that I liked the band.

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Limers come on over here and let me cook for you... after that you WILL have opinions... one way or the other! about cornbread and black-eyed peas!

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

And we use the cast iron skillet too.

[CS04]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

I have a great recipe for cornbread that I got from school in the 2nd grade -- must have been a math lesson or something. It has a little bit of sugar, but doesn't taste overly sweet. My mom always made cornbread in a square Pyrex baking dish, which is typical in the Midwest, rather than the Southern cast iron skillet method. The skillet way gives a crispier texture to the cornbread, though; my husband won't have it any other way since his mom is southern.
When I was in high school geometry, a friend taught me a little ditty:

"Pi r squared."
"No, pi are round. Cornbread are square!"

OK, now that all you think I'm crazy and went to the University of Cornbread!

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

LMAO!
Thanks for sharing that...LOL!!