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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:49:43 -0500
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Bruce wrote on 7/12/2025 4:38 AM:
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:27:41 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
> <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-07-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 12 Jul 2025 08:42:15 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
>>> <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-07-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I hadn't added any sugar or eggs. It tasted ok, but almost as if I
>>>>> should have added sugar to make it sweet. I like that it didn't
>>>>> require any kneading, just mixing. We'll have the rest with breakfast
>>>>> tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>> I add one egg and sugar. Many, in the American South, don't add sugar.
>>>> Extra vegetable oil may make an egg unnecessary. I will never know.
>>>
>>> Yes, eggs and sugar would be nice. But if you want to use it as a
>>> neutral bread replacement, isn't it better to leave them out? There's
>>> no sugar or eggs in our bread either.
>>
>> There's gluten in bread, though.
> 
> Yes, it won't be the same.
> 
>> Eggs in quick breads like cornbread help it hold together.
> 
> My wife didn't want eggs in the corn bread, because it makes it
> "cakey".
> 

No. It makes it not as crumbly. Without egg is fine if you don't mind 
the bread being a little crumbly. The main thing is oil and super hot 
skillet.