On 20-Jan-2014, zxcvbob > wrote:

> Ophelia wrote:
> > i just downloaded a book called:
> >
> > The Cornbread Bible
> > A recipe Storybook
> >
> > by Jennifer Shambrook PhD
> >
> > When I get my corn meal next week I will be well set
> >
> > A question if I may to all the cornmeal aficionados?
> >
> > She talks about self raising cornmeal. If the stuff I get isn't self
> > raising, what proportion of raising agent (and what) will I need to use?
> >
>
> Look carefully at the label, there are several variations of cornmeal.
> I'm not sure if self-rising cornmeal has flour added or not; I think it
> does.

Good suggestion; some do have flour, others don't. Aunt Jemima brand does
not, Martha White does. Some are called self-rising cornmeal, other
self-rising cornmeal mix - best to read the ingredients panel to know what
any given product has in it.