On the radio the other day the deejays were polling people on what it meant to them when someone said food was "homemade" (especially baked goods).

So in your opinion, what does homemade mean? Does it mean made from scratch or made at home (not store bought)?

So according to the first definition, a homemade cake is make completely from scratch with flour, eggs, milk, baking powder, etc. From the second definition, a cake made from a box of cake mix would be considered homemade.

IMO, homemade means made from scratch.

For cooking/baking what have you: from scratch.
I certainly don't consider the cake I bake at home homemade LOL

For anything else: not store bought.

IMO made from scratch.

Made from scratch. Growing up my mom made cakes and apple pie from scratch.

I honestly can't believe the poll is at 50/50 right now lol

I see both points, but I've always thought that homemade meant something made from scratch. Like if I make a cake using a box of cake mix, I wouldn't tell someone it was a homemade cake. I would tell them it was a box cake.

from scratch.. but with some foods there are grey areas too.

like.. yesterday we were talking about stuffing.. homemade or stovetop. but.. I don't actually make the bread, let it go stale, cube it then make stuffing from that. I buy the cubed bread crumbs and then make stuffing with it. I dont' grind my own pork and add spices to it making my own sausage.. but I still consider it homemade.

but... generally.. I consider homemade as more from scratch... very little already prepared parts added.

I actually consider homemade to mean anything made at home. Even if it made from a mix. I did make it and assemble it, it's not like I purchased it from the store whole. If something is from scratch, I say I made it from scratch.

Quoting Mamma*Mia:" I actually consider homemade to mean anything made at home. Even if it made from a mix. I did make it ... [snip!] ... and assemble it, it's not like I purchased it from the store while. If something is from scratch, I say I made it from scratch."

so if you add water, mix, and bake you'd tell someone it's homemade? : D

Adding a water or milk, stirring, and heating is NOT "homemade" to me

The only things I use that are pre-packaged for Thanksgiving are bread cubes (not stuffing, just the bread), the pie crust (simply because of counter space, although I really want to practice my great granny's recipe), and cream of mushroom soup for the green bean casserole. The rest is fresh from scratch! I even use fresh pineapple for my ham.

Quoting snglemama:" so if you add water, mix, and bake you'd tell someone it's homemade? : D"

I generally don't bake and tell people anything, but if I was asked O would say I made it, but say not from scratch.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mamma*Mia:</b>" I actually consider homemade to mean anything made at home. Even if it made from a mix. I did make it ... [snip!] ... and assemble it, it's not like I purchased it from the store whole. If something is from scratch, I say I made it from scratch."</blockquote>




I agree, unless it's baking. If all I had to do was add water, oil, and/or eggs, I say it's from a mix or box

This is why there are fat smurfs, because they think just "cooking at home" is homemade lol

I think homemade is from scratch. It's not like you have to raise the cows and chicken, but imo it's when you take whole ingredients and make a meal with them. I'm a weirdo about chemicals in food so I go above that - for example, if a recipe calls for things like salsa, I make the salsa from scratch. I also make applesauce, and next on my list is peanut butter.

I think it's a little insulting that someone can put water in a mix and claim it as homemade, when there are people putting a lot more into it and it's considered the same? No way!

<blockquote><b>Quoting P Pickle Pants:</b>" Adding a water or milk, stirring, and heating is NOT "homemade" to me The only things I use that are ... [snip!] ... cream of mushroom soup for the green bean casserole. The rest is fresh from scratch! I even use fresh pineapple for my ham. "</blockquote>


Oooh, can you share your grammas recipe for pie crust? Ive been experimenting and i found a pretty decent one. Does hers use butter, shortening or lard?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Amberchik78:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting P Pickle Pants:</b>" Adding a water or milk, stirring, and heating ... [snip!] ... grammas recipe for pie crust? Ive been experimenting and i found a pretty decent one. Does hers use butter, shortening or lard?"</blockquote>



I can't remember, I haven't made it in 2 years and lost the recipe in our move. Let me call my mom later and get her to give it to me  

PM me and I'll share