02/24/2022
Hoecakes!
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Pan fried corn cakes go by many names in America: hoecakes, johnnycake, hot water cornbread, corn pones, johnny bread, fried cornbread, etc.
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Legend has it that hoecakes were so named because they were cooked over an open fire on the back of a gardening tool called a hoe by enslaved humans of African origin. There is very little evidence to support this, but there is some evidence that points to a specific type of cast iron griddle pan referred to as a hoe at some point in Black American history.
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Recipes vary, but the main ingredient, cornmeal, is mixed with some liquid - traditionally boiling water, but modern recipes will include eggs, buttermilk, oil, melted butter and such - salt and pan fried in some type of fat. It’s usually served with a syrup of some type - molasses, sugar cane syrup, maple syrup, honey, etc..
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Hoecakes are an important part of food history in this country, and were an important part of the diets of Black folks for many years.
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Here, I’ve made a cornmeal praline and paired it with molasses to represent the joy that is hoecakes (or whatever you call this).
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This bonbon is available in the Black History Month box curated by at and available for pre-order to pick up this Sunday, the 27th.
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It’s goooood. Get some!
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