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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

>
> Interesting...I grew up in northeastern Ohio. My grandmother baked a lot of
> cornbread. My father grew up in true father--large family, and his father
> died when Dad was only 5 years old. My grandmother reared them all, and
> every one of them not only managed to graduate from high school but also
> went on to professional careers. That was before any type of government aid
> was available, and very little private or church "charity." So, concerning
> the cornbread: It was very cheap to make, and my grandmother made her own
> syrup with water and a little sugar. They used that on pancakes and also on
> cornbread. By contrast, my mother came from a fairly affluent farm family.
> But they also ate lots of cornbread! So, cornbrad was fairly common in that
> region of Ohio (and still is--even served by one of my favorite
> restaurants).
>
> MaryL

You don't have to be destitute to enjoy cornbread. ;-d
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