In Praise of the Hoecake

Joe Neckbone
3 min readFeb 9, 2021

As we move into this (almost) post-pandemic world we can look back to lessons from the past to help us in the now. Our ancestors (both immediate and distant) learned how to survive hard times by being practical and judicious with their resources. They used this knowledge to survive slavery, reconstruction, world wars, Jim Crow and the great depression. The beautiful thing is we can use those lessons to teach us how to survive this COVID economy now.

One of the best ways of saving money is cooking your own food. Its just that simple. With processed food so readily available these days…

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Joe Neckbone

Writer with delusions of literary grandeur and a few words to say on society and having your best life.