Pap’s sweet bread. He makes it every once in a while. He doesn’t really have a recipe; he mixes flour, sodie, salt, sugar, and oil up; pours it in a cast iron pan and bakes it in the oven till brown. It’s good-and I’m always glad to hear Granny say “your Daddy make a cake of sweet bread you ought to come get some.” Pap’s favorite way to eat it-with a can of Granny’s peaches.
Tipper
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Lise-I’m going to try and find out how much of what he uses and post the recipe : )
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Sandra-its not real sweet like a cake would be-but he does use enough that you can taste it. I’m going to work on getting him to let me watch and measure the next time he makes a pan : )
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That just makes my mouth water. Would love to have a taste!
I’m going to have to try this!
Yummy-sounds like a cross between soda bread & skillet biscuits.
Tipper,
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Have you heard the story of the Mother that took a can down from the cabinet and opened it and put a pinch in each dish she made. She told her children with a warning that no one was ever to look into or spill her can of the special secret ingredient..
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Thanks Tipper
Tipper,
You just jogged another memory. I
had forgotten about sweet bread.
My parents were a lot like yours,
they always canned lots of peaches
and blackberries to go with those
special treats for us youngin’s.
And it was my daddy that made our
sweet bread cake too. He could do
everything! But one time I had two
friends playing with me and mama
came to the kitchen door and hollared for us. She sat us all down at the table to ‘hot biscuits and peaches’, and I thought my folks are the greatest.
…Ken
Tipper,
I hadn’t even thought of Sweet Bread in years!! It used to be such a treat!
Sounds like it would be great with a cup of tea!
Tipper–Really interesting stuff, and I loved your incorrect spelling of soda (“sodie”). I have not idea of whether it was intentional or not, and it doesn’t matter. What does matter is how it appealed to me. Why? Because that’s the way mountain folks pronounce the word and for us, sodie or sody would be the right spelling.
Of course that in turn leads to the topic of soft drinks, which I never heard called soda pops until I was grown. Most commonly they were dopes or belly washers.
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Oh, do go watch him make it as soon as you can…and while he does, write down how much of each ingredient he uses. This is a way to preserve a family heirloom. Too often we don’t do this and wish years later that we had….
daddy made this without sugar and called it hoe cake, i still make it once in a while. how much sugar does he use, a little or a lot
So simple to make, yet as delicious as any store bought dessert. Mom called it sweet pone.
I always say things taste best when there is no recipe involved..just love 🙂
Looks yummy:) Can you give us the approximations of how much of each ingredient? Would love to try it!
Please, please, please – take a video of him making it, interview him and get him to talk about it; sneak a measuring cup and get details, etc.
You will cherish it forever, as will your children and your grandchildren…..and you can POST the recipe here for us all to try!
that looks yummy! Would love to make some, what consistency is the dough?
Oh, that sounds good…and with home canned peaches.
I just might have to try making some of that!
You know there is a world of difference in home canned peaches and store bought peaches!
Sounds delicious, I’ll be right over 🙂 You saying that he eats it with peaches makes me think of a cobbler. I think I’ll make one today.
Stacey
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Tipper,
Almost sounds like soda bread.. sounds so good…Irish soda bread uses buttermilk….does he use any milk and/or just oil…
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Thanks Tipper,
Man, I’d give a “yankee dime” for a piece of that right now! Wish you had a recipe for this Tipper!
Does he deliver? hehehe Looks yummy!
Would go good with this cup of coffee.
oh, man.