In article >, Gary > wrote:
>Bryan wrote:
>>
>> But Jiffy is "America's Favorite." It's right up there with Kraft
>> Macaroni and Cheese Dinner, Rica-a-Roni (the San Francisco treat!),
>> Stovetop Stuffing Mix and Tuna Helper. Though I guess it's up to
>> whether you like the crap with the sugar and hydrogenated lard, or the
>> crap without the sugar, and with hydrogenated soy oil. Anybody who is
>> too f-ing lazy to make cornbread from scratch--when the alternative is
>> either of those junk brands--ought to hang up his/her apron and stick
>> to TV dinners.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
>And then...I've made cornbread from scratch and I still like the Jiffy brand
>better. Jill might not like the sugar in it but I do.

I'm partial to the Marie Callendar mix myself. The industrial-sized bags
sure were appreciated the day I was making chili mac for 150 (meat and
meatless versions) and had three helpers. The chili mac was pretty much
all from scratch, including beans that started out dry. One person got
assigned to make up the mix.

If I could make cornbread like one of the local restaurants I would
actually lay in a supply of good cornmeal. I get the hankering rarely
enough that my cornmeal goes bad.

>Your eating habits are admirable but the rest of us like eating crap food
>occasionally.

Bless his heart.

>And I'm fine with the occasional TV dinner too...especially
>the Hungry Man varieties.

Those were a real treat to us when we were kids and my mom is an excellent
cook. (We got them on Mom's night out.) They were better than the awful
school lunches we ate.

>PS - that boxed Kraft Mac and Cheese though is nasty. I can't believe so
>many here eat that.

Yeah, I don't see the attraction either. I guess you had to grow up
eating it. I am fond of the boxed pilafs* or instant mashed potatoes for
very speedy sides (my homemade is acceptable but sometimes I don't have
enough potatoes in the house or twenty minutes to boil them). I put
rather less liquid and rather more butter in the spud mix, like Mom did.

*Rice-a-roni is too salty for me these days. I get Near East or the
Trader Joe's.

Charlotte
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