Cornbread is the most popular and most beloved quick bread in the South.
I have no actual proof of that, but there is ample evidence in my world to say it is empirically true. We are a corn-loving people. Grits, cornbread, corn-on-the-cob, corn casserole, succotash, spoonbread, dressing — I could go on like Forrest Gump about shrimp — we just have a special love for most all things corn.
