Philosophical Question?

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:48 pm

What makes corn bread so good? I'm not talking about that corn muffin crap in the little boxes. I am referring to honest to goodness home made corn bread started in a black skillet on the top of the stove and them popped into a hot oven to finish. I just filled up on field peas, pinto beans, turnip greens and afore mentioned corn bread and I can't remember when anything tasted so good. I've had a dozen aged steaks and some fine gulf snapper since my last cornbread orgy and I'm going nuts over a $1.39 pan of corn bread. I won't wait so long again. You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy!

Mojo workin' · Post by **Mojo workin'** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:19 pm

But will you agree that buttermilk biscuits share a certain metaphysical connection, not withstanding their dialectical transference?

Seriously, I think it is its simplicity. The right recipe, you've got yourself some of the best tasting stuff this side of the Mason-Dixon line.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:22 pm

Cuz Stone Cold said so.

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:11 pm

schlepporello wrote:It tastes so good because it's made with love.

Hey, I'm batchin tonight, I made it myself. I did use my grandmother's recipie though. It's full of love.

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:13 pm

Two words: BUTTERMILK PIE

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:48 pm

White Castle?

Around here it's Stutt's House of Barbeque.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:58 am

Well done cornbread as described, as the proper side to a good slowcooked pot of bean soup, is so damned underestimated as one of the best meals a person will ever have, it is almost criminal.

It transcends socioeconomic class, gender, race, ethnic origin, country of origin, even USA State of origin, urban or country, or admixture of primary language.

As corn is one of the few absolutely native crops to this continent, cornbread is actually more American than apple pie (German strudel derivation) or Chevrolet (French immigrant).

Jeffrey Hicks · Post by **Jeffrey Hicks** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:01 am

[quote="iiipopes"]Well done cornbread as described, as the proper side to a good slowcooked pot of bean soup, is so damned underestimated as one of the best meals a person will ever have, it is almost criminal.

It transcends socioeconomic class, gender, race, ethnic origin, country of origin, even USA State of origin, urban or country, or admixture of primary language.

As corn is one of the few absolutely native crops to this continent, cornbread is actually more American than apple pie (German strudel derivation) or Chevrolet (French immigrant).

[/quote

Louis Chevrolet was swiss

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:26 pm

I stand corrected as to which country Chevrolet emigrated from. I wonder if he ate cornbread?

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:43 pm

Corn bread goes with this:

<img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii31 ... a_soup.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">

(Split pea soup with ham)

No Linda Blair jokes, please.

Jeffrey Hicks · Post by **Jeffrey Hicks** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:03 pm

iiipopes wrote:I stand corrected as to which country Chevrolet emigrated from. I wonder if he ate cornbread?

If he was any kind of intelligent human being he did. My grandmother has been gone 15+ years and I still have dreams of her iron skillet cornbread....

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:00 pm

iiipopes wrote:I stand corrected as to which country Chevrolet emigrated from. I wonder if he ate cornbread?

Regardless if he spoke Swiss German, French, Italian, or Romansh, I believe that it is still called "cornbread"