What is the main ingredient in a hoecake?

I am not a number., That would be "ho".

Isn't "hoe" a pejorative term for sex workers in the USA?

Addam, The span of one life is recent time, and I was here in the 60s and 70s. The bottom line, for me is that hip-hop promotes a very negative attitude toward women that translates to the real world in the form of terrible violence. Women of all races are dying for nothing more than being a woman, dying at the hands of men who listen to that music day and night. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.

"Ho" is a recent addition to the English language, as far as I know (and I don't care enough to verify). It originated in criminal gang culture and their foul, primitive "music." Hip hop is a profoundly disturbing, intensely negative influence on children, adults, and society, telling them that guns, violence, murder, and "kill the cops," is how to get along in life. Just a few decades ago, it would have been labeled 'obscene' and taken off the air.

I recall hearing about ho cakes back in the mid to late 80s in a movie called Hollywood shuffle with Robert Townsend apparently Winky Dinky Dog's must've been a success with the addition of the Winky Dinky Dog's ho cakes added to the menu cause hoes have to eat too

Lionessa, so very true

peppers, syrup and butter

We gotta try to make this

Whatever. A corncake or Johnny cake (in New England) is delicious, especially smothered with a good helping of butter and maple syrup, with an egg over easy and choice of bacon or sausage. much better than a pancake. And sans the snowflakes that just couldn't help themselves from commenting on this topic, as usual...

They sound dreadfully bland to me !! I like all my food smothered in crushed red pepper, chili powder and paprika as well as garlic salt, onion powder and lots of sour cream !! By the time I'm done, I can't even tell what I am eating, but it's always flavorful !

The flat style of the hoe pan might also be associated with the farm tool.

In this instance hoe pertains to the cooking method, griddle

Lionessa, it might be a recent addition to the English language but it been used in the urban neighborhoods since the 60s and 70s and hip hop / rap music didn't make the word ho popular it was popular way before gangsta rap

peppers, um, yeah...three ingredients. corn, water and salt...of course it's gonna be bland.🤦🏼‍♀️

I would prefer to add baking powder in mine and a little vinegar as well to give it some zing!

I find them to be very bland.