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GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HOECAKES Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups white cornmeal, divided
3 to 4 cups lukewarm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Melted butter for drizzling and serving
Honey or maple syrup for serving

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 200°F. Mix the yeast and 1 1/4 cups of cornmeal in a large bowl. Add 1 cup of warm water, combine thoroughly. Mix in 1/2 cup more of the water, it should be the consistency of pancake batter. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight.
To finish the hoecakes, add 1/2 to 1 cup of water to the batter. Blend in salt and egg.
Directions:
Directions:
Gradually add the remaining 1 1/4 cups of cornmeal, alternating with warm water to make a mixture that is the consistency of waffle batter. Cover with a towel, and set aside at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
Heat a griddle on medium-high heat, and lightly grease it. Preparing 1 hoecake at a time, drop a scant 1/4 cup of the batter onto the griddle and cook on one side for about 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Turn the hoecake over and continue cooking another 4 to 5 minutes, until brown. Drizzle each batch with melted butter, honey, or maple syrup.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Relation of Braxton Comer Hanks to President George Washington: Direct ancestor (10 generations)'s half brother's great-great-grandson's granddaughter's husband
1. Mahaley Jackson "Jackie" Hanks is the mother of Braxton Comer Hanks
2. James Jackson Mintor is the father of Mahaley Jackson "Jackie" Hanks
3. Abner Hill Minter is the father of James Jackson Mintor
4. Mary Frances Minter is the mother of Abner Hill Minter
5. Abner Hill is the father of Mary Frances Minter
6. Tabitha Browne Green is the mother of Abner Hill
7. Thomas Abner Green is the father of Tabitha Browne Green
8. Thomas Seagull Green is the father of Thomas Abner Green
9. Sir Thomas Henry Green is the father of Thomas Seagull Green
10. Sir Robert Green, Knight is the father of Sir Thomas Henry Green
11. John Greene is the father of Sir Robert Green, Knight
12. Sir Gabriel William Greene, Lord of Horsforth is a son of John Greene
13. Jane Magdaline Magdalena Greene is a daughter of Sir Gabriel William Greene, Lord of Horsforth
14. Robert Bolling V is a son of Jane Magdaline Magdalena Greene
15. Annis Bolling is a daughter of Robert Bolling V
16. John Dandridge, Sr. is a son of Annis Bolling
17. John Dandridge is a son of John Dandridge, Sr.
18. Martha Washington is a daughter of John Dandridge
19. President George Washington is the husband of Martha Washington

 

 

 

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