Griddle Cakes

Ingredients

• 1½ tablespoons New Orleans molasses
• warm water
• flour (enough for a thin batter)
• 1 cup hops
• 2 quarts water
• 1 pint flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 6 medium-sized potatoes
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• handful sugar
• water from cooked potatoes

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix molasses and warm water, then stir in enough flour to make a thin batter. Set in a warm place to ferment.

2. Boil hops in 2 quarts of water for 20 minutes, then strain.

3. Stir in 1 pint of flour and 1 tablespoon of salt, beating until smooth.

4. Boil the mixture until it thickens, adding boiling water if too thick.

5. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and let cool to lukewarm.

6. Stir in the fermented molasses mixture and let rise in a warm place until light.