Associations to the word «Hoecake»

Wiktionary

HOECAKE, noun. (dated) (Southern US) A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made of water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe (not a gardening hoe!) now it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet.

Dictionary definition

HOECAKE, noun. Thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern).

Wise words

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