RHODE ISLAND JOHNNY CAKES 
1 c. Rhode Island white johnny cake meal (white cornmeal)
Dash of salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 c. boiling water
1 egg
Milk
Shortening

Put johnny cake meal into mixing bowl. Add salt and sugar.

Make a well in center of meal. Pour in water to scald mixture. Let stand for a few minutes.

Beat in egg.

Thin batter to consistency of pancakes by adding milk and beating well.

Drop by large, kitchen spoonfuls in hot shortening on griddle. Cook thoroughly on one side before turning. Do not cook too fast or inside will not be done. Makes 8 "cakes."

recipe reviews
Rhode Island Johnny Cakes
 #51889
 David Cornell (Florida) says:
EGG in johnnycakes???!!! No way. Whoever added egg into the recipe is clearly not from Rhode Island or SE Mass. We don't make them that way.
 #106273
 G. Dahlstrom (Massachusetts) says:
My family used to have them with our dinner at the Old Grist Mill in Seekonk, MA. Great side with the meal. Place burned down again.

 

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