CULTURETECHLENSCornbread
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Combined Graph record U-01047 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0647. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Southern skillet cornbread is made from cornmeal with egg and buttermilk (Discover South Carolina's Iron Skillet Cornbread: self-rising cornmeal, egg, full-fat buttermilk, melted butter), baked in a hot cast-iron skillet; cornbread evolved from corn pone when Southern cooks added leavening, eggs, and buttermilk. Stored key ingredients (cornmeal, eggs, buttermilk) established.
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Southern skillet cornbread is made from cornmeal with egg and buttermilk (Discover South Carolina's Iron Skillet Cornbread: self-rising cornmeal, egg, full-fat buttermilk, melted butter), baked in a hot cast-iron skillet; cornbread evolved from corn pone when Southern cooks added leavening, eggs, and buttermilk. Stored key ingredients (cornmeal, eggs, buttermilk) established.
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- Also known as: skillet cornbread
- Work type: dish
- Category: breads
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- https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/how-do-you-like-your-cornbread-with-a-slice-of-history-thanks (verification source · master store)
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Southern skillet cornbread is made from cornmeal with egg and buttermilk (Discover South Carolina's Iron Skillet Cornbread: self-rising cornmeal, egg, full-fat buttermilk, melted butter), baked in a hot cast-iron skillet; cornbread evolved from corn pone when Southern cooks added leavening, eggs, and buttermilk. Stored key ingredients (cornmeal, eggs, buttermilk) established.
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