Cornbread is a quick-bread made from dried, ground flint corn — the North American corn that Europeans might call “maize.” The First Nations in North America were making corn breads long before the Europeans arrived. Seen after that as a “pioneer” or “poor person’s” bread in the past, it is now enjoyed for its texture,…
Cornbread
Hushpuppies
A hushpuppy is a fritter made in the American south from a cornmeal and buttermilk batter. The fritters are deep-fried; they come out crunchy and golden-brown on the outside; and on the inside, moist, creamy and yellow (or white, depending on the cornmeal used.) They are usually made as small, round ones about the size…