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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Ingredients:
1 tablespoon sugar |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 cup carpenter's johnnycake meal |
1 cup boiling water |
3 to 4 tablespoons milk |
bacon grease or corn oil, for frying |
butter, as an accompaniment |
Directions:
1. Combine sugar and salt with meal in large mixing bowl. Scald with boiling water and stir well. Thin immediately with milk to a mixture that will drop easily from spoon (additional milk may be necessary: mixture should be consistency of thin mashed potato).
2. Drop by the spoonful onto medium hot griddle greased with 1 to 2 tablespoons of bacon grease or corn oil (do not let griddle get dry). Cook 5 to 6 minutes on each side until a brown, crunchy crust is formed and inside is soft. Serve hot with butter.
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