Yankee cornbread. Great northern beans and ham and cornbread with sugar. My Dad was from Arkansas and he liked black eyed peas and no sugar cornbread.Sugar? In cornbread?
Yankee cornbread. Great northern beans and ham and cornbread with sugar. My Dad was from Arkansas and he liked black eyed peas and no sugar cornbread.Sugar? In cornbread?
I like all forms of cornbread, I can make ex-pat Southerners very happy and also gladden the heart of Yankees who want corn-cakes with sugar or Californians who want it with honey and garden veg.I’ve always loved hot cornbread slathered in butter and honey. I don’t care if it’s yankee. It’s delicious.
One way to help with retard mold is add a small pinch of powdered Vitamin C to the ingredients while mixing. Ascorbic acid is a preservative commonly used in baking and other food production.Home made bread tends to mold more quickly than store bought, more preservatives in the store bought I suppose.
Don't forget that old standby, bread pudding.A Southern Trick for bread mold is to put the bread in the fridge - it will make it stale so I don't do it right away, but after three days or so homemade bread tends to get a bit stale anyway and this vastly includes its shelf life.
With some hard, European style bread (like Italian bread) just letting it sit and get a bit dried out can also work for about a week, as long as the bread has some oil in it.
French bread does not, which is one reason the French tend to buy bread every day and have methods like "French Toast" or bread crumbs for using up the leftovers.
I always see them at Salvation Army or Goodwill, but at the moment these stores may be closed. When they open keep checking cuz they usually get them in. I've seen quite a few. For me i just do it by hand and it's easy. I used to own a bread machine, but stuck it in the barn now and prob has mouse poop in it. Who knows?I was just digging around looking for a bread maker. Historically, a loaf of bread will go bad before I finish it. OTOH, I love the taste of fresh bread. With a maker and some flour, I could make it when I need it as opposed to having to fight the zombie hordes - lol. Anyhoo, I went looking. All the reasonably priced bread makers are gone. Only the $200-$500 makers are available, and I’m not paying that. Also, the prices for the cheaper ones have been jacked way up too.
So for this, I think I’m “too late.” (If anyone has a bread maker (with instruction book) that they’d be okay selling and shipping to me, I’d love to hear from you - heh.)
I use regular white flour and add a cup of bran in it. Makes whole wheat bread. I dislike white bread. Large supermarkets have the bran in a box or the Mennonites have it too.White flour will last longer than whole wheat flour. If you buy whole wheat flour to store for any length of time, freeze it, so it doesn't go rancid. Kneeding dough is somewhat messy, but not a big deal, and doesn't have to take forever, either. For long term, wheat berries will store best. Grinding wheat berries (the whole wheat kernal) is the hardest part, by far even with a Country Living grinder. Otherwise, go electric.
I sometimes eat on the couch too. I never eat at the small kitchen table. My favorite is eating a bowl of crock pot soup In the TUB! I put the bowl on the edge of the tub and eat while i'm listening to the radio. I get two birds with one stone. No, really, i just sit in the tub to listen to the radio and eat cuz i'm bored.I do not. I had a beautiful 8’ long oak dining table with 6 chairs. Ex-wife took it when she left. Spent a year in a motor home in an RV park. The house I live in now has essentially no dining space and a very small kitchen. I never got another table. I just eat on the couch, usually frozen dinners or soup.
True. Sheep don't know it. The mennonite store here is loaded with foods. I just got a 20 lb bag of lentils and ordered a large bag of barley. Got enough rice coming out of my ears.Again, if any of you can't find flour, yeast or other things and live close to an Amish community ( they are all over the US) most have bulk food stores and you can get probably anything there you would need. Most of the sheep don't know they exist.
I don't have an Amish store near me. I have a Mennonite store. They drive cars and i've seen them at Walmart at nite. wonder why they go shopping at night? I thought they went to bed early?But PLEASE don't strip them bare! The community members rely on these places, as many of them must pay a driver to go to the nearest supermarket... they can't just hop in a car and drive to multipke stores...
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True. Sheep don't know it. The mennonite store here is loaded with foods. I just got a 20 lb bag of lentils and ordered a large bag of barley. Got enough rice coming out of my ears.
I always see them at Salvation Army or Goodwill, but at the moment these stores may be closed. When they open keep checking cuz they usually get them in. I've seen quite a few. For me i just do it by hand and it's easy. I used to own a bread machine, but stuck it in the barn now and prob has mouse poop in it. Who knows?
I’ve been around but reading is difficult these days because of botched retina repair and nerve damage in right arm. I am a rolling mess these days but hanging on by the fingernails.
checking more often now because of the virus. Best place in the world to keep on top of serious stuff.
I think I’d buy that one!
I do forget because while I like it (and we are drowning in eggs) Nightwolf hates the stuff.Don't forget that old standby, bread pudding.
First, even if open, there wouldn’t be any NOW. Use some critical thinking. Second, try to make some on an 18” square bit of counter. That’s all I have.I always see them at Salvation Army or Goodwill, but at the moment these stores may be closed. When they open keep checking cuz they usually get them in. I've seen quite a few. For me i just do it by hand and it's easy. I used to own a bread machine, but stuck it in the barn now and prob has mouse poop in it. Who knows?
I had to go back and search for it. There are several recipes if you internet search "quick bread beer" that are similar and with full instructions. If I had beer I'd make some.The solution to this was posted days ago. Mix a bottle of beer with 3 cups of self-rising flour, and bake. Results in a very passable substitute. Lay off self-imposed needless stress on Chinese-made/antique gizmo temporary unavailability.
Hummm thinking it was Thompson who suggested to SouthernBreeze that the Kitchen Aid mixer with the bread kneading attachment would be the better option due to other attachments and what nots that can be used.
IIIIII on the other hand have a very unique, and one of a kind bread making ......machine. Makes some of them ummmm good cat head biscuits and corn bread, come from it too. LOL
In 10 years in Mississippi in the 1970s, I never heard that one (or if I did I don't remember) but that you - any recipes?bless your heart - you gotta be a YANKEE
a cathead is a HUGE biscuit - called catheads because they're big as a CATS HEAD
In 10 years in Mississippi in the 1970s, I never heard that one (or if I did I don't remember) but that you - any recipes?
there is N O T H I N G better than a cat head with a slice a fresh 'mater 'n sum salt is there CaryC?
LOL Its the size of the biscuit. Same size as a cat's head. As compared to those you are to whop on the counter, tiny things. A couple of those is all any normal human can eat. Whereas I eat a whole sleeve of the others with butter and some of that fancy white Kayro syrup. Just be sure to hold on to the plate when dragging a biscuit through, cuz you might sling it out onto the floor. And if it's those cat head home made biscuits you might consider nailing it down.What the hell is a “cat’s head?”
could be the term "cathead" is a bit more South Eastern - Carolina's GA possibly Alabama . in common use here in WNC but come to think of it I don't recall hearing it in Florida at all
try this Mel . . .
Cathead Biscuits
This Old Fashioned Recipe for Cathead Biscuits is delicious.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cathead biscuits
Servings: 8 biscuits
Ingredients
Instructions
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 to 2 tablespoons shortening at room temperature (Mama used lard and about the size of a walnut)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt Optional
Notes
- Work the shortening into the flour until it’s like coarse crumbs. (I use a spoon to do this). Add the buttermilk and stir until makes a ball in the bowl. You can either pinch off the dough or cut it with a biscuit cutter. I use a tin can because I like to make these biscuits good size like my mama’s biscuits.
- Grease or spray pan. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes until brown on top.
- This recipe only makes 8 biscuits if you make them like I do.
You can also make them using all-purpose flour but you will need to add 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. You can brush melted butter on the tops once cooked or even before cooking if you like.
link: Cathead Biscuits - The Southern Lady Cooks - Old Fashioned Recipe
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I will tell you - there is NOTHING like a slice of fresh tomato and a pinch of salt on a fresh cathead
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if you are a fan of biscuits burried under sausage and gravy these are your ticket. Raggedyann ONLY ALLOWS that on the table when the kids come up - talk about "bulk up quick" - that'll do it to ya.
I actually spent the money to get a Zojirushi several years ago. I decided that a bread machine would be a one time ever purchase for me so I should get the best. I love it!!!If I end up with a check in-hand, then I’ll go buy a Zojirushi. I’ve wanted one for years, but could never justify the expense.