What? You didn’t know there was a connection between the two?
Now if that title didn’t grab your attention right in here, I don’t know what would. Who doesn’t love cornbread? And yardsales? You know I do. So, when a friend tells you she is having a yardsale, you need to show up. This is my friend who had the sale the same day that I did. I got to preview on Friday and when I got there, THESE were waiting for me. My friend, Debbie, has a set of these cast iron cornstick cornbread bakers and I’ve told myself if I ever found some, I’d snap them up. And snap them up I did, for $4. And they’re already seasoned. They make some nice crispy cornbread sticks that are to die for. 
Got all excited and tried them out, but I filled them too full, so they didn’t just pop out of there like they are supposed to. Next time, I won’t fill them so full. But, they were yummy. Really yummy, even if I did have to dig them out a bit. Here’s the buttermilk cornbread recipe I like to make. Very Southern. Found this one in our local paper and it’s really good and authentic, just like my mama makes.
Did you know if you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can add about a tablespoon of vinegar to your milk and it does the same thing? Just a tip for you!
Edited to Add: Look who has Lodge cornstick cast iron pans: Walmart and several others online too, in case you have to have one!
One more thing you should never pass up, a BIG face watch for $1. All it needed was a new battery. I love that I can see this without squinting.
Some of you will know what I mean! 
And the rest of you, your time is coming.
The winner of Miss Lucy’s Monograms giveaway is lucky #42 Sabrina! Big congrats, I’ve already emailed her the exciting news. And if you didn’t win, we will be having another giveaway with Miss Lucy’s in December and it will be a fabulous prize!
Thanks for stopping by! I'm Rhoda, from Atlanta, GA and I love decorating and DIY projects. Decorating a home doesn't have to cost a fortune and I've spent years thrifting at antiques markets and yardsales, finding those treasures that make a home unique. I'm here to inspire and encourage other women to find their own inner creativity. Won't you join me? 
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Love the cornbread pans!!!! And unfortunately, I already know about the big face watch thing!!!
Your title grabbed my attention. It sounded so cute and catchy, not to mention great. Whats more great is those cast iron “CORN” bread pans! I SO WANT ONE, HOW DARLING, to put aside a hearty bowl of chili. NICE!
I have one of those and I LOVE it! Great deal — gotta love friends who have yard sales.
Rhoda, Love the cornbread pans. I have had one for years, my mom always had one when I was growing up. I forget sometimes that I have it. My son’s loved to have cornbread from it when they were younger. Also love the watch and I do know what you mean! Don’t have to put on your glasses to see what time it is. I have stopped wearing a watch, I always look at my Blackberry these days. Maybe if I had a big watch? Anyway, have a good day. Marla
Love the hands on that watch!
Aww! My mom had those growing up! It makes me hungry just thinking about it
So cute!!! and I bet yummm too!! Love the watch!! Aweosme finds
I am the only one in my house who LOVES cornbread (and chili and navy bean soup and all kinds of other things that require cornbread on the side), so I don’t make it very often or I will eat the whole pan! I’ve tried making just 2 or 3 muffins at a time, but that’s not real cornbread. I’ll look for these pans, then I could make just a couple sticks at a time… why didn’t I think of that before? Thanks Rhoda!
Hi Rhoda–Your post title just screamed southern to me! Too funny. I really need to get some of these too, although I have never made real cornbread. I love to cook, but Jiffy is as close to cornbread as I make! LOL! I’ve been missing you and all of my bloggy friends. This school stuff is the pits, but I sure will be happy when a real career kicks in for me.
I posted a part two of the Southern Living Idea home, if you get a chance stop on by.
Have a wonderful weekend,
~Misti
Great deal on the pans and the watch. I know all about “seeing the watch face” thing.
I bought a Lodge preseasoned corn stick pan at William So. when they ran them at a real good price and have yet to have used it.
Hope you are having a great weekend.
Glenda
Would you believe that I have the same connection with cornbread and yardsales too? This past summer, my mother-in-law had a yardsale. When I stopped by, she had these same cast iron corn sticks for sale. Why on Earth was she selling these? I dearly LOVE all things cast iron, so I snatched them up without even thinking, Being the nice mother-in-law she is, I got mine for free! They were a little rusty, but I just burned them out, and now they’re good as new! They’re perfect to accompany soups or to just eat!
Love cornbread, love my stick pans from a garage sale, and that watch just makes me LAUGH!
My mom used to have one of those cornbread pans. I’ll have to ask here if she still has it and get it if she does. Since she doesn’t cook anymore. I went garage sale-ing too & found a few good things. I’ll post about them this week.
Take Care
Darlene
I have a cornbread pan like that and I love it!
The watch – I NEED one of those
I have my grandmothers cast iron corn bread stick pan and I love it! Cute watch! You can also use lemon juice in the milk to sub for buttermilk:)
I have 2 of those cornbread pans that my mother used. Aren’t they heavy? Make some incredible southern cornbread though. I also understand about the hands on the watch. Happens so quickly!
My grandmother always used a pan like that. If you ever want to sell one – I’ll buy it
I love cornbread and this is certainly the time of year to make it. Mama has cornstick pans like the ones you bought and I’ll bet that she’ll pass them on to me if I ask.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
I’ve never seen cornbread pans like that! But I love them already and will definitely be watching … however, I probably live too far north (Kansas)! Ha ha. Also, great watch – it makes me crazy to try to figure out the time from just a little tick on the face!
You always find the best treasures. When I was growing up, my mom had those pans, which had belonged to her mother. Now, you have me wondering where they could be.
We love cornbread. My favorite way to eat it, might be a tad icky. I crumble it and smother it with maple syrup.
Rhoda, you could do a whole post with a poll on cornbread preferences alone. I love the cast iron cornstick baker. I have one, too, passed down from my Grandmother. Because it’s hers, it makes the cornbread taste better ; – ) !
Rhoda, I have the same cornbread pan. My father found it…in a yard sale…and gave it to me years ago.
If you spray the entire thing with nonstick cooking oil spray, including the spaces on the top, in between, even if you overfill it, they will pop right out. And, they come out so crunchy good!
Jane
Hi Rhoda!
I so enjoy your blog and read it everyday! I too, found some cornstick pans at an antique store and rushed home to use them. I found out the hard way that the pans were NOT seasoned! We had cornstick crumbs for supper that night! Since then they have been seasoned and make the bestest cornsticks! Thanks for sharing your blog with us!
Angie
You HAD me at the title. Cornbread and yardsales, a fabulous combination!
I get tickled everytime I see those cornbread pans – they remind me of my grandma’s house so much. She always had a bunch of them floating around.
Yes, I know what you mean about the big watch face. I am a nurse and the girls I work with tease me about my wrist”clock”. Ha. They will need a big one soon enough. Your decorations in the holiday look beautiful. I can’t wait to see more.
Sheila
that corn bread looks delicious and the fact that it is in the shape of corn is just too cute!!
Rhoda-
Just “found” your blog and I LOVE it. Makes me miss home & the South so much! I’ve been living in Phoenix for the past 7 years – so I’m displaced … but once a GRIT, always a GRIT. Take care and I’ll be reading faithfully. By the way, I am now hungry for cornbread.
Mike tells me my time is coming, too, for the big faced watch. If he even catches me squinting just a bit I get a big, “A HA! I told you so!!”
Oh my do I love cornbread….and just look at that watch I can see the time all the up here in NE LOL
I did know that about buttermilk but I’d forgotten…going to add that right now to my recipe book…thank you !!
Can’t wait for the holiday house …
All the best,
Kathy
I’m lucky to have the corn stick pan that belonged to my mother. Need to use it sometime soon.