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COLONIAL VIRGINIA ASH CAKES Recipe | | Starters and Snacks Recipe by Kevin Tighe |
| | INGREDIENTS | 1½ cups white corn meal
1 tsp salt
½ cup butter
1¼ cups of water | | METHOD | 1. Put cornmeal & salt in a bowl. Combine butter and water in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove and stir in cornmeal and cook to a thick mush.
2. Colonial way - Lay in front of hearth until the tops have dried a bit. Draw hot ashes from the hearth over the cakes to continue
cooking. Withdraw from hot ashes and brush/cut ashes off cakes. (You can put aluminum over and under the cakes before putting the hot ashes over them if using a fireplace. Can also be done in a campfire)
3. Modern way - Preheat oven to 400F, 200C. Drop by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with butter, jam, honey, etc.
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