The title from this Cooking Out-of-Doors (Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 1960) recipe might freak you out a little bit if you're unfamiliar with one of the utensils used to make it...
...but the "spider" in Spider Corn Bread refers to the pan, not the ingredients! (Spiders generally prefer to eat insects, so I don't think they will beg for a slice either. No actual arachnids need be involved.)
Insects are touted as being a good source of protein that is widely available. Why not arachnids? I wonder how many girl scouts freaked out about the name and refused to eat anything, or even be around the pan.
ReplyDeleteThe smart troop leaders probably just called it "cornbread" and didn't let the kids look at the book.
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