This recipe is a take on the Southern hoecake, which is often made only with cornmeal. From Wordnik.com. [Death by Sandwich: II] Reference
Flatter than a hoecake was the captain. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago] Reference
I wants a piece o 'hoecake; I wants a piece o' bread. From Wordnik.com. [Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study] Reference
Was thankful for a cornbread hoecake baked in de fireplace. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2] Reference
I have been wondering for nearly 4 years what a hoecake was. From Wordnik.com. [From hoecakes to hope | Homesick Texan] Reference
I have a Paula Dean hoecake mix, I guess I have to make it now. From Wordnik.com. [From hoecakes to hope | Homesick Texan] Reference
"It's what we make de pone an 'de hoecake of, honey," corrected Rand. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Yukon] Reference
"Oh, Li'l 'Hannibal, mix a li'l' hoecake for your gran'daddy's brea'fus '.". From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
Jes ster (stir) up uh nice hoecake en wrap it up in oak leaves wha 'right sorta wet. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Some uv de time we hab hoecake en den annuder time dey'ud gi'e us obben (oven) bread. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4] Reference
I've never had a hoecake but always wanted to try them ... what a perfect way to eat them!. From Wordnik.com. [From hoecakes to hope | Homesick Texan] Reference
Oh, we had big chunk of lightwood en cook meat en hoecake en collards right dere in de woods. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Den yuh rake uh heap uv ash togedder en lay yuh hoecake on dat en kiver it up wid some more ash. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Tom, bring out the hoecake and that bit of shoulder, boy. From Wordnik.com. [The Partisan: A Tale of the Revolution. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. In Two Volumes. Vol. II] Reference
Any lizard attracted by my hoecake would have to be a salamander. From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Puddler]
North, since they have not learned their friends the value of hoecake. From Wordnik.com. [Two boys in the Civil War and after,] Reference
Sparkman had just broken the hoecake, when a distant whistle was heard. From Wordnik.com. [The Wigwam and the Cabin. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. First Series] Reference
With a slotted spoon, remove each hoecake to drain on a paper towel-lined plate. From Wordnik.com. [Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories] Reference
I had fasted for twelve hours, with the exception of a mouthful of hoecake at eleven. From Wordnik.com. [A Confederate girl's diary,] Reference
Brer Fox sez, sezee, he gwine ter bake hoecake; Brer Rabbit sez, sezee, he gwine ter make ashcake. From Wordnik.com. [Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation] Reference
"If sister got a hoecake of bread, she gwine give it to me. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Cook me a hoecake every hour. From Wordnik.com. [Diamond Joe] Reference
Take me a hoecake to the field. From Wordnik.com. [Diamond Joe] Reference
Jerry -- What's in her hoecake mix?. From Wordnik.com. [From hoecakes to hope | Homesick Texan] Reference
There's hoecake and bacon, and some cold collards. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Partisan: A Tale of the Revolution. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. In Two Volumes. Vol. I] Reference
Turn dat hoecake 'round. From Wordnik.com. [Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study] Reference
"Is hoecake to be had?". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875] Reference
Have they fowl and hoecake?. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875] Reference
Have they not fowl and hoecake?. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875] Reference
So he had to let the hoecake be. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Book of Favorite Songs] Reference
Break up that hoecake, boys, and hand. From Wordnik.com. [Poets of the South] Reference
Some talk of hoecake, fair Virginia's pride!. From Wordnik.com. [A Poetical Cook-Book] Reference
Use about 2 tablespoons of batter per hoecake. From Wordnik.com. [Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories] Reference
"Break up that hoecake, boys, and hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Partisan: A Tale of the Revolution. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. In Two Volumes. Vol. II] Reference
Ah'se gonna cook me a hoecake rat now. ". From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Don't be splitting the hoecake too thin. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Sword and the Distaff: Or, "Fair, Fat, and Forty." A Story of the South, at the Close of the Revolution by the Author of "The Partisan," "Mellichampe," "Katharine Walton," Etc. Etc.] Reference
Amy -- Fried pies and pork-hoecake sandwiches?. From Wordnik.com. [From hoecakes to hope | Homesick Texan] Reference
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