ashcake
Ember-cooked cornbread
An ashcake is a simple cornmeal bread cooked directly in hot ashes or embers, without a pan.
The method was common in early American cooking, especially among enslaved people and frontier settlers who lacked proper cookware: She brushed the ashes off the ashcake and broke it in half.
Coarsely milled dried maize
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
- hoecakeFried cornmeal flatbread
- johnnycakeGriddle-cooked cornmeal flatbread
- poneCornmeal bread loaf
bannock · flatbread · hushpuppy · griddlecake · biscuit · dumpling · fritter · sourdough
Smoldering fire remnants
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- coalsBurned or burning carbon
- firewoodCut logs for burning
flames · hearthstone · chimney · grate · andirons · smoke · burning · warmth
Of occupied territories
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- slaveryOwnership of people
- AntebellumBefore the conflict
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
subsistence · pioneer · settler · homestead · Native American · 19th century · American history · field rations
cornmeal
Coarsely milled dried maize
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
- hoecakeFried cornmeal flatbread
- johnnycakeGriddle-cooked cornmeal flatbread
pone · bannock · flatbread · hushpuppy · griddlecake · biscuit · dumpling · fritter · sourdough · unleavened
embers
Smoldering fire remnants
firewood · flames · hearthstone · chimney · grate · andirons · smoke · burning · warmth · coziness
colonial
Of occupied territories
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- slaveryOwnership of people
- AntebellumBefore the conflict
Civil War · subsistence · pioneer · settler · homestead · Native American · 19th century · American history · field rations · provision
country
Sovereign state or territory
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- homespunPlain and unpretentious
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
agrarian · cottage · wholesome · handmade · traditional · folk · quaint · old-fashioned · simple · humble
ashcakeraw
In original state
undercooked · overcooked · burnt · unbaked · half-baked
ashcakeFrench pastry
Flaky European baked good
croissant · brioche · patisserie · artisan bread · wedding cake