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Which Came First?
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Which Came First?

Are they called hoecakes because they were originally baked on a hoe? Or was hoe another name for griddles, skillets and peels? Take a little trip through culinary etymology and the history of hoecakes with us, and learn why we think of our United States as a Hoecake Nation.

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Apple Cornmeal Crepe
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Apple Cornmeal Crepe

This apple cornmeal crepe makes an excellent base for a green salad dressed with a punchy vinaigrette. It’s neither completely savory nor completely sweet, but always completely right when made with local apples on a crisp autumn day.

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Holly Hill Inn Corn Sticks
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Holly Hill Inn Corn Sticks

We’re exploring the Peytonia Cook Book, written in 1906 by Atholene Peyton, a domestic science teacher at Louisville’s Central Colored High School during the first half of the twentieth century. Try our Holly Hill corn sticks, based on her 100+ year-old corn muffin recipe.

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