ashcake

American  

[ash-keyk] / ˈæʃˌkeɪk /

noun

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. cornbread baked in hot ashes.

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Etymology

Origin of ashcake

First recorded in 1800–10; ash ¹ + cake

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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