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johnycake

A cornmeal flatbread. An early American staple food prepared on the Atlantic coast from New Foundland to Jamaica.
AKA spider bread, shawnee bread, johny bread
We ate johnycakes wtih greens and salt pork for supper.
by thevegthethe May 18, 2019
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Johnnycake

“Yankee Cornbread” with sugar mixed. True Cornbread such as served the American South is sugar-free. Northern folks often add sugar to their Jiffy Mix.
“I don’t want that sweet Johnnycake. Give me some unsweetened corn bread with my Red Beans and Rice.”
by KnoxTNYank May 18, 2019
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