Thread: Johnny Cake recipe needed!

Originally Posted by katmoses

Hi all, I'm new here and thanks for letting me join your community. Now for my question!

Does anyone know a great recipe for Johnny Cakes. Have done a bit research on the net and found it too confusing. Too many ways to make them. I just want one good true and tried recipe for when I'm out camping next time!

Cheers all!

I have never cooked any but they seem easy enough.

Have a look at the link.

http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/webfil...0page%2019.pdf

simple enough

5 parts flour (self raising)
1 part sugar
desert spoon full of butter
water/milk (if you have milk)

mix that lot to gether till it gets to a playdoughish consisntancey then fold in the mixed fruits of your choice.

cooking times will vary depending on size and method of cooking, do a test run in your camp oven inside your oven if thats how your going to cook them but they will usually come up ok after a full day on the exhaust manifold of a turbo diesel. a 2.25 petrol will also cook them but a v8s manifolds lean the wrong way to have them stay in place.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

.... but they will usually come up ok after a full day on the exhaust manifold of a turbo diesel. a 2.25 petrol will also cook them but a v8s manifolds lean the wrong way to have them stay in place.

I was going to ask how long to cook a medium rare goanna, but I won't .

I guess you also know how to cool stubbies using a jerry can filled with petrol though .

well only if the co2 canister from the carrier has done its dash...

do you want the on beach method, the in sand method or the spray on method described?

you can also use your LPG tank or your BBQ gas bottle depending on weather you value your fuel range, BBQ or cold beer more.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

well only if the co2 canister from the carrier has done its dash...

do you want the on beach method, the in sand method or the spray on method described?

you can also use your LPG tank or your BBQ gas bottle depending on weather you value your fuel range, BBQ or cold beer more.

I heard from an army cook (I use that term reluctantly) that a 20Lt jerry can on it's side and slowly dripping petrol onto a hessian bag covering stubbies cools them well.

Might just be theory, or a good story.

nope works on the same principal as the coolgardie safe or fridge depending on if your an eastie or a westie.....

other petrol fueled methods of cooling beer are...

1. dig a shallow depression and put the cans in, then bury them with wet sand and let them sit for a little bit, put more wet sand on pour on a little petrol and light it, evapotaion and convection of cooler water from the bottom up to the fire will cool the cans

2. wrap in hession bag, douse liberally with petrol, put on roof rack and go for a very quick drive.

3. put fuel in tank drive to local bottlo and ask nicely to do a hot for cold swap. (only works if you have a v8 or a petrol powered series as it will do damage to a diesel)

Theres some others but the risk of boomski is too high for me to put them here after the debacle I created with the picnic tenis ball launcher.....

aha so thats what a Johnny Cake is... i thought they were called rock cakes... actually looking at the recipe they're basically damper with fruit in them

johny cakes, rock cakes damper with fruit all the same thing... all nice and esp good on a cold night around a campfire with a little apricot jam and some burbon.