Hot Hoe Cakes.—Mix together half a teaspoonful of salt and a pint of cornmeal, then pour on this just enough boiling water to moisten it, and let it stand for ten minutes; now add more boiling water, enough to make a batter that will drop (not pour) nicely from a spoon. Bake on a hot girdle or a “hoe.” Serve hot with a piece of butter on each. Old Southern cultured cooks made the cakes on their “hoes” at a wooden fire, whence their name.