≡First in Line≡
→Ode to cornbread↵
δA downhome Christmasδ
→You got cornbread ~ Your the best!!←
⇒Foodies gather round………..
*Cornbread ~ ^eats from our kitchen^ 🙂
Inspiration:
♥Some kitchen love from our kitchen to yours…….
Any cornbread fans?
With a fervent love of cornbread I had to write a poem illustrating this affection. I have always loved cornmeal in all its variations. Something about the mealy earthy taste combined with a natural light sweetness.
Cornbread has a southern flair to it and the poem I wrote below felt like being on a front porch in the southland, sipping some ice tea while strumming on a guitar and writing. Although I had no particular poetic direction initially, the words that developed the poem felt like a country song.
It’s always a wonderful feeling to allow what wants to be birthed through us as creative expression to make its presence known with as few barriers to its flow as possible. The creative process takes on infinite shapes, directions, expressions, and is such a beautiful reminder of the wonder of it all.
I grew up eating a good bit of cornbread (and spoonbread) which is probably where the taste, love, and enjoyment stemmed from. Warm out of the oven with butter melting on it…….good stuff coming out of the kitchen! With lots of love……….
*photo is fresh baked cornbread I made in our kitchen*
→Kitchens are the heart and soul of a home↵
δA downhome Christmasδ
Well, we are a day away from Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas everyone! With food often at the center of our holiday gathering and merriment, what better time to blog and write a poem based on food.
Wishing all a most joyous Christmas! May the Christ Light and Love be birthed in all our hearts and peace be upon the Earth. Now and Always.
As we close the final chapter on 2020 and ring in the new year 2021, I will leave you with some food for thought.
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Cornbread symbolism:
“A staple for any Southerner’s meal, cornbread is especially important as a traditional Southern New Year’s Day food. The color is considered to represent gold, and eating it is thought to bring you spending money in the prosperous new year. For deeper pockets, toss in some corn kernels.” Wishing everyone a Golden 2021!
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Cornbread Cornstory:
Corn has a rich and varied history. Here is some reading highlighting some of its origins.
“The Southern History Of Cornbread. Although the Aztecs and Mayans were making corn tortillas and tamales long before we heated up our skillets, the Southern version of cornbread actually originated with the Native Americans.”
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“Residents of the British colonies in America used the phrase Indian meal to refer to what is known today as cornmeal. Since its introduction to Britain and Europe during the 17th century, cornmeal has been used as a substitute for traditionally used grains in breads and steamed or baked puddings. (The meal was known to Europeans as maize. In the 17th century the word corn referred to grains in general.) American colonial recipes using cornmeal, known to the settlers as Indian meal, commonly used Indian in the title, such as Indian Bread, Indian Pudding or Indian Cake.
Corn grew easily in Indiana’s soil and quickly became the most commonly used grain in bread recipes originally calling for wheat or oats. By the time of Indiana’s statehood corn and Indian meal were used interchangeably in recipes. Sometimes both words were found in the same recipe. Cornbread or corn muffins became the common table bread. Interestingly, many cookbooks from the first half of the 19th century do not contain recipes for cornbread. Each family had its own favorite recipe, most likely committed to memory by every young girl as she learned to cook at her mother’s side.
Many of the earliest settlers in the Nineteenth State were from the Upland South, that is, the western Carolinas, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The Kentucky Housewife (1839), compiled by Mrs. Lettice Bryan, contains 17 bread, cake and pudding recipes using Indian meal such as Bannock, Indian Muffins, Indian Dumplings, and Indian Flappers. The closest recipe to a classic cornbread is Indian Muffins.”
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~ Cornbread History
www. indianahumanities.org
Cornbread: From Ancient History to Being the Gluten-Free Alternative (morningchores.com)
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δA downhome Christmasδ
Here are a few Christmas songs that bring on that downhome Christmas feeling from country music band Alabama’s first Christmas album. Share your favorite holiday songs!
Tonight is Christmas
Alabama – Tonight Is Christmas (Christmas Songs – Yule Log) – YouTube
Tennessee Christmas
Alabama “Tennessee Christmas” – YouTube
Christmas in Dixie
Alabama – Christmas In Dixie (Official Audio) – YouTube
Candle in the Window
Alabama -A Candle In The Window – YouTube
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θOkay, now to the good stuff……………………….
A simple poem rekindling the preparation and mixing of the ingredients that constitute freshly baked cornbread and the excitement of taking it out of the oven ready to be enjoyed! Pass some over please……..
≡First in Line≡
→ Ode to cornbread↵
→You got cornbread ~ Your the best!!←
cornbread in the blender
my heart goes a tender
grab me a few ingredients
gonna add to the mix
oh darlin’ gotta get my fix
so baby get it goin’
get them oars a rowin’
till that golden light is a glowin’
get that cornbread a comin’
baby put that cornbread in the oven
You say cornbread
I say yes
You got cornbread
your the best
You say cornbread
I gotta a smile
on and on
mile after mile
kinda like spoonbread
kinda like pie
but on the side
the fiddle player knows
his feet are a tappin’
he’s a wonderin’ about cornbread for the askin’
gotta have that taste
got no time to waste
You say cornbread
I say yes
You got cornbread
your the best
You say cornbread
I gotta a smile
on and on
mile after mile
when that cornbread is out of the oven
rest assured
I’ll be a comin’
I’ll be first in line
to get me mine
Oh that cornbread
gets me each time
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Wishing you a starlight holiday filled with your favorite eats
from the kitchen, with loved ones, and in joy eternal…
♥Merry Christmas Y’all…
May all our eats from the kitchen be received in gratitude and yumminess!!
⊕May Joy and Peace fill our heart and home!
⊕Blessings of the Season!
Blessings of great eats coming from the kitchen………..
May the wonder of it all amaze us over and over in humble reverence
Happy Healthy new year 2021! and ongoing……..
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