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The Johnnycake
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The Johnnycake

An English folktale

You might remember the Dutch story of the pancake, which I posted early on. This is an English version of that story. You'll also recognize it as a version of The Gingerbread Boy.

 When I was a child in Rhode Island, we had a different kind of Johnnycake, a cornmeal pancake, made in the cast-iron frying pan. These were special, made from Kenyon's white c…

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