# Do people in the UK, Australia, Canada, and Europe eat cornbread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2016, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158 "2016-08-18T08:26:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/61 "2016-08-21T16:38:59Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I give up. What size is meant by a “yoghurt glass”? We don’t eat yogurt out of glasses, so this come across as a nonsense measurement to Americans. “Yogurt cup,” then. Any common single-serving container, whether made of glass, plastic, or paperboard. Yogurt makers typically come with glass cups or jars, even in America. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/62 "2016-08-21T19:25:47Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > “Yogurt cup,” then. Any common single-serving container, whether made of glass, plastic, or paperboard. Yogurt makers typically come with glass cups or jars, even in America. Activia yogurt is a 4oz cup. Stonyfield is 6oz. Yoplait comes in 4oz and 6oz containers, depending on if it’s original or whipped. greek yogurt is 4oz, 5oz, and 5.3oz depending on brand… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/63 "2016-08-21T19:51:48Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Activia yogurt is a 4oz cup. Stonyfield is 6oz. Yoplait comes in 4oz and 6oz containers, depending on if it’s original or whipped. greek yogurt is 4oz, 5oz, and 5.3oz depending on brand… Since they’re all the same dimensions, I’m not sure it really matters. The only real issue is in how large the eggs are, or possibly how big the sachet of leavening. But those are the types of things you’d generally have to play by ear anyways. But, if you want to be sure, they seem to usually be around five ounces. Though I’m sure 3/4 cup would be fine. And a satchel is usually about 11 grams, which is [apparently](http://www.traditionaloven.com/culinary-arts/baking/dry-yeast/convert-gram-g-of-dry-yeast-to-tea-spoon-tsp.html) about 4 teaspoons. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/64 "2016-08-21T19:57:49Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I give up. What size is meant by a “yoghurt glass”? We don’t eat yogurt out of glasses, so this come across as a nonsense measurement to Americans. The recipient the yoghurt you used came in. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/65 "2016-08-21T20:28:54Z")
Yogurt in the US used to come in cups of exactly 8 ounces (i.e., the measurement actually called “1 cup” in American), which made them quite convenient for use as a cheap measurement device. So I’m not surprised that they’d show up in recipes. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/66 "2016-08-21T22:21:32Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I agree. I’m a lifelong Yankee but I appreciate good Southern cooking and I HATE sugar or wheat flour in my cornbread. > > For an 8-inch cast iron skillet, mix into batter: > > 1 cup white cornmeal > 1/2 tsp baking soda > 1/2 tsp cream of tartar > 1/2 tsp salt > (I usually add black pepper, but that’s not Gospel) > 1 beaten egg > 3/4 cup buttermilk. > > That’s it. That’s all. Pour it into your preheated skillet (you put a tablespoon of bacon grease or peanut oil in it before you put it in the oven) and bake at 425 for 20 minutes. I think this is the first time in…well, ever that I’ll state for the record that a Yankee has some knowledge of what cornbread is and how to make it. My recipe is similar, but everybody’s mother made it different. I’ve been known to add cheese, jalapenos, ortegas, bacon and other such foofraw to mine as the whim took me. Cut a wedge in half, put it in a deep bowl and cover it with pinto beans. Heaven in a bowl. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/67 "2016-08-21T22:32:27Z")
Decent (i.e., southern-style) cornbread has no flour and no sugar. The corn meal should be “water ground” or “stone ground” (both terms mean the same thing). My recipe is very similar to that posted by **Ukelele Ike** : 2 cups corn meal 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 egg 4 tbsp vegetable oil (safflower, grapeseed, corn oil, etc) 2 cups buttermilk 400° for 50 minutes into a buttered pyrex dish or other pan of your choosing (yeah cast iron skillets work fine) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158/68 "2016-08-25T19:03:08Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > The recipient the yoghurt you used came in. So one of these? [https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-High-Yoghurt-Vanilla-32/dp/B000R4CJBC/ref=sr\_1\_122\_s\_f\_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1472151701&sr=1-122&ppw=fresh&keywords=yogurt](https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-High-Yoghurt-Vanilla-32/dp/B000R4CJBC/ref=sr_1_122_s_f_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1472151701&sr=1-122&ppw=fresh&keywords=yogurt) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158.md?page=3)