re: The Best Bread is Cornbread (photos)

I had a good friend (gone now) He was an All American at LSU and one of the "Chinese Bandits", way back when. I shared this recipe with him one night over a vegetable dinner.

The next day, he told me at work that he had gone by the grocery store on his way home that night and planned on trying it that night after work.

A few weeks later he walked into my office and said.

"I have gained 7 pounds!"

He was making an 8 inch skillet every night and eating the whole thing. I have no idea how many calories that is (depends on thickness, amount of oil used and amount of butter added). Evidently it was enough to really put weight on an old football player with a desk job.