This recipe and photo are courtesy of Amy O'Quinn and her web blog Ponderings from Picket Fence Cottage. Amy says:

"When I was a little girl, my mama used to make the best lace hoecake cornbread in the world. It was perfectly golden, thin, and crunchy with just the slightest hint of a thicker texture in the middle...and delicious; a true Southern staple that's just perfect with lima beans, greens, soup, etc. She can still make it just that good!

Now, I've tried for at least the last twenty years to master the art of lace cornbread cookery - but until last week, I have NEVER been able to get it right. My family has suffered through 'burned on the outside-raw on the inside' greasy, limp lace cornbread quite a few times, and I'll admit I got discouraged. I just couldn't get it thin and crunchy enough. I've never had much trouble with other stuff, and my family considers me an extremely competent cook...which is a good thing since they don't have too many alternatives! LOL My mama cooks her cornbread by 'feel', and she doesn't really measure anything. I do that with a lot of my cooking too, so I'm not complaining...but it made my attempts at lace cornbread, um, less than desirable! 

Anyway, last week (after a long hiatus) I was determined to try again (you know, the childhood memory thing), and I meant I was going to get it right. So, I found Paula Deen's recipe for lace hoecake cornbread and used her measurements. The only thing I didn't do was the 'inverting the cornbread over onto the wet plate thing.' Once my cast iron griddle was good and hot and well-greased, I didn't have any trouble with flipping the cornbread just using a spatula.  Finally, success! I used my grandma's cast iron griddle - I love it!"

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