On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 8:39:47 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 2:11:38 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 1:24:13 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > > On 5/16/2021 5:00 PM, wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 5:48:47 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> cshenk wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I swear some seem to think Jiffy Cornbread mix is 'spicy'.
> > > >>>
> > > >> Unpopular here among all the great chefs in RFC but I like that stuff
> > > >> occasionally. I'm making a batch today, in fact. As soon as it comes out
> > > >> of the oven, butter the top while it's hot.
> > > >>
> > > > You don't split your slice of cornbread open and butter the inside?
> > > Just different cooking methods.
> > > I'll mix up one box of Jiffy and also add an extra TBS or 2 of milk,
> > > pour into an 8" cake pan and bake. This results in thick/dense cornbread
> > > only 1" or less thick.
> > >
> > > Compare to thick fudge brownies vs puffy cake-like brownies.
> > >
> > > As soon as it comes out of the oven and is still hot, I'll rub a stick
> > > of butter over the top many times. Lots of butter that soaks in via the
> > > top. Then I let it cool down then store in a plastic produce bag to
> > > retain the moisture.
> >
> > I have cooked that stuff in a small rice cooker. You have to flip that over once. I think it comforting to know that you can have cornbread if you have a small rice cooker, a box of Jiffy mix, and some water.
> At the dollar store, they have little single serve nukeable cake batter now. Just add water.

Oddly enough, those things work fine in the microwave. My guess is that a box of Jiffy mix would work too and it'll probably be 6 times faster. Baking a cake in seconds indicates the highest level of technological sophistication of any civilization.