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

> > You don't have to be destitute to enjoy cornbread. ;-d
>
> No, the part about being destitute was relevant only because cornbread was
> very cheap to make, and so was the syrup. I was really thinking back to
> some of my father's childhood stories. He used to joke that his family was
> hardly aware of it when the Great Depression hit because they were already
> so far down that there wasn't any farther to fall! My dad actually
> preferred "sugar water" for syrup to the end of his life. We had real maple
> syrup, but that isn't what he remembered from his mother (who, incidentally,
> was an *excellent* cook and baker--she earned their income by selling baked
> goods and taking in laundry for "wet wash").
>
> MaryL

Sorry hon', I was just being cryptic. ;-) Nowadays, "po' folks food" is
considered by many (including myself) to be comfort food.

Mom always cut pure maple syrup with simple syrup to save on money.

Mom and dad's parents were depression babies. That legacy seldom dies.
I've been proud of my sister. :-) They tend to be technophiles but still
eat soul food!
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