WALTER SCOTT HUNLEY’S HOE CAKES

With cornmeal that had been ground from his own corn, he adds a little sugar, baking powder, dash of flour, oil and water. "I don’t have a recipe nor do I measure. I just mix until it looks right."

HOE CAKES

This is a Civil War recipe that was found to be very good made on a hoe tool back then. Of course, if you don’t have the hoe, a cast iron skillet will do.

2 c. cornmeal

1 tsp. salt

½-¾ c. water

2 Tbs. bacon drippings

Add salt to cornmeal then water and lastly 1 Tbs. of the bacon drippings. Heat the other Tbs. of drippings in a heavy iron skillet (if using one) and make a round cake of cornmeal dough about 1-1½ inches thick. Place in hot skillet and cook slowly on top of stove or over open fire, until brown on one side. Turn and brown the other side.

MOM’S HOE CAKES

Pour boiling water or scalded milk on salted cornmeal; let set awhile. Pour enough liquid to make meal soft. Pu...