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jmcquown

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Feb 5, 2022, 5:37:10 PM2/5/22
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Nicely risen!

https://i.postimg.cc/g0xcCG1Y/golden-cornbread.jpg

The lentil soup is simmering on the stove. I'll be adding the spinach
shortly. This will be a very nice dinner with leftovers to take for
lunch next week. :)

Jill

Thomas

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Feb 5, 2022, 6:13:11 PM2/5/22
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How big is it? Looks great.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 5, 2022, 9:01:33 PM2/5/22
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On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 4:37:10 PM UTC-6, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Nicely risen!
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/g0xcCG1Y/golden-cornbread.jpg
>
> Jill
>
Yep, looks good! All it needs is a pound of butter.

;o)

Leonard Blaisdell

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Feb 5, 2022, 9:34:38 PM2/5/22
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On 2022-02-05, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Nicely risen!
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/g0xcCG1Y/golden-cornbread.jpg


Excellent rise and beautiful color on top. I've never come close and
have work to do.

leo

Chuck

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Feb 5, 2022, 9:56:43 PM2/5/22
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Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Bernie

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Feb 5, 2022, 11:26:36 PM2/5/22
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Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it

Bernie

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Feb 5, 2022, 11:29:30 PM2/5/22
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Ophelia

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Feb 6, 2022, 7:45:32 AM2/6/22
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That looks lovely:))

Share your recipe please:)

Gary

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Feb 6, 2022, 8:04:43 AM2/6/22
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WTH is that a picture of?
Looks like *MAYBE* cornbread baked inside of a flour crust pie shell.
It's the oddest cornbread pic I've ever seen.
Did she even post the right picture???


Cindy Hamilton

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Feb 6, 2022, 8:34:08 AM2/6/22
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Baked in a cast-iron skillet. Probably poured in the batter
after the skillet was hot, so it rose quickly and the exterior
sealed rapidly, causing the crack between the sides and top.

How do you bake cornbread?

--
Cindy Hamilton

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 10:23:50 AM2/6/22
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What's the difference between Jilldoe and a 100lb pile of festering shit
filled with corn?

The corn.


jmcquown

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Feb 6, 2022, 10:55:48 AM2/6/22
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That's exactly right. Poured into the skillet which was already hot
from the oven. Nice rise on it. It needed a little more salt than I
added, though. I'll add more next time.

> How do you bake cornbread?
>
He probably doesn't.

Jill

Cindy Hamilton

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Feb 6, 2022, 11:40:20 AM2/6/22
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Or perhaps he uses Jiffy mix in a glass 8x8 pan.

--
Cindy Hamilton

jmcquown

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Feb 6, 2022, 11:56:56 AM2/6/22
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You're right, I do recall his likes Jiffy mix. No idea what he bakes it in.

Jill

jmcquown

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Feb 6, 2022, 12:26:27 PM2/6/22
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On 2/5/2022 9:01 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Buttered when cut into quarters and still nice and hot. Not a pound LOL
It was that nice rich Irish butter... :)

Jill

Sheldon Martin

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Feb 6, 2022, 12:37:34 PM2/6/22
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I bake cornbread every week, a dozen jumbo corn muffins baked in a
home oven. We like the exterior crust. Cornbread from a cast iron
pan is bullshit, there's hardly any crust. I use half fine ground
corn meal and half coarse ground cornmeal.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 2:51:46 PM2/6/22
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Can't you ever just STFU, attention whore?

Cory

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Feb 6, 2022, 3:02:20 PM2/6/22
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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 3:22:50 PM2/6/22
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On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 7:34:08 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On 2022-02-06, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>
> >> On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 4:37:10 PM UTC-6, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> https://i.postimg.cc/g0xcCG1Y/golden-cornbread.jpg
> >>>
> > WTH is that a picture of?
> >
> > Looks like *MAYBE* cornbread baked inside of a flour crust pie shell.
> > It's the oddest cornbread pic I've ever seen.
> > Did she even post the right picture???
> >
> Baked in a cast-iron skillet. Probably poured in the batter
> after the skillet was hot, so it rose quickly and the exterior
> sealed rapidly, causing the crack between the sides and top.
>
> How do you bake cornbread?
>
> --
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Cindy nailed it with her answer.

When I bake cornbread in a caste iron skillet it's just beginning to
smoke and there's a definite sizzle when I pour the batter in.

jmcquown

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Feb 6, 2022, 4:18:27 PM2/6/22
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BINGO! She also nailed it when she said he probably uses Jiffy mix.

Jill

Jeff

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Feb 6, 2022, 4:51:09 PM2/6/22
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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 4:57:59 PM2/6/22
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On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 11:37:34 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>
> I bake cornbread every week, a dozen jumbo corn muffins baked in a
> home oven. We like the exterior crust. Cornbread from a cast iron
> pan is bullshit, there's hardly any crust.
>
You just proved to the group you don't know jack shit about cornbread
or how to cook it. I *always* get a fantastic crust on my cornbread
when the batter is poured into a ripping hot caste iron skillet. I'd be
willing to bet anyone else here who cooks cornbread in a hot as Hell
skillet gets the same results.

But since you don't own any caste iron how would you know there's
hardly any crust?? No need to reply, we already the answer.

jmcquown

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Feb 6, 2022, 5:08:57 PM2/6/22
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He eschews cast iron because they didn't have it on the ship when he was
in the Navy. He uses large muffin tins, made from mystery metal. ;)

Jill

US Janet

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Feb 6, 2022, 6:22:43 PM2/6/22
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Works for drop biscuits as well. Fantastic crust.
Janet US

Sheldon Martin

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Feb 6, 2022, 7:20:39 PM2/6/22
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:22:35 -0700, US Janet <USJ...@jan6noplace.com>
wrote:
What do yoose know... WTF is 'caste' iron... some Indian sect?
My heavy carbon steel muffin tins produce a lovely crust all around,
the bottom and the top. If I want cast iron I'll head over to Gold's
Gym, as cookware cast iron is an obsolete antique... today it's used
by poor slobs who can't afford quality cookware.
No better bakeware:
https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_ylt=AwrEzea4ZABiGEMAuBtpCWVH;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?q=chicago+metallic+muffin+tins&v_t=loki-keyword

Thomas

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Feb 6, 2022, 7:51:14 PM2/6/22
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Just pulled out shroom pizza. Does Lloyds a pan count?

https://postimg.cc/F1SnJ8LZ

Bryan Simmons

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Feb 6, 2022, 8:07:50 PM2/6/22
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Heavyweight hard anodized is better than cast iron.

--Bryan

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 8:59:26 PM2/6/22
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On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 6:20:39 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 13:57:52 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> ><itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> >
> >>> I bake cornbread every week, a dozen jumbo corn muffins baked in a
> >>> home oven. We like the exterior crust. Cornbread from a cast iron
> >>> pan is bullshit, there's hardly any crust.
> >>>
> >>You just proved to the group you don't know jack shit about cornbread
> >>or how to cook it. I *always* get a fantastic crust on my cornbread
> >>when the batter is poured into a ripping hot caste iron skillet. I'd be
> >>willing to bet anyone else here who cooks cornbread in a hot as Hell
> >>skillet gets the same results.
> >>
> What do yoose know... WTF is 'caste' iron... some Indian sect?
>
Alzheimer's setting in??? You told us less than 2 months ago you don't
own any caste iron cookware and wouldn't have it in your house.
>
> My heavy carbon steel muffin tins produce a lovely crust all around,
> the bottom and the top. If I want cast iron I'll head over to Gold's
> Gym, as cookware cast iron is an obsolete antique... today it's used
> by poor slobs who can't afford quality cookware.
> No better bakeware:
> https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_ylt=AwrEzea4ZABiGEMAuBtpCWVH;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?q=chicago+metallic+muffin+tins&v_t=loki-keyword
>
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I can leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Joni

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Feb 6, 2022, 9:01:43 PM2/6/22
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 17:59:20 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 6:20:39 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 13:57:52 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> ><itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >>> I bake cornbread every week, a dozen jumbo corn muffins baked in a
>> >>> home oven. We like the exterior crust. Cornbread from a cast iron
>> >>> pan is bullshit, there's hardly any crust.
>> >>>
>> >>You just proved to the group you don't know jack shit about cornbread
>> >>or how to cook it. I *always* get a fantastic crust on my cornbread
>> >>when the batter is poured into a ripping hot caste iron skillet. I'd be
>> >>willing to bet anyone else here who cooks cornbread in a hot as Hell
>> >>skillet gets the same results.
>> >>
>> What do yoose know... WTF is 'caste' iron... some Indian sect?
>>
>Alzheimer's setting in??? You told us less than 2 months ago you don't
>own any caste iron cookware and wouldn't have it in your house.

Sheldon, the worst speller of RFC, means to say that it's cast iron,
not caste iron.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 9:03:16 PM2/6/22
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On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 7:07:50 PM UTC-6, bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> Heavyweight hard anodized is better than cast iron.
>
> --Bryan
>
Both have their pros and cons but it cannot be stated as fact that one
is better than the other. Depends on what you are you using each for.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 6, 2022, 9:04:43 PM2/6/22
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To be fair, I misspelled it, too.

Joni

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Feb 6, 2022, 9:06:34 PM2/6/22
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 18:04:38 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 8:01:43 PM UTC-6, Joni wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 17:59:20 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> >Alzheimer's setting in??? You told us less than 2 months ago you don't
>> >own any caste iron cookware and wouldn't have it in your house.
>> >
>> Sheldon, the worst speller of RFC, means to say that it's cast iron,
>> not caste iron.
>>
>To be fair, I misspelled it, too.

Happens. Rarely in your case. All the time in Sheldon's case :)

Hank Rogers

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Feb 6, 2022, 10:06:40 PM2/6/22
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Sounds like Popeye really has a snoot full of crystal palace this
evening.




Michael Trew

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Feb 7, 2022, 12:03:47 AM2/7/22
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On 2/6/2022 19:20, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> What do yoose know... WTF is 'caste' iron... some Indian sect?
> My heavy carbon steel muffin tins produce a lovely crust all around,
> the bottom and the top. If I want cast iron I'll head over to Gold's
> Gym, as cookware cast iron is an obsolete antique... today it's used
> by poor slobs who can't afford quality cookware.

Are you kidding? A good cast iron pan can be very costly. If you ate
all of your spinach, Popeye, you'd be able to lift the cast iron pans again.

dsi1

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Feb 7, 2022, 1:36:37 AM2/7/22
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Cast iron pans don't cost that much - unless you get some fancy schmancy French pan. Heck, brake rotors are made of cast iron. My guess it's because that stuff is seriously dirt cheap.
I don't want to use cast iron on a glass top range anyway. A carbon steel skillet is a lot lighter and cooks just like cast iron. It's also a lot easier to clean.
OTOH, these days, I Just use a cheap Korean granite coated aluminum pan. If I find something better, I'll use it.

Joni

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Feb 7, 2022, 2:12:00 AM2/7/22
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Joni wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 18:04:38 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 8:01:43 PM UTC-6, Joni wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 17:59:20 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alzheimer's setting in??? You told us less than 2 months ago you don't
>>>> own any caste iron cookware and wouldn't have it in your house.
>>>>
>>> Sheldon, the worst speller of RFC, means to say that it's cast iron,
>>> not caste iron.
>>>
>> To be fair, I misspelled it, too.
>
> Happens. Rarely in your case. All the time in Sheldon's case :)
>


We Dutch have a saying about froggers like yoos, which is KILL YOURSELF
you loser. no friends no real job no money no sex and no hope for the
future. Loser. Ghe Ghe Ghe.

Joni

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Feb 7, 2022, 2:12:16 AM2/7/22
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Joni

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Feb 7, 2022, 2:16:14 AM2/7/22
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Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Joni

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Gary

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Feb 7, 2022, 6:09:05 AM2/7/22
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LOL. I wonder how cornbread with some ham mixed into the batter would
taste? Might be pretty good actually. :)


Gary

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Feb 7, 2022, 7:18:09 AM2/7/22
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Thomas wrote:
> Just pulled out shroom pizza. Does Lloyds a pan count?
>
> https://postimg.cc/F1SnJ8LZ

Nice! (and YUM!)

Janet

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Feb 7, 2022, 7:21:39 AM2/7/22
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In article <63c2604f-0f83-4135...@googlegroups.com>,
itsjoan...@webtv.net says...
LOL. I'm not even American, but I learned about cornbread tears ago
here on rfc (probably from Jill!). I cook it in a little black cast
iron pan because that's what I've got. Heat pan HOT in the oven, pour
in the batter, easy, tasty.


Janet UK

Gary

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Feb 7, 2022, 8:16:44 AM2/7/22
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On 2/6/2022 3:22 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large cornbread pancake?


Cindy Hamilton

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Feb 7, 2022, 8:33:35 AM2/7/22
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On 2022-02-07, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>
> I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large cornbread pancake?

After pouring the batter in the skillet, you put it in the
oven to bake.

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a9486/skillet-cornbread/

This one is a typical thin Southern cornbread. I've seen thicker
results. If you like Jiffy cornbread, you'll probably like one
with some sugar in it:

<https://thestayathomechef.com/easy-skillet-cornbread/>

--
Cindy Hamilton

Gary

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Feb 7, 2022, 8:52:56 AM2/7/22
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On 2/6/2022 11:56 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/6/2022 11:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2022-02-06, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> On 2/6/2022 8:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2022-02-06, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>>>> On 2/5/2022 9:01 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 4:37:10 PM UTC-6,
>>>>>> j_mc...@comcast.net
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nicely risen!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/g0xcCG1Y/golden-cornbread.jpg
>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep, looks good!  All it needs is a pound of butter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ;o)
>>>>>
>>>>> WTH is that a picture of?
>>>>> Looks like *MAYBE* cornbread baked inside of a flour crust pie shell.
>>>>> It's the oddest cornbread pic I've ever seen.
>>>>> Did she even post the right picture???
>>>>
>>>> Baked in a cast-iron skillet.  Probably poured in the batter
>>>> after the skillet was hot, so it rose quickly and the exterior
>>>> sealed rapidly, causing the crack between the sides and top.
>>>>
>>> That's exactly right.  Poured into the skillet which was already hot
>>> from the oven.  Nice rise on it.  It needed a little more salt than I
>>> added, though.  I'll add more next time.
>>>
>>>> How do you bake cornbread?
>>>>
>>> He probably doesn't.
>>
>> Or perhaps he uses Jiffy mix in a glass 8x8 pan.
>>
> You're right, I do recall his likes Jiffy mix.  No idea what he bakes it
> in.
>
> Jill

No secret there. I've said it many times over the years. I do like and
make Jiffy "Corn Muffin Mix" on the very rare times I make cornbread.
It's my perfect taste with the bit of sugar.

- cornbread with chili is good
- cornbread slice as a late night snack is good
- I would never ruin a stuffing for chicken or turkey
by using cornbread.

One mixed box in an 8" round aluminum pan.
400F oven for xx minutes until golden brown.
With one box, it's only maybe about 1" thick.
Once out of oven, immediately rub a stick of butter
over the top several times so butter will soak in.

Once cooled, wrap plate loosely in plastic bag to keep it moist.

That's what I like and the heck with anyone else, dammit! :)









Gary

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Feb 7, 2022, 9:07:09 AM2/7/22
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On 2/7/2022 8:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2022-02-07, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large cornbread pancake?
>
> After pouring the batter in the skillet, you put it in the
> oven to bake.
>
> https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a9486/skillet-cornbread/

Honest question: Since it will probably set up as a large pancake, why
not just flip it over to finish? (all done on stovetop and no oven)




Cindy Hamilton

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Feb 7, 2022, 9:52:17 AM2/7/22
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It's no more a "large pancake" than your Jiffy mix, which you
state is about 1" thick.

What do you think would happen if you let your cornbread get
half cooked and then flipped it over?

The point of the hot cast-iron pan is to create a good crust
on the outside, which your glass dish can't do.

There's a reason it's called "corn bread" rather than "corn cake".

--
Cindy Hamilton

dsi1

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Feb 7, 2022, 11:06:42 AM2/7/22
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I've cooked Jiffy Mix products in a cheap rice cooker. You would have to flip the bread/cake over to set up the top. That used to be my thing - cooking stuff in a rice cooker.

Ophelia

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Feb 7, 2022, 11:08:50 AM2/7/22
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I have only ever cooked rice in my 'rice cooker'!!

What else do you cook in it??

dsi1

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Feb 7, 2022, 11:17:37 AM2/7/22
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Anything that needs to be boiled or steamed. You can cook potatoes in a rice cooker, drain out the water, and mash the potatoes in the pot. You can cook eggs, or warm up soup or cook up some ramen. You can even make cake. Cake comes out so-so. I've used a rice cooker as a slow cooker - just use the warm mode. I'm the kind of guy that likes to dick around with stuff.

Mike Duffy

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Feb 7, 2022, 11:29:21 AM2/7/22
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2022 22:36:31 -0800, dsi1 wrote:

> Heck, brake rotors are made of cast iron.

Don't tell Michael, or he might re-purpose some for the kitchen.

Actually, you could probably fill a really small niche market with stuff
like that. I'm thinking along the lines of a V-8 with Jiffy-Mix injectors
that extrudes corn muffins out of the exhaust ports in the cooking block
built into the centre of the guest's table.

dsi1

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Feb 7, 2022, 11:39:54 AM2/7/22
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Sounds like a good idea. I'd buy a Mr. Biscuit machine. Who the heck wouldn't?

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 7, 2022, 12:16:43 PM2/7/22
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On 2/7/2022 7:21 AM, Janet wrote:
> LOL. I'm not even American
>
Thank Gawd for that.
>
> but I learned about cornbread tears ago
>
Boo fucking hoo.

US Janet

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Feb 7, 2022, 12:50:50 PM2/7/22
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2022 12:21:28 -0000, Janet <nob...@hame.cock> wrote:


snip
>
> LOL. I'm not even American, but I learned about cornbread tears ago
>here on rfc (probably from Jill!). I cook it in a little black cast
>iron pan because that's what I've got. Heat pan HOT in the oven, pour
>in the batter, easy, tasty.
>
>
> Janet UK

I don't use cast iron for much but I do use it for corn bread and
biscuits for the crunchy golden brown crust.
Janet US

US Janet

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Feb 7, 2022, 12:55:06 PM2/7/22
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The smaller the pan you use the thicker the cornbread. Match the size
cast iron pan to the size cake pan reoommended in the recipe. You
ought to be able to have at least a 2 inch thickness.
Janet US

Dave Smith

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Feb 7, 2022, 1:16:49 PM2/7/22
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Cast iron pans are also good for Dutch Baby pancakes. Put the pan into
the oven to heat up and then pour the batter into the pan and bake it.

Ophelia

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Feb 7, 2022, 2:46:21 PM2/7/22
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====

Interesting! Thanks, I'll have a look:))


US Janet

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Feb 7, 2022, 2:51:27 PM2/7/22
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same sort of thing. I bet cast iron pans would work for most all
bread.
Janet US

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 7, 2022, 3:18:00 PM2/7/22
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On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 6:21:39 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
>
> LOL. I'm not even American, but I learned about cornbread tears ago
> here on rfc (probably from Jill!). I cook it in a little black cast
> iron pan because that's what I've got. Heat pan HOT in the oven, pour
> in the batter, easy, tasty.
>
>
> Janet UK
>
High 5!!

Lisa

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Feb 7, 2022, 3:21:17 PM2/7/22
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So much excitement over... over what?

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 7, 2022, 3:22:35 PM2/7/22
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Have you thought about renting a room from Sheldon as it seems neither
of you know how to cook cornbread.

I'll probably regret asking, but just how do YOU cook cornbread??

Lisa

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Feb 7, 2022, 3:27:00 PM2/7/22
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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 7, 2022, 3:37:35 PM2/7/22
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On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 8:07:09 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>
> Honest question: Since it will probably set up as a large pancake, why
> not just flip it over to finish? (all done on stovetop and no oven)
>
Gary, cornbread cooked in a skillet is not floppy like a pancake.
Cindy explained it perfectly but I don't think you've been paying
attention when we say cornbread cooked in a cast iron skillet
develops a nice crust. A crust on top but especially on the bottom.

Here's a suggestion for you, too. Next time you cook a pan of it
take slice out and immediately split it open and slip a pat of butter
inside. Put the two halves back together for the butter to melt for
a few seconds then you have two portions to savor.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Shut up, retarded frog.

Dan

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Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it

Dan

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Dan

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Dan

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US Janet wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:16:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 2022-02-07 12:50 p.m., US Janet wrote:
>>> On Mon, 7 Feb 2022 12:21:28 -0000, Janet <nob...@hame.cock> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> snip
>>>>
>>>> LOL. I'm not even American, but I learned about cornbread tears ago
>>>> here on rfc (probably from Jill!). I cook it in a little black cast
>>>> iron pan because that's what I've got. Heat pan HOT in the oven, pour
>>>> in the batter, easy, tasty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>> I don't use cast iron for much but I do use it for corn bread and
>>> biscuits for the crunchy golden brown crust.
>>
>> Cast iron pans are also good for Dutch Baby pancakes. Put the pan into
>> the oven to heat up and then pour the batter into the pan and bake it.
>
> same sort of thing. I bet cast iron pans would work for most all
> bread.
> Janet US

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Make me, battle axe.

Hank Rogers

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Popeye wouldn't eat it, but I sure would.




cshenk

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itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:

> On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 11:37:34 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > I bake cornbread every week, a dozen jumbo corn muffins baked in a
> > home oven. We like the exterior crust. Cornbread from a cast iron
> > pan is bullshit, there's hardly any crust.
> >
> You just proved to the group you don't know jack shit about cornbread
> or how to cook it. I always get a fantastic crust on my cornbread
> when the batter is poured into a ripping hot caste iron skillet. I'd
> be willing to bet anyone else here who cooks cornbread in a hot as
> Hell skillet gets the same results.
>
> But since you don't own any caste iron how would you know there's
> hardly any crust?? No need to reply, we already the answer.

I don't make it often but when I do, it's cast iron with results as you
say.

I also do (sometimes) a Jiffy mix with added raisins. Comfort food
from childhood. I use muffin cups then.

cshenk

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Gary wrote:

> On 2/6/2022 5:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 2/6/2022 4:57 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > > On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 11:37:34 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I bake cornbread every week, a dozen jumbo corn muffins baked
> > > > in a home oven. We like the exterior crust. Cornbread from a
> > > > cast iron pan is bullshit, there's hardly any crust.
> > > >
> > > You just proved to the group you don't know jack shit about
> > > cornbread or how to cook it.  I always get a fantastic crust on
> > > my cornbread when the batter is poured into a ripping hot caste
> > > iron skillet. I'd be willing to bet anyone else here who cooks
> > > cornbread in a hot as Hell skillet gets the same results.
> > >
> > > But since you don't own any caste iron how would you know there's
> > > hardly any crust??  No need to reply, we already the answer.
> >
> >
> > He eschews cast iron because they didn't have it on the ship when
> > he was in the Navy.  He uses large muffin tins, made from mystery
> > metal. ;)
> >
> > Jill
>
> LOL. I wonder how cornbread with some ham mixed into the batter would
> taste? Might be pretty good actually. :)

Interesting idea!

cshenk

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Feb 7, 2022, 7:47:18 PM2/7/22
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I make rice porridge (posted many a time), soups that require only
minimal cooking like lentil types.

cshenk

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In honesty though, there are several ways to 'make cornbread'. Gary
makes a more nothern style mix (I do too sometimes for variety).


dsi1

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I make a Hawaiian style cornbread - of course. It's nothing like Southern style cornbread because it's a sweet cake. Oddly enough, I would get that type of corn cake when I was a kid in a hospital. I thought it was pretty good. These days, I can whip up a batch right quick. I just dump some Marie Calendar Cornbread mix in a bowl and add enough water to make a batter. Then I spray a pan with oil and dump the batter in. Then it's ready for the oven. That takes less than 3 minutes because I don't have to measure anything. You can get a 5 lb bag at Costco for dirt cheap.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/0092/7079/products/original_5lb_front_aeb7dc9c-d0a8-4786-b495-80d6ae2012e2_800x800.png

Kyrsten

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On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 4:37:10 PM UTC-6, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
> Nicely risen!
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/g0xcCG1Y/golden-cornbread.jpg
>
> The lentil soup is simmering on the stove. I'll be adding the spinach
> shortly. This will be a very nice dinner with leftovers to take for
> lunch next week. :)
>
> Jill


What's wrong with my frogger troll? He's slacking off. I don't want to
be Kyrsten anymore!

Hank Rogers

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Feb 7, 2022, 10:57:05 PM2/7/22
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If you want proper cornbread, you must use Popeye's recipe, and
follow his technique EXACTLY. That means no cast iron utensils.

Yoose dummies got that?



Hank Rogers

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Feb 7, 2022, 10:59:42 PM2/7/22
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Do yoose add pineapples?

Or is already in the mix?


Dianne

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Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Marco

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Marco

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Ophelia

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Thank you:))))

Raphael

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Uhm, Ghe Ghe Ghe. This is my not frogger. Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Raphael

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Feb 8, 2022, 2:41:43 PM2/8/22
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Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Leonard Blaisdell

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On 2022-02-07, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
> On 2/6/2022 3:22 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:

>> When I bake cornbread in a caste iron skillet it's just beginning to
>> smoke and there's a definite sizzle when I pour the batter in.

> I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large cornbread pancake?


Mine come out kind of like a pancake. They don't have nearly the rise
that Jill's do. Taste fine though.

<https://postimg.cc/Wq191yBw>

Mazie

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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 2:48:21 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> Mine come out kind of like a pancake. They don't have nearly the rise
> that Jill's do. Taste fine though.
>
> <https://postimg.cc/Wq191yBw>
>
That's a perfect skillet of cornbread, the rise is spot on and so is the
color/doneness.

Stand proud!

Joni

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Joni

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Jerry

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Jerry

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cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>> On 07/02/2022 16:06, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 4:07:09 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>>>> On 2/7/2022 8:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On 2022-02-07, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large
>>>>>> cornbread pancake?
>>>>>
>>>>> After pouring the batter in the skillet, you put it in the
>>>>> oven to bake.
>>>>>
>>>>>
> https://www.thepione
Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe
:)))))))))))erwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a9486/skillet-cornbread/
>>>> Honest question: Since it will probably set up as a large
>>>> pancake, why not just flip it over to finish? (all done on
>>>> stovetop and no oven)
>>>
>>> I've cooked Jiffy Mix products in a cheap rice cooker. You would
>>> have to flip the bread/cake over to set up the top. That used to be
>>> my thing - cooking stuff in a rice cooker.
>>
>> I have only ever cooked rice in my 'rice cooker'!!
>>
>> What else do you cook in it??
>
> I make rice porridge (posted many a time), soups that require only
> minimal cooking like lentil types.
>

Jerry

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Ophelia wrote:
> On 07/02/2022 16:17, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 6:08:50 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> On 07/02/2022 16:06, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 4:07:09 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>>>>> On 2/7/2022 8:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On 2022-02-07, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large cornbread
>>>>>>> pancake?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After pouring the batter in the skillet, you put it in the
>>>>>> oven to bake.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a9486/skillet-cornbread/
>>>>>>
>>>>> Honest question: Since it will probably set up as a large pancake, why
>>>>> not just flip it over to finish? (all done on stovetop and no oven)
>>>>
>>>> I've cooked Jiffy Mix products in a cheap rice cooker. You would
>>>> have to flip the bread/cake over to set up the top. That used to be
>>>> my thing - cooking stuff in a rice cooker.
>>> I have only ever cooked rice in my 'rice cooker'!!
>>>
>>> What else do you cook in it??
>>
>> Anything that needs to be boiled or steamed. You can cook potatoes in
>> a rice cooker, drain out the water, and mash the potatoes in the pot.
>> You can cook eggs, or warm up soup or cook up some ramen. You can even
>> make cake. Cake comes out so-so. I've used a rice cooker as a slow
>> cooker - just use the warm mode. I'm the kind of guy that likes to
>> dick around with stuff.
>
> ====
>
>   Interesting!  Thanks, I'll have a look:))

Roger

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itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 2:48:21 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>
>> Mine come out kind of like a pancake. They don't have nearly the rise
>> that Jill's do. Taste finUhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))e though.
>>
>> <https://postimg.cc/Wq191yBw>
>>
> That's a perfect skillet of cornbread, the rise is spot on and so is the
> color/doneness.
>
> Stand proud!
>

Roger

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> minimal cooking like lentil types.Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Rand

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> Stand proud!Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Rand

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Rand

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Ophelia wrote:
> On 07/02/2022 16:17, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 6:08:50 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> On 07/02/2022 16:06, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 4:07:09 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>>>>> On 2/7/2022 8:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On 2022-02-07, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd like to try that sometime but isn't just a large cornbread
>>>>>>> pancake?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After pouring the batter in the skillet, you put it in the
>>>>>> oven to bake.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a9486/skillet-cornbread/
>>>>>>
>>>>> Honest question: Since it will probably set up as a large pancake, why
>>>>> not just flip it over to finish? (all done on stovetop and no oven)
>>>>
>>>> I've cooked Jiffy Mix products in a cheap rice cooker. You would
>>>> have to flip the bread/cake over to set up the top. That used to be
>>>> my thing - cooking stuff in a rice cooker.
>>> I have only ever cooked rice in my 'rice cooker'!!
>>>
>>> What else do you cook in it??
>>
>> Anything that needs to be boiled or steamed. You can cook potatoes in
>> a rice cooker, drain out the water, and mash the potatoes in the pot.
>> You can cook eggs, or warm up soup or cook up some ramen. You can even
>> make cake. Cake comes out so-so. I've used a rice cooker as a slow
>> cooker - just use the warm mode. I'm the kind of guy that likes to
>> dick around with stuff.
>
> ====
>
>   Interesting!  Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

Hank Rogers

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Feb 8, 2022, 7:02:39 PM2/8/22
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Sure as hell looks better than that high brown shit Popeye posted.




itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Feb 8, 2022, 7:41:03 PM2/8/22
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Yeah, it ain't scorched.

Bill

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itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 6:02:39 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
>>
>> itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 2:48:21 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <https://postimg.cc/Wq191yBw>
>>>>
>>> That's a perfect skillet of cornbread, the rise is spot on and so is the
>>> color/doneness.
>>>
>>> Stand proud!
>>>
>> Sure as hell looks better than that high brown shit Popeye posted.
>>
> Yeah, it ain't scorched.
>

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