Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-15
Corn Cakes.


better known hereafter as the 'sChris'
-tian Philan,hropist,' is taking much
pains. during his pedestrian tour thro
Great Britain to instruct the good house
wives in the mysteries Of preparing In,
dian meal for palatable food. Some OF
his recipes may be Of use TO thrifty
housekeepers in this country-whIch,.
j it cannot be called the ''land OF cakes
may with propriety be called ''the land
ofcorn bread and hominy:"
Common Joxrney, or Jonny Cdkes.
Into one quart Of meal stir one pint
ofboiling water, with salt; spread 1t on
a board an inch thick. and bake 1t be-
fore The fire, or otherwise on an iron
over the fire.
Superior Johnny Cake.--Take one
pint Of cream. half pint OF meal, two
eggs, two tablespoonsiul Of wheat flour,
half teaspoonful of carbonate oil soda,
and salt 10 suit the taste. Bake IN
hot oven.
An Excellent Johnny Cake.-Take
one quart of milk, three eggs, one 4tea'
spoonful of carbonate OF soda, one tea
cap of wheat -four, and Indian meal
sufficient TO make batter of the con.
sistence Of pancakes. Bake quick, in
pans previously buttered, and cat it
warn, wi b butter or milk.
Indiaa Pound Cake.-Eight eggs;
the weigh, Of the eggs in sugar; the
weight DISK OF them in meal; half q
pound in meal, half ponnd Of butter,
aud. one large nutmeg.
Indian Cake.-One pint OF sour milk,
one teaspoonful Of carbonate of soda,
one tablespoonful of sugar. one table
spoonful Of butter, one egg, salt, and
stiff enough to pour. = !,
Bate, Cakes.--No. l. Prepare a
thick batter by wetsing siited meal
with cold water, and then stirring it
into that which is boiling, Sals, and
when it is lukewarm. add yeast; when
lisen, bako in thin cakes over the fire.
No. 2. Take some milk, correct ITS
aciditv with carbonate Of soda, add salt
and meal TO make q thick butter, and
cook as before.
No. 3. Stir o quart Of boiling water
inte the same quantity OF meal, add q
little salt and two eggs well beaten;
cook Us before.
Ginger Cake.--One quart Of sour
milk with carbonate OF soda, one quart
Of meal, one pint Of flour, one gill OF
,molassos; add salt and ginger 10 your
taste.
A Corn Meal Cake.--For one pint
Of meal take one tcaeup Of sweet milk,
ono cup Of sour cream, half a cup OF
molasses or treacle. one egg well beat.
en-. ono teaspoonful carbonate Of soda,
hall spoonful of salt; cinnamon, nut
meg. or other spices may be used to
sui. the taste.
Corn Dodgers.-To one quart Of
meal pour boiling water till thoroughly
weis add two tablespoonful of -four; a
teaspeonful Of salt; mix it well; spread
it smooth in spider or pan; first hea.
and oil the pan well, then set it on the
Goals till you can run knife under and
!. turn it round, then set it up before the
fire to roast.
Hoe Cake.-Three tablespoonslul Of
sugar; three Of cream; three eggs; one
teacup Of buttermilk. STIR in the meal
ill il is little thicker than batter, aud
salt and spice to your liking.
Corn Mufns.--Tako one quart oil
buttermi!k, three or four eggs well
beaten, 9, small quantity Of -four, mix
them together, and then make j, quite
thlcklwitb corn meal; add a table spoon.
ful Of melted butter, and salt to SUIT the
taste; butter the pan 10 which it is
baked.