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Hot Water Cornbread: A Family Tradition

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A family tradition passed along has now become a business for one Arcadia, LA native. Desi McShan took her mother’s recipe for hot water cornbread, packaged it up and created Lillie Mae Foods in Greenwood, LA in 2013. Hot water cornbread is unleavened cornbread traditionally made with cornmeal, flour, salt, hot water and fried in cooking oil until golden brown. It differs from Johnnycakes or Hoecakes because it is fried and not cooked on a griddle or hoe. McShan said growing up, hot water cornbread was present at every meal. “It’s an old southern food. Growing up with my mama, hot water cornbread was with our meals that we had every day and I named it after her, Lillie Mae. She taught me how to do it. I’ve been frying hot water cornbread

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