I'm so glad you liked the cornbread! You did good to adjust the amount of milk. When I moved here from my hometown, I had to cut the amount of milk by a cup to compensate for the different climate.
Southern food tends to be inexpensive food. When America was still young, the southern states were populated by the very rich and the very poor. Since the very poor cooked for the very rich, many of their dishes became Southern traditions.
Cornbread goes with just about everything. The first thing that comes to mind is pinto beans, just toss in a ham-hock or some salted pork while you're cooking them. Black-eyed peas are a traditional Southern favorite. It's said you will have good luck all year if you eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. In fact, any dried pea or bean is "Southern." Cornbread also goes well with greens: spinach, turnip greens, collard greens, poke salad, etc. Any fresh vegetable, in season, is Southern. Fried chicken is traditional Southern.
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Date: 2004-05-31 06:37 am (UTC)Southern food tends to be inexpensive food. When America was still young, the southern states were populated by the very rich and the very poor. Since the very poor cooked for the very rich, many of their dishes became Southern traditions.
Cornbread goes with just about everything. The first thing that comes to mind is pinto beans, just toss in a ham-hock or some salted pork while you're cooking them. Black-eyed peas are a traditional Southern favorite. It's said you will have good luck all year if you eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. In fact, any dried pea or bean is "Southern." Cornbread also goes well with greens: spinach, turnip greens, collard greens, poke salad, etc. Any fresh vegetable, in season, is Southern. Fried chicken is traditional Southern.