[WVNan]

Wow! You're becoming a real "Southern" cook, snugs. Next thing we know you will be smuggling grits into England. Black-eyed peas and Hog Jowl (pig jaws) are "the" food required on New Year's Day for good luck among people of the South (Ala.Tenn.Ga. Miss.). Cornbread making is an art and not everyone can do it justice (including myself). The secret is lots of shortening both during cooking and afterward (lots of butter). Otherwise you get dry cornbread and that's not good. Also, the mix I sent may not have been such a good one. It's best to make it from scratch, as it is with everything one cooks.

I haven't been eating much of anything lately. Mostly snacking. I still enjoy the hard candy you sent, and the licorise. candy. I still have the Scotch Broth and one of the puddings. Also working slowly on the Orange Marmalade. I've tried to stretch everything so I have longer to enjoy them and think of you so often.

[snugs]

I did not use the mix I made it from scratch, it was moist enough but I was not sure about the taste.

I used Amish recipe I found on the net which did not have sugar in and in a way it reminded me of yorkshire pudding but a cake texture. That is what I could not get used to a non sweet cake and cake served with savoury dish but on the whole I liked it.

Glad you still enjoying what I sent.