Johnnycake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. cornmeal or 3/4 c. stone-ground corn meal
1 tsp. salt
2 c. boiling water
fat (for frying)

Preparation

Sift the cornmeal and salt together.
Add the boiling water gradually while stirring into a thick batter.
Drop spoonfuls into a hot skillet with a thick film of fat on its bottom.
Turn when the bottom is browned; cooking time should be 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Drain on papers before serving.
Some cooks form the batter into oval pones instead of dropping spoon-scoops into the skillet.