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tremely disagreeable to the taste, and is 

 wasteful : in fact, they cannot make bread 

 as in England. I would rather eat what is 

 termed Johnny cake, which is made from 

 Indian flour and water, than the bread in 

 cities and towns, during the summer months. 

 General Washington had so habituated him- 

 self to eating the Indian corn bread, that 

 I know some instances of tavern-keepers 

 having to send several miles for it, for his 

 breakfast. I have reason to believe that there 

 are respectable farmers in America who do 

 not use more than three barrels of wheat 

 flour in twelve months, which are only 

 fifteen bushels of flour. There are few or 

 no puddings made : I do not recollect to 

 have observed one in a private family 

 during the time I was in that country, but 

 have occasionally seen some pancakes there. 

 The Indian flour is in use on every occasion. 

 Rye is little used for bread, and mostly given 

 to horses. Wheat flour is generally more 

 than three times the expence of Indian 

 flour ; , so that, as the grower has little to 



