I seldom eat bread. I love fresh baked bread, the smell of it, the taste of it, the feel of it. Every now and then I crank up my bread machine and bake a loaf of bread just for the joy of hot fresh hot bread and butter.
However I grew up in coastal SC on the GA border and it is extremely humid there. In the old days before central heat & air, bread after two days was already moldy. Anything you baked or bought had to go into the fridge within about 24 hours. To me refrigerated bread is good for only one thing - toast. (Yes, I know but I can only eat so many croutons and I'm not all that crazy about stuffing. So much work when all I originally wanted was a good sandwich LOL.) So I just got out of the habit of eating bread.
My son didn't much care. I would buy one loaf every two weeks on shopping day and we would have great sandwiches that night and maybe PB&J's the next. Later I would use up the rest for our Saturday morning breakfasts and for grilled cheese sandwiches.
I tried adding cornbread and biscuits to the menu but my son never developed a liking for either. As a single mother with an eye on the electric meter I could not see warming up and electric oven for 15 min and running it for another 20-30 minutes to bake biscuits or cornbread just for me.
I still enjoyed both at times when I made greens or pole beans so I found a way to make them cheaper. I would mix the batter and make a few "griddle cakes" or pancakes. There would be extra if my son decided he wanted some and leftover batter was fine saved in the fridge for a day or two. I still eat cornbread and biscuits this way.
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