Horty Mae's Hoecakes 1 cup Stoneground Cornmeal 1 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. Corn Oil 1 tsp. salt 1 cup hot (not boiling) water Sift together cornmeal, sugar, and salt. Add Corn oil, pour water and mix well, stirring all the while. (Cook like you would small pancakes.) Cook thin hoecakes on hot, greased, iron griddle. Grease each time you turn the hoecakes over. Cook about 5 min. on a slow fire on each side. Enjoy with greens, beans, cabbage, etc.