Spoonbread
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Combined Graph record U-01055 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0655. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Spoonbread is a custardy, soufflé-like cornbread made with the same main ingredients as cornbread — cornmeal, eggs, butter, and milk — baked in a dish or skillet until soft enough to scoop with a spoon; a traditional Southern staple whose first published recipe appeared in Virginia (Mary Randolph's 'The Virginia Housewife,' 1824). Stored key ingredients (cornmeal, eggs, milk, baked soft) established.
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Spoonbread is a custardy, soufflé-like cornbread made with the same main ingredients as cornbread — cornmeal, eggs, butter, and milk — baked in a dish or skillet until soft enough to scoop with a spoon; a traditional Southern staple whose first published recipe appeared in Virginia (Mary Randolph's 'The Virginia Housewife,' 1824). Stored key ingredients (cornmeal, eggs, milk, baked soft) established.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: breads
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- https://www.foodrepublic.com/1709949/president-monroe-spoonbread/ (verification source · master store)
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Spoonbread is a custardy, soufflé-like cornbread made with the same main ingredients as cornbread — cornmeal, eggs, butter, and milk — baked in a dish or skillet until soft enough to scoop with a spoon; a traditional Southern staple whose first published recipe appeared in Virginia (Mary Randolph's 'The Virginia Housewife,' 1824). Stored key ingredients (cornmeal, eggs, milk, baked soft) established.
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