tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post6850692549756337096..comments2024-01-08T19:55:32.324-05:00Comments on Forgotten Bookmarks: As Thick As Johnny CakesMichael Popekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-15918123554728124212015-07-03T06:53:17.084-04:002015-07-03T06:53:17.084-04:00I would suggest that "Stir as thick as Johnny...I would suggest that "Stir as thick as Johnny cakes" means "add cornmeal until it's thick as Johnny cakes." Which I guess means something like "Eh, we never really bothered to measure the cornmeal part."Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525093751914782324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-61271970927480195182015-06-30T23:07:44.814-04:002015-06-30T23:07:44.814-04:00This looks like a well-used recipe. With 3 pints ...This looks like a well-used recipe. With 3 pints of milk, you would need a lot of cornmeal, more than a saucerful. My favorite recipe calls for 1 cup cornmeal and 1 cup flour for 1 cup milk. The penmanship is beautiful, indeed.whimbrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233386084058953207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-88936339839639447212015-06-30T11:54:37.806-04:002015-06-30T11:54:37.806-04:00Haha! You are right - no corn mentioned in the rec...Haha! You are right - no corn mentioned in the recipe. Did the writer forget to include it? Or perhaps she wrote "wheat" when she really meant "corn"? But the self-assured precision of the nineteenth century handwriting suggests not. Love that capital C. <br /><br />How much flour is in a saucer? Lisa Jeffers Fultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008852323273792190noreply@blogger.com