Just an added note to the fried cornbread......I use basically the same recipe for my fried cornbread but fry it in small individual patties rather than one large hoecake. It actually fries a little quicker. My husband taught me how to fry cornbread shortly after we married while we were both skinny as rails. You should see us now. LOL I believe the secret to the taste is the bacon drippings. Takes lots of them. Diane