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National Pancake Day

National Pancake Day started from the age old custom of farmers using up all their milk products before "Lent", because during Lent you were not supposed to eat milk and dairy products. Bummer!

It seems that IHOP has gotten behind National Pancake Day to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals raises funds for 170 children's hospitals across North America. IHOP, short for International House of Pancakes is celebrating National Pancake Day on February 28th this year by giving away free pancakes. They have a goal of raising $2.7 million dollars this year.

What's Your Favorite Flavor?

I always loved the fruit creations my mother would make for flavoring the pancakes she made. Banana was a favorite, depending on what fruit was in season allowed other choices. Blueberries, strawberries, pineapple, blackberry, apple, etc. Some of the toppings needed to be cooked first but they all were delicious. Sometimes she would just flavor the syrup. She talked of how her and her brothers would enjoy their pancakes with jams and jellies smeared on them and rolled up to eat on the way to school.

Pancakes... So which is it for Breakfast or Supper?

My mother said her and my dad argued everytime she made pancakes for supper, he thought it was a breakfast food. She knew better, or at least she knew us kids would side with her. Can you say, "YUM!!!"?

Pancakes are for:

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Breakfast

pinkrenegade says:

It can be eaten anytime.

hotsytotsy29 says:

day time or night time, it's always the right time.....

kathysart says:

Anytime.

EditorDave says:

Eating. ;-) (Any time, any place, any utensils ... any kind!)

TechGurrrl says:

I love starting my day with a good carbo-load. Pancakes for breakfast!

intermarks says:

Breakfast of course. Having pancakes as supper is a bit too heavy for me.

BlueTrane says:

I don't eat supper, so they must be for breakfast.

goo2eyes says:

i eat pancakes with fruits in the morning and pancake strips soup in the evening.

cffutah says:

usually the time that I want them the most.

WindyWinters says:

Breakfast when we have company or traveling out-of-town but now that we are empty-nesters we have them for dinner, too.

KM9999999 says:

Pancakes are good 24 hours a day.

Supper

alwaysjules says:

I love breakfast for supper!

DebMartin says:

I love them for breakfast but there's no better treat than having breakfast for supper.

SarahHappens says:

As an adult (who gets to choose what she eats and when, thankyouverymuch!), I love having pancakes for dinner.

 

Thin or Fluffy?

I grew up loving thin pancakes, most restaurants seem to lean toward fluffy cake versions.

Do you think pancakes should be fluffy like cake or do you prefer them thin to win?

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Fluffy like cake!

kathysart says:

Both, it depends on my mood.

intermarks says:

Light and fluffy will be better for me.

BlueTrane says:

light n fluffy

goo2eyes says:

i love either way but i choose fluffy like cake because they're easy to chew.

WriterJanis says:

I like fluffy.

cffutah says:

lets the syrup seep in better.

SarahHappens says:

Fluffy like cake! How else can the pancakes soak up all the maple syrup and butter?!

Thin to WIn!

DebMartin says:

I adore crepes and a very thin pancake I make that actually gets baked with apples and brown sugar. So good.

 

Yum!

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How to make Homemade Pancakes

What I liked about this video is how she tested the griddle to see if it was hot enough with water sprinkled on the top, the water will dance just a tiche before sizzling away. Also she does a test pancake, my mother did this same. I think she flipped her test pancake too soon but to each their own. I watch the bubbles and as the outside bubbles pop and batter is too cooked to fill in the hole, time to flip. I also like a thin pancake, 3/8 of an inch.
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Please Leave Your Favorite Pancake Creations and Comments

  • pinkrenegade May 20, 2012 @ 2:56 am | delete
    Pancake topped with fruit and served with bacon or sausages. yum!
  • kathysart Mar 5, 2012 @ 9:40 am | delete
    I have a recipe that goes in the oven that I love cause of all the eggs. They remind me of popovers. I love all pancakes though and this a is darn cute lens about them. Angel blessed.
  • alwaysjules Mar 2, 2012 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    I enjoyed reading your lens in the February Silly Celebrations. This is definitely a a day I can celebrate with great enthusiasm!
  • KathieWoolridge Mar 2, 2012 @ 10:06 am | delete
    My son loves pancakes!
  • EditorDave Feb 29, 2012 @ 3:05 pm | delete
    Yum! You got me hungry all over again! Congrats on a Squidoo masterpiece!
  • TechGurrrl Feb 29, 2012 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Great lens. Have you seen this one? http://www.squidoo.com/why-my-dog-loves-pancakes Apparently, dogs like pancakes too, but I bet they're less particular about what time of day they eat them. ;)
  • DebMartin Feb 29, 2012 @ 9:49 am | delete
    I'm a blueberry pancake girl. Thanks, d
  • intermarks Feb 29, 2012 @ 2:05 am | delete
    Any sweet topping is consider nice to me.
  • BlueTrane Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    we love banana pancakes...great way to use up those ripe ones.
  • goo2eyes Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    pancake fan all the way. blessings for this appetite-inducing lens.
  • rauspitz Feb 28, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Corn meal pancakes are my favorite.
  • Ribolov Feb 28, 2012 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    In my country we dont have the pancake day. :(
  • jmillerepps Feb 28, 2012 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    another reason to eat yummy pancakes!
  • WriterJanis Feb 9, 2012 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    Yum!
  • Pangionedevelopers Feb 9, 2012 @ 9:52 am | delete
    great stuff here
    been looking for this
  • cffutah Feb 8, 2012 @ 9:52 am | delete
    Great article about pancakes ... lets help this get seen by more readers ... *angel blessed*
  • WaynesWorld Feb 8, 2012 @ 7:26 pm | delete
    Thank you!
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