"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Felice wrote:
>
>> Spoonbread recipes usually call for cooking the cornmeal and water to a
>> mush and then adding the rest of the ingredients and baking it.
>>
>> I found two recipes recently, including the Hotel Roanoke one, that call
>> for simply adding boiling water to the cornmeal and then adding the rest
>> of the ingredients. It seemed a bit easier and quicker, so I tried it. I
>> ended up with a deep layer of cornbread on the bottom and a smaller layer
>> of custard on the top. Apparently the cornmeal just sank to the bottom of
>> the baking dish and stayed there. Has anyone tried this method with
>> success?
>
> I think the Hotel Roanoke recipe intended for the cornmeal to sit in the
> boiling water for a bit (say, 30 minutes) to rehydrate.
>
> The recipe I follow for pineapple upside-down cake has a step like that
> too.
>
> Bob

Thanks, Bob. I think the recipe I have was a copy from someone, so I'll see
if I can find the original. About your pineapple upside-down cake -- has
this a cornmeal base? If so, I'd love to have it.

Felice