Johnny Cake

Name: Johnny Cake
Ingredients: One egg; one cup brown sugar; one-half cup lard; one teaspoon salt; four teaspoons baking powder; one pint sweet milk; one pint wheat flour; enough cornmeal to thicken

From The National home cook book, 1900

For a richer cake, add two spoons of butter.

Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

2817Calories

31 gProtein

412 gCarbs

117 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories2817 kcal

Protein31 g

Carbohydrates412 g

Fiber6.1 g

Sugars215 g

Total Fat117 g

Saturated Fat45 g

Monounsaturated Fat51 g

Polyunsaturated Fat15 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol289 mg

Sodium4352 mg

Potassium739 mg

Calcium1306 mg

Iron17 mg

Magnesium93 mg

Phosphorus765 mg

Zinc3.4 mg

Copper0.6 mg

Manganese2.2 mg

Vitamin D3.7 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A80 mcg

Vitamin E2.1 mg

Vitamin K0.9 mcg

Vitamin B60.3 mg

Vitamin B120.4 mcg

Thiamin (B1)1.9 mg

Riboflavin (B2)1.3 mg

Niacin (B3)15 mg

Folate452 mcg

Choline232 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water72 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The National home cook book (1900), page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Johnny cake style. Serve hot. HOE CAKE—Mix cornmeal with water or milk, adding CORN PONE (two kinds)—No. 1—Scald two cups of — ; peer, to the thickness of a stiff batter, stir thoroughly, spread + on baking board and tip up before the fire. On southern lantations they are often baked on broad hoes they use, ence the name. » CORN CAKE—Three-quarters cup granulated cornmeal, 414%, cups sifted flour, one-quarter cup sugar, one cup sweet — milk, 1% tablespoons melted butter, one well beaten ege, oné-half teaspoon salt, five level teaspoons baking powder; ‘beat thoroughly, turn ‘into buttered pan, bake in hot oven; butter. ~ JOHNNY .CAKE—One egg, one cup brown sugar, one-half ‘cut in squares. tf a richer cake is wanted, add two spoons ‘eh cup lard, one teaspoon salt, four teaspoons baking powder, _ ne pint’ sweet milk, one pint whéat flour, enough Cones ay to thicken

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