Definition

Noun A type of cornmeal flatbread or cake, specifically a form of johnnycake. It is a simple, unleavened bread traditionally made from cornmeal, water, and salt, and cooked on a griddle or in ashes.

Examples

• The settlers learned to make shawnee cake from indigenous cooking methods.
• For a quick meal, they prepared a shawnee cake over the campfire.
• The recipe for shawnee cake is very similar to that of a basic johnnycake.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily historical or regional, referring to a specific preparation of cornbread common in early American and frontier cuisine.
• It is often mentioned in the context of simple, survivalist, or traditional cooking.

Variants and Related Words

• Johnnycake (noun): A broader term for cornmeal flatbread, of which shawnee cake is a specific type or regional name.
• Cornbread (noun): A general term for any bread made primarily from cornmeal.
• Hoecake (noun): Another type of cornmeal cake, traditionally cooked on a hoe over an open fire.

Synonyms

• Cornmeal cake
• Journey cake (an archaic synonym for johnnycake)

Notes

• "Shawnee cake" is a compound noun. The core definition applies to the entire term.
• The word is uncapitalized in modern usage ("shawnee cake") despite being derived from the name of the Shawnee people.

Noun

1. form of johnnycake