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Feeding those things to your kids is considered child abuse in 38 states and several Canadian provinces.

Thank goodness I live in Alabama.

As I told KitchenHand at his site-- the only things I don’t like about them are the taste, smell and texture.

Put enough butter on anything and it's good.

Well, Miss Kathie doesn't believe that about grits, though I'm willing to go along with it (salt&pepper, too) for turnips, as long as the turnips are still hot.
Going back a bit (say almost 50 yrs), Dr Weevil didn't like peas, didn't like green beans, but would eat Brussels Sprouts and Broccoli. This annoyed dad somewhat since of course Dr Weevil only liked the more expensive veggies.

I have eaten rutabagas and turnips, but only because I didn't know better. They're actually okay-ish, but if I had my choices I'd much rather have Brussels sprouts.

Well, your wife isn't a Yankee. Turnips and squash are required at Thanksgiving.

Squash I'll take--I like it boiled or grilled or fried. Fried's best, of course, in that it uses three of the four Southern food groups: salt, fat, and starch. (The fourth is sugar.)

Fried's best, of course, in that it uses three of the four Southern food groups: salt, fat, and starch. (The fourth is sugar.)

So if one took a cornbread recipe that INCLUDED a little sugar, and made it into patties and FRIED the said patties, would one then have a complete food nutritionally?

I love Brussels Sprouts, but I'm the only one in the family who does, so I don't get them very often.

I have that recipe for you, Stan.

It's from Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking cookbook.

While I was kidding somewhat about fried cornbread being a complete food nutritionally, I actually WOULD like to have that recipe, if you'd be willing to either post it or send it to my email address. (Yes, this IS my email address and not "none@none.org".)

Well, Stan, it might have all the essential food groups, but sugar in cornbread is anathema maranatha, and you'll go straight to the Devil if you fix it like that.

Probably would be better to fix up some deep fried Snickers bars.

Here you go, Stan:

Hot Water Corn Bread

1 cup meal
4 teaspoons sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1-1/4 cups boiling water
oil for frying

Mix dry ingredients. Add boiling water. Mix thoroughly. Form into patties and fry in deep fat about 8 minutes or until crispy.

I only add a pinch of sugar rather than a tablespoon.

Wow, thanks for that recipe. I have copied it even to the note about "a pinch of sugar rather than a tablespoon."

And Terry, would a PINCH of sugar in that recipe send one "straight to the Devil?"

Have a great Labor Day, everyone.

One more thing, as I just clicked on Terry's link to the deep-fried Snickers bar review: Holy cow indeed! I think I'm going into insulin shock just from READING that article. But if I ever see a deep-fried 3 Musketeers bar being offered, I am going to try one.

Straight? No, for using a pinch of sugar, you'd have a layover in Atlanta first. Which, when you think about it, isn't really any sort of reprieve.

But the recipe is from Craig Claiborne's mother's recipes.

She ran a boarding house in Indianola, MS, before I was born. And I'm older than you, Terry.

A prophet is not without honor except in his own country.

Here I am, doing my best to keep y'all on the straight and narrow, and I am beset with people doing their best to stray.

I shall now go mourn in sackcloth and ashes.

My mother always insisted on a touch of sugar for tenderness.

You couldn't taste it.

She didn't make Jiffy cornbread.

You mom!? Why didn't you say so!? She obviously gets a pass on this.

But I like it with sugar! It's okay without, but I like my cornbread better just a little sweet. Must be the Yankee in me.

As I recall, I had to explain why cheese puffs are evil. I might have to do something similar with sugar in cornbread...

You were absolutely one hundred percent right about cheese puffs. I'm not so convinced about cornbread.

I blame Janis' mama for messing things up for me. The only solution is maybe to put some in, but lie about and swear you'd NEVER do something like that.