Crackling Cornbread was my boy's favorite!
If I have it, I put bacon grease in the hot pan and add the mix. Makes the crust tasty. Grandma almost always had bacon grease. She saved it in a sealed container that stayed on the stove. Bacon grease was also used when Grandma cooked greens. She only made turnip or collard greens by themselves. I almost always made a mix of the two.
"Burnt Ends" of smoked brisket in pinto or red beans is quite tasty!
Nice! Forgot you were sorta in the south. Ha!