Hoe Cakes

[Barb L.]

Never made "Hoe Cakes" before -what do you serve them with ? In fact never ate them either, but sound good, are they just a breakfast food ?

 

[SizzlininIN]

I saw an episode of Paula Deans where she made them. I think they're a southern thing but I'm not certain. You might go to the foodnetwork site and see if you can locate the episode.

 

[marmalady]

Yes, you can find PD's hoecakes on the Foodtv site. Not just for breakfast! They're sort of a cross between a pancake and a fried cornbread; very tender, tho and delish! You can serve them with butter, honey, or syrup. Great for mopping up sauce or gravy!

When I went to Lady and Sons a couple of years ago, they had T-shirts that said 'Our Hoes are complimentary'!

 

[Barb L.]

Thank you both for your info. I do have her recipe, but didn't know what it went with. Meat etc. ?

 

[Half Baked]

It goes really well with ham and breakfast sausage...for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

 

[Barb L.]

It goes really well with ham and breakfast sausage...for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Thanks !! Jan, just what I needed to know !! They do sound very good .

 

[kimbaby]

we make hoe cake here in the south...
you can serve it with any thing.
we southern folk like to dip the hoe cake in green juice...
I love hoe cake, my Grandma made the best...

 

[Barb L.]

we make hoe cake here in the south...
you can serve it with any thing.
we southern folk like to dip the hoe cake in green juice...
I love hoe cake, my Grandma made the best...

What may be "Green Juice " ???? Life time Michigander 1

 

[kimbaby]

its the pot liquor off of collard/turnip or mustard greens...

 

[Barb L.]

Thanks Kim, now I know !

 

[carolelaine]

BBQ and Cole Slaw

They are the yummiest if you top them with BBQ add some slaw and hot sauce on top. That is the best treat. They are really just corn bread pancakes, you can have them as a bread side dish with anything.

 

[Barb L.]

Ouuuu thank Carolelaine (my best friends name ) lol , thats sounds sooo good ! Yum

 

[goodgiver]

hoe cakes

Whats the difference between hoe cakes and pancakes ?

Yes, you can find PD's hoecakes on the Foodtv site. Not just for breakfast! They're sort of a cross between a pancake and a fried cornbread; very tender, tho and delish! You can serve them with butter, honey, or syrup. Great for mopping up sauce or gravy!

When I went to Lady and Sons a couple of years ago, they had T-shirts that said 'Our Hoes are complimentary'!

 

[Toots]

I like them with syrup. My grandma made THE best. Haven't had them in years.

 

[goodgiver]

green juice

Oh my gosh what is green juice never heard of it

we make hoe cake here in the south...
you can serve it with any thing.
we southern folk like to dip the hoe cake in green juice...
I love hoe cake, my Grandma made the best...

 

[Half Baked]

They are the yummiest if you top them with BBQ add some slaw and hot sauce on top. That is the best treat. They are really just corn bread pancakes, you can have them as a bread side dish with anything.

Yepper, on BBQ and coleslaw....mmmmmmmmm

 

[Michael in FtW]

A true hoecake was originally made from cornmeal, salt, and water. They get their name from how they were made by the field hands ... they would build a small fire and use their hoe as a griddle on which to cook them.

The modern recipes using flour, cornmeal, eggs, buttermilk, etc. are actually closer to being something called a Johnny Cake.

It's just a form of cornbread - so use it with anything you would any other corn bread.

 

[licia]

Michael, that is the way my grandmother made hoe cakes (minus the hoe). PD's recipe isn't the original by far.

 

[sparrowgrass]

They are very good with soup beans.

 

[kimbaby]

Oh my gosh what is green juice never heard of it

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green juice=pot liquor off of greens such as collards, mustards, or turnips...