Cornbread

USCMC Private First Class Spunkmeyer expressing distaste for cornbread

"What's this crap supposed to be?"

―Private First Class Daniel Spunkmeyer (from Aliens)

Cornbread was a foodstuff available to members of the United States Colonial Marine Corps and civilians.

Overview

"What you say? You got any biscuits over there?"
"I keep seeing cornbread."

―Dennis Parker and Ellen Ripley (from Alien)

Cornbread was sweet tasting American bread with a light, grainy texture. Basic cornbread was made with 450 ml. W-Y Colonial C-Ration Insta-Carbohydrate supplement IM:14988, 10 ml. W-Y Colonial cooking supplement C, 5 ml. W-Y Colonial cooking supplement D, 15 ml. W-Y Colonial dietary supplement CHEBI:26710, 5 ml. Colonial Dehydrated egg supplement EL:67299 or one Large Bionational G3ngineered chicken egg, 250 ml. W-Y Colonial fermented non-dairy protein supplement BM:64755, and 60 ml. Bionational hydrogenated bio-soy cooking solvent SO:00016.

Behind the scenes

Cornbread first appeared in the 1979 film Alien. A detailed recipe for "Company Cornbread" later featured in the 2021 reference book Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Colonial Marines Operations Manual. The recipe itself was later referenced in the 2025 novel Alien: Seventh Circle.

Appearances

• Alien
• Aliens/novel
• Alien 3/novel
• Aliens: The Female War (novel)
• Aliens: Infestation
• Alien III (audio drama) (appears in flashback)
• Alien: The Roleplaying Game (mentioned only)
• Colonial Marines Operations Manual
• Alien: The Official Cookbook (mentioned only)
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite (mentioned only)
• Alien: Inferno's Fall
• Aliens: Vasquez
• Aliens: Bishop
• Alien: Romulus
• Alien: Seventh Circle (mentioned only)

Gallery

A portion of cornbread on Frost's plate as seen in Aliens.

Bishop offering cornbread to Burke as seen in Aliens.

Ripley taking a portion of cornbread as seen in Alien³.

A portion of cornbread in the Knife Trick minigame as seen in Aliens: Infestation.

A recipe for Company Cornbread as seen in the Alien RPG adventure module Colonial Marines Operations Manual.

See also

• Balaji Imperial - A similar commodity originally featured in the 1979 film Alien that went on to reappear in a number of franchise related releases.
• Aspen Beer - A similar comestible originally featured in the 1979 film Alien that went on to reappear in a number of franchise related releases.
• Drinking bird - A similar item originally featured in the 1979 film Alien that went on to reappear in a number of franchise related releases.
• Samani E-125 - A similar item originally featured in the 1979 film Alien that went on to reappear in a number of franchise related releases.