The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
CORN BREAD AT ITS BEST.
A DELICACY AVAILABLE ron 0NLr
HALF TINE PEOPLE.

To Get IL One should Live Near an
Old-Fashioned Mil aud Have the Meal
Northumberland of the Hoe
Cake-The Black Cooks Quality Test.
Cornbread worthy Of the name Is an unknown
quantity TO at least half the people Of these United
States. II must remain unknown. more's the
pity. TO good noiety Of them. since II IL to be
had In perfection only by the fortunate help who
can get cornmeal straight from tho mill Tho
meal Of commerce. kiln dried. boled and ground
altogether too fine. Is very much Of q dolusion
and a snare
Dutnhis possible 10 secure meal freshly ground
from white nintbard Little Willis corn, whose
particles ore round and even as fairy hail IL is
well worth any body's while TO know what 10 do
with It, Such meal can be bong for Hfty or sixty
cents bushcl in almost any town or hamlet
along tho Ohio River or throughout the middle
South. the middle west and Virginia Natives
have superstition that underground meal has
different and more delicate flavor than that from
steam mills: but then the natives ore connOisseurs
In corn products of every sort from roasting
ears 70 Bourbon whiskey. Freight cbarges Fast
or North will probably bring the price up " seventy
I'VE cents bushel At that rate cornmeal Ii still
far and away the cheapest food stuff in existence.
The drawback is Its knack Of getting musty
II kept for any conSiderab bio time To re, around
that a dozen families might send for q barrel,
aud portion II out among themselves. Not a
few New York families n,i., n ,hu. di,.,,,, d.,
The mills, or else, In half-bushel packages at
slightly higher cost Besides there are several
shfewd aud somewhat enicrprising old darkeys,
who fetch In the fresh meal III bulk and peddle
II among round VI customers in quantities ~
suit Meal from sound grain. unsiftcd. or UNI
bolted will keep for six weeks In a dry airy place
free Of odors II il very susceptible 10 contaDina
-, s u" .' "''''
ground conee' spices onions, anu pickles CON
tanning mustard II should never be- nut into
r,.,I -, .,,.n,,t,,,,. -. 20 49,.
- - "'"a 'as
sweet "oneh te'ep'd'Ie piehuiuhy 'enh-
s,v,s IA, ,,,,,i,,,. =, ~, No.. ,,,,, r...,. -,
W ~ ia "''''' anu ASsp sweet
Corn meal like eliheSs, needs not the foreign
aid Of ornament but il when un,d,,n,d Adorned
~ =, M, -, =, -
'ho most iha' IN I" say ule very BEST sort oi
aud tL, hoecake p.ovl, who do M, know ,,,n.
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uu d h .ouo y, to,,ihoa isSulsai' hoassTs exes,
aI hn nca'en anne SHOWS Nnat ~ may po Worm
Deslhmhs trAnetlhs ni neral laSt Hollow
W., H"S ,,tIon Na'e a,aohs we carry CoomsIs
POI Tor All ~ Snoklns hen tue bread was ash,
.aAo, S",h~i pS sNrcplhS tl,ah space tight ia
!, VIC nI"I, "i .ne me-, ItulllhG We dough upon
~ anu "S' INK ~ .n 10y WV. gio"s haIu Nopu
@ais AsheaHo Is iSthsoin9 enough. ~ only The
u u.s. orc hsIu anu MOI enveEn W cruz,
~ oNct before tho ashc- SHEA but tiIat did NOT
naPpsh v'eIS nmo lhueeI, IL was uo exception
rather IMAM Tic rule. lhen TOO. upon hunts
totTuse n"s "au "' w" NIX n"or tnhl NO nou5e-
nOiu Souiu be Nlhnnt IfVp- oi every sSn de-
Et ~, Hp.n we ~ I.s,t or"Sa blades
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IinnI ami nv nes". ~ si,an ,b,, - p,N 'r zen
eye, spread with INN meal cakes and by help q
- e ie s'1SH ~ TeSA upoh spio f eoaA IN
u nnrte MINUTES :" 80; Nc bread wa. done upon me
, u,'u', SUE a am" IIIppsu " W.T. an Mo nun
49, 80 ", . ~ Vas Vas 10y '0' e"'ihg' anu 'he moo
rely i h,S SG ,a, 'H axe would viii No.,
bread /, : @,,ri t@' y,iSs and SaEtl to- .l5sS
ON H,' SnI xd idI % p"i ,n T5. sUS pan OF
~t n p,m,h ni uiy meal, browns quickly
s.re'. ~ hsnH IN t,e ma u ~ TX. ne.en ~
u,e Mo,Iu u natwh 'wti'nira We, WIN oeilihx
NJ ,,L ',,pl '0@'0 "'''' "''-4~' '""' "h's'' 10
back IN tho cid DAYS the black cooks had an
u.w ,c,s,n,s,,,, b.i'n',.S 70, 90 w. mne',J.
-. i, $50 t" ,s,,S W nuahN , WINE
s.pt, T n% SJ' V saw IN nd, ,h 1uan
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thAt al, sp,l.i ,b. nw,ty ". ,,,n.s. ~ M MY
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bmIe, W., ,I",,, snd iht,,,y Sa,,n", I'M" MN
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MgS,T and VERY nearly niySUs mad !, IN s w,t
h.,tN A.
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ynuI ma "a il. fN,i ,hsn ,nn ~ tn,, a H., go .ni
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nyo p.uut.s A. The crust ~ c,.cIng
"ys, -, ne.Ss TAnkt
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,u.n,y r,, rWto. 80 uiII ~ 49,, -, -. a, ~.
Ling Whrn Am, IN, AZ, nho,ri% r.. 'h in'
Srnwn 81 a I,ch pu,ty ave- md $50 ,a,in,
readily from ihc InnsI mas, II Ho,, ~. 20, =,
serve I'M, ppneA after bla,k fashion
bFSak-do not cut Mepl-opcn lengihwtse lay
minute before - ndins 10 table