This is the real deal... ho cake was
well known in rural south Mississippi. It comes from the melting pot of cultures that makes south Mississippi so unique. Gaulette is the fancier form of ho cake. Ho cake was made on a metal hoe. A very poor person’s food usually consisting of flour,
water, and oil but actually
yummy. I would imagine anything was added to it that was available, for example, fruit, milk, and/or cornmeal😉