Johnny Cake

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Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Sift a quart of Indian meal into a pan;
make a hole in the middle, and pour in a pint of warm water.
Mix the meal and water gradually into a batter, adding a small tea-spoonful of salt.
Beat it very hard, and for a long time, till it becomes quite light.
Then spread it thick and even on a stout piece of smooth board.
Place it upright on the hearth before a clear fire, with a flat iron or something of the sort to support the board behind, and bake it well.
Cut it into squares, and split and butter them hot.