Weeknight Cornbread Dressing Southerners love cornbread dressing. Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more of a "holidays only" dish. This wasn’t true in the not-so-distant past. Large pans of this moist, dense dish could be found on Southern tables year round. My mom could have a steaming pan of dressing on the table before you could say scat! In the past, there was more of a tendency not to let any food go to waste. Because all Southern kitchens had leftover cornbread and biscuits, making dressing was the solution for making use of these leftovers. When I was growing up, there were very few days we didn’t make a pone of cornbread. This tradition has also faded from many of our kitchens. In too many homes, cornbread is no longer "our daily bread". Thus, there is a lack of leftover cornbread that needs using. Leftover cornbread and biscuits freeze really well. I keep a large zippered bag for each in my freezer and add leftovers, as we have them. Biscuits or co...
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