Hoecake

[hәukeik]

(noun.) thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern).

Editor: Ozzie--From WordNet

(n.) A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe.

Checker: Pamela