tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post3579284317628451905..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Gift Idea: A Cornbread Lover's Kit for Under $25 & A Giveaway—Win a Signed Copy of The Cornbread Gospels by Crescent Dragonwagon!Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-14545056960016529602009-01-01T20:29:00.000-06:002009-01-01T20:29:00.000-06:00I absolutely love skillet cornbread. My Uncle Harr...I absolutely love skillet cornbread. My Uncle Harry gave me my favorite recipe, which I make and adore. But I ordered a copy of this book and look forward to trying the recipes. Thanks for the recommendation!Catherine Jones McClarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734990920412434338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-13862447042149439772008-12-18T14:44:00.000-06:002008-12-18T14:44:00.000-06:00Cornbread rules have been passed down through each...Cornbread rules have been passed down through each generation in my family. Its not like anyone ever wrote them down or even spoke them out loud. But to not follow the rules, well...it just wouldn’t be cornbread without them. <BR/><BR/>Rule #1 - Use buttermilk in the recipe. If you don’t have buttermilk, then you need to make sour milk first by adding a splash of vinegar or lemon juice to regular whole milk. This is only a last resort solution, because it’s never quite as good as using real buttermilk. <BR/>Rule #2 – No sugar, please. Everyone (in our family) knows that real cornbread has no sugar. It’s a hearty BREAD. If cornbread has sugar, then its not cornbread. It becomes corncake! Yes, corncake can be very, very good, just don’t call it ‘cornbread.’<BR/>Rule #3 – Cook in well-seasoned Iron skillet. I’m not really sure why this is such an important rule, but it is. Maybe it’s the fact that it gets cut up into those nice-looking pie wedges. Maybe it’s the nice crustiness it gets around the edges. Maybe it is the iron skillet that makes real cornbread scream (if cornbread could scream), “Comfort food.” <BR/><BR/>Slather with your real cornbread, with real butter, and serve with beans.1CHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363981025943175203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-61666322651344010122008-12-17T21:53:00.000-06:002008-12-17T21:53:00.000-06:00We always cook cornbread in cast iron.My favorite ...We always cook cornbread in cast iron.<BR/>My favorite cornbread,<BR/>Cornbread Casserole: corn, cream corn, corn bread, sour cream and butter. Is there anything better?foodierachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706316685019081203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-60461087223731318302008-12-17T20:23:00.000-06:002008-12-17T20:23:00.000-06:00mmm...cornbread. I never use the same recipe twic...mmm...cornbread. I never use the same recipe twice...and often improvise...sometimes comes out yummy moist awesome....on occasion dry....I guess I'll need to read the book to get my cornbreading on the right path!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-16504009949266735242008-12-17T20:21:00.000-06:002008-12-17T20:21:00.000-06:00I grew up on Jiffy cornbread (yes, from the little...I grew up on Jiffy cornbread (yes, from the little blue and white box). It would be fun to experience so many "real" cornbread recipes, and to try to veganize them!!! =)Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731098394231704141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-37212678138499211152008-12-17T19:03:00.000-06:002008-12-17T19:03:00.000-06:00I could use a copy of The Cornbread Gospels becaus...I could use a copy of The Cornbread Gospels because I don't have a really good cornbread recipe, and I need something else I can make in my grandmother's cast iron skillet that she bought in 1932!Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545724147083565186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55504422284429203002008-12-17T18:14:00.000-06:002008-12-17T18:14:00.000-06:00Holy corn! I'm commenter 181? What is there left t...Holy corn! I'm commenter 181? What is there left to say? I love me a good corn bread with juicy bits of corn kernels on the inside. Good luck, everybody!Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-71153934581106462712008-12-17T17:37:00.000-06:002008-12-17T17:37:00.000-06:00I used to go to her restaurant in Eureka Springs! ...I used to go to her restaurant in Eureka Springs! She's super....In my family, we've got 2 schools of cornbread: the sweet vs. unsweet. Split right down the middle - 4 of us; 2 on each side. Nothing beats some great cornbread with beans....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-80931199720774660452008-12-17T16:12:00.000-06:002008-12-17T16:12:00.000-06:00I would love a copy of this book because:*I have a...I would love a copy of this book because:<BR/><BR/>*I have a 50 pound bucket of corn.<BR/>*I have a grain mill that I love to use for fresh-baked breads.<BR/>*I have lots of cast-iron skillets waiting to be used for just such a time as this.<BR/>*I'm hungry.<BR/><BR/>--Alison in OHUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129053763281633380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62530888832700375882008-12-17T11:28:00.000-06:002008-12-17T11:28:00.000-06:00i love cornbread with chili. perfection.i love cornbread with chili. perfection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-76555725374170150132008-12-17T10:43:00.000-06:002008-12-17T10:43:00.000-06:00So, I made some cornbread a month ago and being me...So, I made some cornbread a month ago and being me, I thought I'd try to mix whole wheat flour with the all purpose flour. The cornbread came out tasting great, but it was so crumbly my husband and I had to eat it with a spoon! <BR/>I'd love a copy of the book. Just thinking about it makes me want to go home and make up a big skillet of it.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994844081172979101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-59705004583185312752008-12-17T09:59:00.000-06:002008-12-17T09:59:00.000-06:00Sliding in just before the deadline! My only "cor...Sliding in just before the deadline! My only "cornbread memory" is of that horrid stuff that comes in a blue and white box for a ridiculously cheap price at the grocery -- I think it's like 35 cents or something. Mom used to make it with her chili, which was outstanding. I never understood why we were expected to choke down this dry, crumbly mess with a delicious bowl of spicy, savory chili. I used to crumble mine over the chili just to make it disappear. ick! I'd love to learn more about the real thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74980680682351081342008-12-17T09:30:00.000-06:002008-12-17T09:30:00.000-06:00I tried to send this yesterday, but got a an error...I tried to send this yesterday, but got a an error report back. If it is a duplicate, I apologize...<BR/><BR/>I would love to win this cookbook because I received a 10-inch iron skillet for Christmas last year and have not used it once because I have no idea what to do with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-75330914000563259362008-12-17T02:28:00.000-06:002008-12-17T02:28:00.000-06:00Oh I would love this book! The last time I made c...Oh I would love this book! The last time I made cornbread it just didnt turn out well. Can not find this book in my library. Btut that bread on the page looked good!<BR/><BR/>JonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-33346943851492629032008-12-16T22:41:00.000-06:002008-12-16T22:41:00.000-06:00Her Skillet-Sizzled Cornbread from her soup book i...Her Skillet-Sizzled Cornbread from her soup book is the one I make ALL THE TIME--for my family and for the sorority girls (all 50) I cook for. It is the BEST. The edges of it get buttery-crispy-flaky-crumbly...it's good fresh out of the cast iron pan, it's good later that night when you're 'evening it up,' it's delicious the next day, split, toasted and spread with butter and jam. Mmmmm....<BR/><BR/>Pick me! Pick me!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611430258874396437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-4770890201948993612008-12-16T21:16:00.000-06:002008-12-16T21:16:00.000-06:00Mmm, delicious! Consider me entered in the contest...Mmm, delicious! Consider me entered in the contest! I think I could scare up a cast iron skillet if the book shows up at my door.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-91887379335373346942008-12-16T19:39:00.000-06:002008-12-16T19:39:00.000-06:00I always make my cornbread in my trusty iron skill...I always make my cornbread in my trusty iron skillet.<BR/><BR/>Recipe from my blog: <BR/><BR/>http://themerlinmenu.blogspot.com/2008/07/buttermilk-cornbread.html<BR/><BR/>ronmerlin AT gmail DOT comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55072079965610346702008-12-16T17:25:00.000-06:002008-12-16T17:25:00.000-06:00I am a southern girl trapped in upstate New York a...I am a southern girl trapped in upstate New York and it has been an age since I had good corn bread. If I win I promise to make corn bread every day for a week to celebrate.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016913006092617678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-52900259749836526922008-12-16T17:14:00.000-06:002008-12-16T17:14:00.000-06:00Growing up our favorite way to eat fresh baked cor...Growing up our favorite way to eat fresh baked cornbread was with sausage links laid on the top, so that everybody had at least one or two. Then served hot with real butter and homemade applesauce. Mmmmmm..... Wish I could convert my DH. Maybe this book will be the catalyst I need. ;)<BR/><BR/>Sign me up.All8https://www.blogger.com/profile/01388913247007386183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-85609546740535893702008-12-16T16:42:00.000-06:002008-12-16T16:42:00.000-06:00For a girl of Jewish descent who grew up in San Fr...For a girl of Jewish descent who grew up in San Francisco, my love of cornbread is immoderate. For some reason (neither ethnic nor geographic) my go-to meal for my family is beans and cornbread. But I make cornbread anytime I think my family is going to be less than excited about the vegetarian suppers I prefer to eat. I can make just about anything as long as there's cornbread and honey on the table.<BR/><BR/>Crescent Dragonwagon is one of the cooking voices I hear in my head--along with Nigella Lawson and Deborah Madison, and sometimes when I'm impatient with myself, Mark Bittman. I love her writing and haven't read The Cornbread Gospels yet.asherandevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051530414485356561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-7937383645929516612008-12-16T16:23:00.000-06:002008-12-16T16:23:00.000-06:00Cornbread with bean soup is how I grew up eating i...Cornbread with bean soup is how I grew up eating it in Missouri. Than I married & Moved to Wisconsin where they put syrup on it, took me several years before I tried it that way, have to admit its good. I like a sweet cornbread. And nothing beats cornbread with chili.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62234442625727579832008-12-16T15:00:00.000-06:002008-12-16T15:00:00.000-06:00I really need this book. Our local stores no long...I really need this book. Our local stores no longer carry the Jiffy brand and I don't know where to turn!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601351938118177516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-32128006670568333142008-12-16T14:27:00.000-06:002008-12-16T14:27:00.000-06:00I LOVE cornbread. I eat it with butter, sometimes...I LOVE cornbread. I eat it with butter, sometimes for "dessert" breakfast with honey. Most of the time with Chili. YUM!ponyknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720573939994221053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-19870109309196622982008-12-16T13:41:00.000-06:002008-12-16T13:41:00.000-06:00Homemade split pea soup with cornbread is a staple...Homemade split pea soup with cornbread is a staple around here.If I feel like splurging I'll add a little bit of cooked crumbled bacon to my cornbread batter.<BR/>Comfort food for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-40392504628192389812008-12-16T13:11:00.000-06:002008-12-16T13:11:00.000-06:00Ok, I had NO IDEA Crescent Dragonwagon had another...Ok, I had NO IDEA Crescent Dragonwagon had another book coming out! Her Sizzlin' Skillet Cornbread (from Soup & Bread) is my alltime favorite cornbread. I've been known to double the recipe to fill my giant cast iron skillet right to the rim whenever we have chili get togethers with friends (and then the cornbread always gets raves).<BR/><BR/>Whether or not I win this book here, I AM going to have to get my hands on a copy. I didn't even know she was back to writing cookbooks. When our realtor helped us buy our condo about 6 years ago, I bought her a copy of the just-released Passionate Vegetarian...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for cluing us in on a new Crescent book!Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843262392217281569noreply@blogger.com