Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025

Bruce wrote on 7/12/2025 1:26 PM:

On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:49:43 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
 

Bruce wrote on 7/12/2025 4:38 AM:

On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:27:41 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
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On 2025-07-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 12 Jul 2025 08:42:15 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 2025-07-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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I hadn't added any sugar or eggs. It tasted ok, but almost as if I
should have added sugar to make it sweet. I like that it didn't
require any kneading, just mixing. We'll have the rest with breakfast
tomorrow.

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I add one egg and sugar. Many, in the American South, don't add sugar.
Extra vegetable oil may make an egg unnecessary. I will never know.

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Yes, eggs and sugar would be nice. But if you want to use it as a
neutral bread replacement, isn't it better to leave them out? There's
no sugar or eggs in our bread either.

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There's gluten in bread, though.

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Yes, it won't be the same.
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Eggs in quick breads like cornbread help it hold together.

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My wife didn't want eggs in the corn bread, because it makes it
"cakey".
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No. It makes it not as crumbly. Without egg is fine if you don't mind
the bread being a little crumbly. The main thing is oil and super hot
skillet.

 I'll try it with egg next time. It was a bit uneventful and indeed
crumbly, but then it only had to replace bread. You don't eat bread as
a main act either.
 

For most people, cornbread isn't a main meal, but just accompanies other items, such as vegetables and dead animal parts.