ashcake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ashcake
Example Sentences
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After all, anyone would get tired of eating the same ashcake and fat back, or herring, day after day.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Under the blazing logs, which filled the hut with an almost unbearable heat, an ashcake was buried beneath a little gravelike mound of ashes.
From The Battle Ground by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
Us had dem good old red peas cooked wid side meat in a pot in de fireplace, and ashcake to go wid 'em.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
Us put li'l bit flour in ashes and make ashcake.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
Is you ever et any good old ashcake?
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
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