# Who has the best cornbread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 18, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004 "2023-02-18T19:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [February 11, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/101 "2024-02-11T21:17:23Z")
I disagree a bit - it works well with food combinations that are built around the sweet and sour combination. Such as, -gasp- Sweet and Sour pork (my homemade version, with barely coated pork, not the heavily battered stuff). And it makes a great Thai style curry! ---
**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:** [February 11, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/102 "2024-02-11T22:51:53Z")
Right this minute I’m sucking down a Toad Suck Pond, and it hits all the sweet/sour notes (vodka, Midori, Malibu, pineapple juice). It also plays amazingly well with spicy/greasy, like pepperoni. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/103 "2024-02-11T23:16:12Z")
Here’s the custard cornbread recipe. > **[Custard Cornbread Recipe - Food.com](https://www.food.com/recipe/custard-cornbread-126897)** > > My grandma Lorraine Stromgren would listen to WCCO Radio's Joyce Lamont as she broadcasted a daily recipe. My grandma would sit by the radio with penc ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/104 "2024-02-13T01:05:17Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Maybe grated cheddar would be nice in that. I only had a cheddar/monterey jack mix but it worked out well. More of a dessert, sweet and a touch of heat. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/105 "2024-02-13T01:10:58Z")
That sounds like a good idea. I’ll try it. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/106 "2024-02-13T01:31:17Z")
It’s the best cornbread I have ever made. I’ve said that before but this time I really mean it. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/107 "2024-02-13T14:38:05Z")
Jiffy was what I was raised on and in fact probably ate exclusively most of my life. So it sets the standard for me. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/108 "2024-02-13T14:58:09Z")
I make cornbread with both flour and sugar, so sue me. I use Bob’s medium grind cornmeal and his recipe on the bag. Now, it could be made without the sugar, as I like honey on my cornbread. The wife likes jalapenos mixed in. I also make cornmeal pancakes, which are to die for. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/109 "2024-02-13T15:29:18Z")
Cracker Barrel has good cornbread muffins. It’s my standard bread selection with meals. I use Martha White Sweet Yellow mix at home. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/110 "2024-02-14T00:41:03Z")
I like my cornbread sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004/111 "2024-02-14T19:51:15Z")
Me too. That’s what comes from a lifetime of eating exclusively Jiffy corn muffins. Jiffy is firmly established on my palate as being what is normal for corn bread. Sampling southern style cornbread, for instance, leaves me with an overwhelming impression that it’s _lacking_ something. And that’s sweetness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004.md?page=5)