“Shush, they’ll be taking away the ‘born and raised in the South’ card with the sugar in cornbread admission.”
I won’t tell! A new friend here, who taught me to say Appalachian correctly, made me some traditional cornbread. Nothing but cornmeal, eggs, and milk. It was dry as a bone! I mentioned sugar and baking soda and almost got asked to leave. The look on her face was priceless. I knew I was walking on sacred ground and decided to keep my cornbread ideas to myself here.
IMHO the only way that dry crumble cb mistake can be eaten is crumbled into a bowl with the chili, beans or soup..lots of tasty liquid. Suppose those who do like the dry crumbles must have learned to do so. Southern folk enjoy cornbread and milk....like cereal for breakfast. This, however is not my cup of tea :) Well, ‘kiss my grits!’ :) Here grits are not eaten often. Dad (from the North) didn’t care for them so Mom didn’t make them much. They are liked and are eaten, but just don’t think about making them too often. LOL every time grits are mentioned the movie ‘My Cousin Vinnie’ comes to mind. A large passel of ‘Southern foods’ are not cooked in this household...fried green tomatoes being the first to be ignored. Red, ripe, raw tomatoes are much preferred.