KimC, I've never tried blue cornmeal. Don't know if we can get it here in Fla. If I can find some, I'll sure try it.
DtG, your Gram's bread pudding sounds like the description of T.Pratchetts "Ankh Morpork Clootie Dumplings" which lay on the tongue like the lightest merengue, and on the stomach like a concrete bowling ball.
And then there's Dwarf Bread, made of the finest grit and useful as lunch or as a weapon.
Pratchett RULES!

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