It certainly was fun learning about the rich peanut history of Dothan and the surrounding area! Some people use a self-rising cornbread mix to make the corn cakes, and some add a small amount of flour or sugar. Not the long cooking kind the quick fixing chopped cabbage and can of corned beef kind. One of my life missions seems to be to recreate the wonderful home-cooking that I remember. (You may also use bacon drippings.) Hi Paula, You may have found the one thing I havent added any sugar to. I ate them anyway. Your support means more than you could ever know! (