Cornpone - Revision history

WesleyS: link to de-orphan

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link to de-orphan

NathanG at 20:01, March 28, 2008

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NathanG at 03:15, March 26, 2008

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Jallen at 15:49, July 29, 2007

2007-07-29T15:49:57Z

Ed Poor: pioneers who traveled on the Oregon Trail in covered wagons

2007-05-10T19:35:05Z

pioneers who traveled on the Oregon Trail in covered wagons

Ed Poor: a type of corn bread

2007-05-10T19:33:24Z

a type of corn bread

Dpbsmith: Simplify wording of some sentences

2007-03-12T13:36:03Z

Simplify wording of some sentences

Dpbsmith at 12:28, March 12, 2007

2007-03-12T12:28:08Z

Dpbsmith at 12:27, March 12, 2007

2007-03-12T12:27:42Z

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 Outside the South, "cornpone" is used to symbolize that region. It can be used as an adjective, meaning "deliberately folksy." Thus, the Boston Globe, reviewing ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,'' suggested an actress in that series
-::has done fine TV work, including a stint on "Deadwood," but she has too much sweetness and melodrama... She needs to make Harriet edgier, with a more biting sense of humor, to show that ruthless comedy can coincide with Christian belief. She's too cornpone to be the star of the show's version of "Saturday Night Live."<ref>Gilbert, Matthew (2006) "Will TV do right by conservative characters?" ''The Boston Globe,'' October 22, 2006, p. 1N</ref>
+::has done fine TV work, including a stint on "[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]," but she has too much sweetness and melodrama... She needs to make Harriet edgier, with a more biting sense of humor, to show that ruthless comedy can coincide with Christian belief. She's too cornpone to be the star of the show's version of "Saturday Night Live."<ref>Gilbert, Matthew (2006) "Will TV do right by conservative characters?" ''The Boston Globe,'' October 22, 2006, p. 1N</ref>
 Cornpone was a staple in the diet of the pioneers who traveled on the [[Oregon Trail]] in covered wagons; so much so that it was considered one of the hardships. A folksong "Great Grand-dad when the Land was Young," uses it to symbolize rugged independence:

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 ::has done fine TV work, including a stint on "Deadwood," but she has too much sweetness and melodrama... She needs to make Harriet edgier, with a more biting sense of humor, to show that ruthless comedy can coincide with Christian belief. She's too cornpone to be the star of the show's version of "Saturday Night Live."<ref>Gilbert, Matthew (2006) "Will TV do right by conservative characters?" ''The Boston Globe,'' October 22, 2006, p. 1N</ref>
-Cornpone was a staple in the diet of the pioneers who travelled on the Oregon Trail in covered wagons; so much so that it was considered one of the hardships. A folksong "Great Grand-dad when the Land was Young," uses it to symbolize rugged independence:
+Cornpone was a staple in the diet of the pioneers who traveled on the [[Oregon Trail]] in covered wagons; so much so that it was considered one of the hardships. A folksong "Great Grand-dad when the Land was Young," uses it to symbolize rugged independence:
 &nbsp;&nbsp;He was a citizen, tough and grim;<br>

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−	Cornpone is a type of corn bread made without eggs which is popular in the Southern United States, where it is often served and eaten with ''potlicker.''<ref>The liquid left after boiling collard, mustard, or turnip greens. Also called ''potlikker'' or ''pot liquor.''</ref> Cornpone is also known as johnnycake.	+	'''Cornpone''' is a type of [[corn bread]] made without eggs which is popular in the Southern United States, where it is often served and eaten with ''potlicker.''<ref>The liquid left after boiling collard, mustard, or turnip greens. Also called ''potlikker'' or ''pot liquor.''</ref> Cornpone is also known as johnnycake.

	Cornpone is emblematic of the region, where it is considered a comfort food. In Mark Twain's ''Tom Sawyer, Detective,'' Tom says		Cornpone is emblematic of the region, where it is considered a comfort food. In Mark Twain's ''Tom Sawyer, Detective,'' Tom says

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 ::It was good to be there again behind all that noble corn-pone and spareribs, and everything that you could ever want in this world.  Old Uncle Silas he peeled off one of his bulliest old-time blessings, with as many layers to it as an onion...<ref>Twain, Mark, ''Tom Sawyer, Detective,'' Chapter VI.</ref>
-As a simple food, made with inexpensive ingredients requiring no refrigeration, it is associated with low-income, rural life. Rhetorically, politicians like to express affection for it as a way of asserting their status as men of the people. In 1931, Louisiana governor Huey Long briefly made the national news by disputing the proper way to prepare and eat cornpone and potlicker. Long maintained that cornpone is dunked in the potlicker. The editors of the Atlanta Constitution insisted that it is crumbled into the potlicker, not dunked, and that "cornpone that can be dunked is not genuine cornpone."<ref>"Huey Long Starts Cornpone Battle," ''The New York Times,'' February 17, 1931, p. 52</ref>
+As a simple food, made with inexpensive ingredients requiring no refrigeration, it is associated with low-income, rural life. In speeches, politicians may express affection for it to show that they are men of the people. In 1931, Louisiana governor Huey Long briefly made the national news by disputing the proper way to prepare and eat cornpone and potlicker. Long maintained that cornpone is dunked in the potlicker. The editors of the Atlanta Constitution insisted that it is crumbled into the potlicker, not dunked, and that "cornpone that can be dunked is not genuine cornpone."<ref>"Huey Long Starts Cornpone Battle," ''The New York Times,'' February 17, 1931, p. 52</ref>
-Outside the region where it is common, "cornpone" is used to symbolize that region, particularly as an adjective suggesting that someone from that region is deliberately trying to convey an impression of folksiness. Thus, the Boston Globe, reviewing ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,'' suggested an actress in that series
+Outside the South, "cornpone" is used to symbolize that region. It can be used as an adjective, meaning "deliberately folksy." Thus, the Boston Globe, reviewing ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,'' suggested an actress in that series
 ::has done fine TV work, including a stint on "Deadwood," but she has too much sweetness and melodrama... She needs to make Harriet edgier, with a more biting sense of humor, to show that ruthless comedy can coincide with Christian belief. She's too cornpone to be the star of the show's version of "Saturday Night Live."<ref>Gilbert, Matthew (2006) "Will TV do right by conservative characters?" ''The Boston Globe,'' October 22, 2006, p. 1N</ref>

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 Cornpone was a staple in the diet of the pioneers who travelled on the Oregon Trail in covered wagons; so much so it was considered one of the hardships. A folksong "Great Grand-dad when the Land was Young," uses it to symbolize rugged independence:
 &nbsp;&nbsp;He was a citizen, tough and grim;<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;Danger was duck soup to him.<br>