ashcake: corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)
cornbread: bread made primarily of cornmeal
fourth lateran council: the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation