Johnny Cakes

Ingredients

• Two cups of Indian meal
• One pint of sour milk or butter-milk
• One spoonful of cream or butter

Directions

1. Take two cups of Indian meal in your mixing dish.
2. Add one pint of sour milk or butter-milk, a spoonful of cream or butter.
3. Beat well together and add a cup full of flour, with a teaspoon of soda sifted through it.
4. Bake in a quick oven and serve hot for breakfast.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Ujjen Rajkarnikar
Louisiana Anthology
October 4, 2023