It looks as if "pone" comes from an Algonquian (Virginia) word; it is also akin to a Delaware word "apan" which means baked. During WW II, we lived with a farm couple and their two very young sons in a G.I.house on the post at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. They were actually allowing their farm to lie idle for 2 or 3 years because they could earn far more money working for Uncle Sam on the Post.... And every single night of the year they had the same dinner, including the baby: corn bread, a whole raw onion, and a big bowl of milk. Penny, NY ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.