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"Jiffy also makes the best pancakes. Just mix it like the box instructions with a little more milk. Then add blueberries once you drop them on the griddle.

It also makes amazing hush puppies. I add a grated onion and then add some of your cornmeal-based fish fry mix to it til it thickens up, where you can ball it up for the hush puppies. Add a tablespoon of Cajun seasoning if you want them spicy."

"I crush this up and use it like breadcrumbs on the tops of casseroles. Drizzle a little butter on there in the last few minutes of cooking; it's unreal."

"They are so good. I top mine with grated Parmesan and have it for lunch."

"I like to mix a box of the jambalaya and a box of the beans (red or black) and rice. Add browned ground chicken, browned sausage, onion, garlic, celery or bell peppers (whatever is on hand), and a little hot sauce.

And I serve it with Jiffy cornbread (depending on what is on hand again, doctored up with sour cream or buttermilk or an extra egg, creamed corn, cheddar cheese, etc)."

"That’s my late grandmother’s 'secret recipe', she always used Ghirardelli mix!"

"Hamburger Helper Stroganoff and Creamy Broccoli Tuna Helper both hit me in the nostalgia."