# A Corny Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 7, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610 "2021-05-07T18:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/1 "2021-05-07T18:26:50Z")
Why no corn bread, in stores. We got White Bread, Rye, Wheat, High Fiber, Low Carb, a jillion kinds of rolls, both in stores & in bakeries. We got Cornbread **Mix**. My Deli has little mini Cornbreads, in cellophane. So, why can’t I buy a loaf of Cornbread? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/2 "2021-05-07T18:29:18Z")
It varies by Super Market. Shop Rites and Stop & Shop do carry it. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/3 "2021-05-07T18:36:10Z")
Because it is a “eat it while it’s still warm” thing? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/4 "2021-05-07T18:37:36Z")
Cornbread dries out _fast_. The few I’ve found available in stores were somewhat moist, but whatever it was they used to keep it moist also made it taste…off. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/5 "2021-05-07T18:47:14Z")
Because a life of deep privation can lead to profound insights and build estimable character ? **[See also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asceticism)** ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/6 "2021-05-07T19:42:38Z")
Cornbread is really more cake-like than bread-like, and most of the cakes you find in a store are baked inhouse. Bread is one of the few baked goods that is mostly made off-site and shipped to the store. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/7 "2021-05-07T20:04:31Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > It varies by Super Market. Shop Rites and Stop & Shop do carry it. > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Cornbread is really more cake-like than bread-like My local Kroger carries it, and it’s not the minis, but it _is_ in the deli section and served in cake-like loaves similar in size to a freezer section pound cake. And my friend with ‘southern’ roots tells me it’s all yankee cornbread anyway, far too sweet for his tastes. And having made cornbread from scratch (the few times I feel the need), yeah, it doesn’t hold it’s moisture as well as a high-protein/gluten wheat flour bread. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/8 "2021-05-07T20:23:59Z")
It’s also crumbly and not very durable. Ordinary wheat bread, if the loaves get handled a little roughly in shipping or shelving, might just be slightly flattened, but cornbread, given the same handling, will be pulverized. ---
**Author:** ![Keith1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/9 "2021-05-07T20:29:51Z")
Even worse than no corn bread, it’s hard to find unsliced bread anymore unless it’s an Italian or French loaf. It should be against the law to pre slice store baked bread. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/10 "2021-05-07T20:30:13Z")
Thomas, the English Muffin maker, also makes [Corn English Muffins](https://www.google.com/search?q=Thomas+Corn+English+muffins+6+ct&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLVT9c3NEyvKDC0zDAze8RowS3w8sc9YSn9SWtOXmPU5OIKzsgvd80rySypFJLmYoOyBKX4uVB18vxiFAjILyjNSSxSKCjKTylNLinuYGVaxKoQkpGfm1is4JxflKfgmpeek1mcoZBbmpaWmVesYKaQXHKAdeexUzf2Hr-zfwfjAdYF2790b3txtWkR4y02SQatqVVcqdnfPu-Tut3o6_Uj78BqW9HdsQ45AEw0D8K5AAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj28feAtLjwAhVrRN8KHSuvAC4Qlr4CegQIGxAG&biw=1366&bih=625) and [Corn Toast-R-Cakes](https://thomasbreads.com/products/thomas-corn-toast-r-cakes). The latter appear to be English Muffins that didn’t rise very well. Chronos pointed out the reason loaves of corn bread aren’t found along with loaves of wheat bread, they just don’t have the characteristics or serve the functions that wheat breads do. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/11 "2021-05-07T20:35:15Z")
The thing I like about living in Texas is I can go to my local homestyle restaurant and buy a quarter sheet of CB for crazy cheap. I think I pay like a $1.50 for six squares. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/12 "2021-05-07T21:17:07Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Bread is one of the few baked goods that is mostly made off-site and shipped to the store. Really? It’s pretty much the total opposite over here in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/13 "2021-05-07T21:27:37Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > > [@What\_Exit](#): > > > > It varies by Super Market. Shop Rites and Stop & Shop do carry it. > > > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > > > Cornbread is really more cake-like than bread-like > > My local Kroger carries it, and it’s not the minis, but it _is_ in the deli section and served in cake-like loaves similar in size to a freezer section pound cake. And my friend with ‘southern’ roots tells me it’s all yankee cornbread anyway, far too sweet for his tastes. I like sweet cornbread but those little minis from Kroger tastes like Twinkies with out the cream filling. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/14 "2021-05-07T21:51:34Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Bread is one of the few baked goods that is mostly made off-site and shipped to the store. This is hardly true. Hostess products, Little Debbie products and the like are obviously all made off-site. And you can find all kinds of baked and frozen products from Sara Lee. Some grocery stores don’t even have an in-house bakery. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/15 "2021-05-07T22:38:32Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > . Bread is one of the few baked goods that is mostly made off-site and shipped to the store. > [@bob\_2](#): > > Really? It’s pretty much the total opposite over here in the UK. I can’t tell what either of you are trying to say. @OldGuy is right about grocery products. Most bakery products are not sold in the bakeries where they are made. Small local bakeries sell what they make directly to customers, but the vast majority of baked goods are made in factories to be sold by grocery stores, restaurants, food services, etc. And then whatever @Elmer_J.Fudd was trying to say, it’s not clear what the opposite would be since his statement contains several points. Do you mean “Bread is one of many baked goods mostly made on-site and not shipped to stores”? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/16 "2021-05-07T22:48:38Z")
It is normal over here for a supermarket to have a bakery at the back of the store. The one I use offers a range of artisan breads as well as baguettes and rolls. I am not certain but assume that they use frozen dough rather than making their own. I suspect that the ventilation is arranged so that the smell of baked bread escapes into the main store. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/17 "2021-05-07T22:55:06Z")
Sounds like the same as here. I know the ones around here use frozen dough, cakes, and pies because my friend works for the bakery supply that provides them. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/18 "2021-05-08T00:49:43Z")
Please make a minimal attempt at descriptive thread titles. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/19 "2021-05-08T01:37:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > And then whatever @Elmer_J.Fudd was trying to say, it’s not clear what the opposite would be since his statement contains several points. Do you mean “Bread is one of many baked goods mostly made on-site and not shipped to stores”? I thought he was saying that in the UK most of the store-baked bread can be bought unsliced. That is the case in Australia also, where you can always ask for it to be sliced at no cost as well. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-corny-question/941610/20 "2021-05-08T04:49:21Z")
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