Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-18
The Decline and FAN of Corn-Bre"d'

charleston News ana CoulielJ
The Richmond Dispatch votes a genera
tender of cOngratulatlOn 10 lhe a9.l ~.
ION authorities on their purpose 10 make
GA Grand exhibit of American corn anu
corn-breads" at the Paris EXPOSITION
ny "irbat's all right. 1t shows good busi-
ness sense. our exports on Nvi II "a. 81 =
steadily increasing, ihousn Wy, III, Corn
for n is chiefly for food for STOCK. 'Vil
is not making much headway as 'aplo
food The European practice OF coohIus
broad onIv once week is against corn
bread. since it is not as appetizinB Wheh
cold ar when warm. 80 ., 100,
Mo are not the great cOrn-Dread eaters
tbav used 10 be. Batter or e6B-pl Ittu
and certain cakes are sun IN vogue put
the honest and homely corh-pohe' lt 1
11nnUrrIdndger and the hOecake are not as
non,,lar as they used TO be As LOT the
ssbcake. the cooking of it has become d
lost art almost. ,.o Cd, mart ar
least TO the Introduction even lh me
counfrv homes. Of the modern COOKING
stove and range. Ii takes q great Dig
omen fireplace and "A southern hesIe
with a red bandana upon her he4H), 10
make prime cOrn-bread. Nor VIII al5
meal but underground mes serve me
best purpose. Steah-po"e' ine"i -
- ct the washington officials see what
can be done TO restore corn-bread 10 the
fables OF the American people.
II is no wonder, of course, mat corr
nod docs not make much Roadway IN
lands where il Is cooked once q Wech ~
bo eaten all the week. tOIn-UIeau -
not good 10 eat when IT is cOlu. ~ sIou.'
he eaten hot with butter anu pu'tSi
milk or given 10 the poor. ne Dla-
,-ntrb Is in error, however. IN charging
tbe nresent unpOpulaTity OF such uIedu "
Inc cooking stove, and steam-po"
ground meal. II does not tdNT "' ',+I
ground meal and a big open nIepidtv ",.~
"a southern Mauma, WIN .'i.I-i' ,',i,,,.
her head. or any Of them, To mint ~ 10y
orn-hread" All these may De slN,l,;,
ovd Inc bread will stin be not Hlieu
I'm eat-if the main condluoh % ~ =
celence be lacking. Ana lhdt VuIis ...l
a. NOT as some would have us percy G.,
~ mo corn must be carried TO a min
80 ie9st three miles distant. on Ihulo;;
,,ftb n little colored boy or an oiu cOlo'CI
''uncle" on top OF the bas' anu INC u
bToueht back in the same way ~. ii
:, - not matter little DIT IN "a 7;
~ IN tbcr fhe CON IS ground at the lull
nF no moon or the dark OF n nv
Ule Tito requirement is that the Dredu
ebaU lie made Of meal thal Il. n'' s'.,,,b
soutbern-grown cOrn-lhe l"t IN. -
., a. crown the better-that the ma.
IL IL freshlv ground; that the Dough
sshoii he well worked" ana that II sIl"lI
- boked quickly i'm a hot oven OF VA "
hot griddlo, or in red-hot 2snes'. o.1 ,o,d-
Good meal viii be spoiled , by b1d lI NUM-
lin" Of course, but the pest iiail" 70
ing, ,o ., most experienced cook will never
- "nrime cOrn-bread' OF meal Hla"o
m nf Western corn" the corn Of CONNECT a
The Sweetness and flavor OF southcrn co IN
u Ho' ~ ~ il If the Dispatch VIII CON
got ou' moment it will remember, we are
sGer that prime corn-bread was never Yer
sur SUI '' ~ the south before the war; When
the south grew all It's OWL SoIn Where sS
all us o"' has practically disappeared
since we bu,. ali our meal and corn from
the other sections. That Is the po WnTlg
story iS The Europeans knew rb nI,a,'l1
whatever Of Of our tak aI'' kindly to the post
S SnH nav variety. And we can't say th ad
v %e bIame them. 1t is the poorest Dteau
in the world.