Chow Time: Cornbread with a Mexican twist

Chow Time: Cornbread with a Mexican twist

By Charles R Fortson Cornbread is a Southern staple that will be a hit as part of a meal or a snack that will be the talk of the party.  At Uncle Rays, we serve it with our juicy pork chops. Cornbread became a vital food in the American South, where the hot climate made growing corn easier than wheat.  Southern cooks adapted early versions made by Native Americans who first cultivated corn, and European settlers, who added eggs, milk and fat to …