Johnnie Cake

Original Recipe

Sift one quart of Indian meal into a pan; make a hole in the middle and pour in a pint of warm water, adding one teaspoonful of salt; with a spoon mix the meal and water gradually into a soft dough; stir it very briskly for a quarter of an hour or more, till it becomes light and spongy; then spread the dough smoothly and evenly on a straight, flat board (a piece of the head of a flour-barrel will serve for this purpose); place the board nearly upright before an open fire and put an iron against the back to support it; bake it well; when done, cut it in squares; send it hot to table, split and buttered. Old Plantation Style.

Ingredients

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  • 1 quart of indian meal into a pan
  • 1 hole in the middle and pour in a pint of warm water
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 spoon mix the meal and water gradually into a soft dough
  • 1 quarter of an hour or more
  • 1 straight

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Instructions

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    Sift one quart of Indian meal into a pan; make a hole in the middle and pour in a pint of warm water, adding one teaspoonful of salt; with a spoon mix the meal and water gradually into a soft dough; stir it very briskly for a quarter of an hour or more, till it becomes light and spongy; then spread the dough smoothly and evenly on a straight, flat board (a piece of the head of a flour-barrel will serve for this purpose); place the board nearly upright before an open fire and put an iron against the back to support it; bake it well; when done, cut it in squares; send it hot to table, split and buttered. _Old Plantation Style_.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)