In that case, it's much like johnnycake, which is a moist cornbread served with syrup, usually - in my case - for supper. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
But he also had some chewy, stale johnnycake and a small jar of honey. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
Mother Bear passed him the johnnycake, and gave him a big dish of blackberries and a brown mug full of milk. From Wordnik.com. [Little Bear at Work and at Play] Reference
Shell was hopeless at school, a good-joke johnnycake, in trouble with the masters and in the skirts of the misses. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
" " With this he snapped his fingers, and the cooks brought out the sourdough bread, the beans and onions, the johnnycake and the elk meat. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
They dipped the johnnycake in the honey as if it were dessert and sipped at the canteen as they passed over a swatch of land shaped in squares. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
Gabe suggested that they put off their talk until after supper, so they worked together mostly in silence to heat up some leftover stew and johnnycake. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel's Lady]
Little Bear was so hungry that he ate two whole speckled trout, and five pieces of johnnycake, and three heaping dishes of blackberries, and drank two mugfuls. From Wordnik.com. [Little Bear at Work and at Play] Reference
Seared tuna, smoked trout, and poached salmon over a seaweed salad; herb-infused turkey breast with sweet potatoes, cranberry johnnycake, and bacon-wrapped green beans; and a chocolate-mousse crunch cake with apricot-and-cherry sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Food Fight] Reference
Likewise there was a pan of johnnycake in the oven. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
'And two slabs of johnnycake at five dollars a slab. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
Ye'll find a haunch of venison in the cupboard that I roasted to-day, and some johnnycake; I doubt ef either be cold. From Wordnik.com. [Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks] Reference
At our house it is still remembered that one of my young great-uncles cried in reply, "Oh, if we could only have a good big johnnycake!". From Wordnik.com. [Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know] Reference
And she did, he aiding her with the vegetables, she mixing johnnycake for the entire squad, slicing the bacon, and setting the coffee to boil. From Wordnik.com. [Special Messenger] Reference
'Then I'll give you a slip of paper sayin' that you've bought such and such slices of pork and hunks of johnnycake and I'm carryin ''em for you on a margin. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
At noon I could not eat my lunch, but I tried to, manfully, and as I munched on the tasteless morsels, salt tears rained on the johnnycake I held in my hand. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen] Reference
Cornmeal should not be used as the leading breadstuff, for reasons already given, but johnnycake, corn pancakes, and mush are a welcome change from hot wheat bread or biscuit, and the average novice at cooking may succeed better with them. From Wordnik.com. [Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts] Reference
Once when Susan passed the johnnycake to James, he emptied the whole plate in his lap, to his eternal shame and the joy of the whole town, which soon heard of it through a talkative hired man who was present and laughed uproariously -- as hired men are apt to do. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen] Reference
"He was reachin 'out for the johnnycake, but I pulled it out of his way. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
"I forced some cold johnnycake into his hands before he was out the door again. From Wordnik.com. [Heartfire]
So please keep your hands off that johnnycake. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
Or johnnycake. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
A fine johnnycake for you before the fire. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Maid of Province Town] Reference
And some johnnycake. ". From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
3. johnnycake, a fried cornmeal cake. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 2] Reference
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