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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:39:14 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote on 7/17/2025 7:12 PM:
>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:00:52 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> 
>>> On 7/11/2025 11:45 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 2:27:50 +0000, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Inspired by RFC, I just baked my first corn bread ever. It doesn't
>>>>> want to come out of the mold, so we're letting it cool off more. But
>>>>> the point is I didn't notice the kitchen getting much hotter during
>>>>> baking.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> What did you bake your cornbread in?  Mine will just
>>>> flop right out of the cast iron skillet if I want to
>>>> dump it out.
>>>
>>> I don't know about you but I do have to cool my cornbread before it
>>> flops right out of the skillet. :)
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>> Mine is a w.e.l.l. seasoned cast iron skillet and the
>> bread has pulled away from the sides and will actually
>> drop out of it if I turn it upside down.  That dab of
>> bacon grease that has been heated to the smoking point
>> before pouring in the batter greatly assists in the
>> removal.
>
>For cornbread, bacon grease or lard is a MUST ingredient.  You can do it 
>with any oil, but you'll notice the difference.

I won't notice the difference because I'll make it without killing an
animal first.

-- 
Bruce
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