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Johnny Cake II

From Cooks in clover, 1889

Recipe attributed to Mrs. Robt. Bell.

Presented as published in 1889. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooks in clover (1889), page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Johnny Cake, II. — Two cups of Indian meal, one baking soda, two eggs, salt to taste, sweet milk to cup of flour, one cup of molasses, two eggs, half make the batter. a teaspoon of saleratus, one and a half cups of milk

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