I love vintage finds at a library book sale. This winter I came home with Pancakes Aplenty published in 1962. The illustrations alone are worth the 50 cents I paid! I do love Mid-Century illustrative art!
For those planning on a pancake dinner for Fat Tuesday, here are some recipes to consider. Author Ruth Ellen Church reminds us that pancakes freeze well and can be reheated in the oven or on a griddle; using a toaster makes them tougher.
Don't worry about lumps--"most pancakes are lighter and more tender if they aren't mixed too well." Also, don't fry them but use a lightly greased griddle. Heat the griddle until a drop of water sizzles. Flip the cake when bubbles form but before they burst.
You can create shaped pancakes, even adding blueberries or raisins for eyes.
Old-Fashioned Batty Cakes have no flour and are recommended as an accompaniment for fried chicken! 4 servings
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 well-beaten egg
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
Another corn-based pancake is Fluffy Corn Cakes which used cream-style corn. For 5-6 servings.
- 2 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 well-beaten eggs
- 1 lb cane of cream-style corn
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Combine dry ingredients. Combine eggs, corn, milk, and butter. Stir into the dry ingredients, mixing lightly. Bake on a lightly greased griddle until golden brown, turning once. Serve with maple syrup or with quick chicken filling.
Quick Chicken Filling
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 soup-can of milk
- 1 can (5 oz) of boned chicken
- 1 tablespoon chopped pimento
Some recipes are quite strange!
5 servings
These red-and-green speckled cakes are easily prepared for brunch, lunch, or supper when you are in a hurry. Add a green salad and brown-and-serve sausages to the meal.
- 2 cups pancake mix
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped pimento
- 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
Add milk to mix and stir lightly. Fold in onion, pimento, and green pepper. Pour 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto hot, lightly greased griddle. Bake until golden brown, turning once.
Cheese Sauce
- 1/2 pound processed cheese
- 1 cup milk
Mom made Potato Pancakes served with "heat and serve" sausage and applesauce. Church suggests also serving them with sour cream or gooseberry sauce. Mom soaked the grated potatoes in cold water to remove the starch.
- 2 cups grated raw potatoes
- 1/3 c milk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Gingerbread Pancakes
- 7-9 servings Bake on a moderately heated griddle and turn carefully.
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 well-beaten egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup oil or butter
Stir dry ingredients; combine liquids. Blend until smooth. Bake on very lightly oiled griddle at moderate heat, turning carefully when browned underneath. Serve hot with applesauce and whipped cream.
Quick Calas (Rice Cake) These cakes are especially nice for Sunday morning breakfast served with jam or syrup or pineapple sauce.
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 3 well-beaten eggs
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
Mix rice, eggs, vanilla, and nutmeg. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix. Bake on lightly greased hot griddle.
Pineapple Sauce
- 1 9-oz can crushed pineapple
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Mix and simmer 10 minutes.
Tortillas are just another kind of 'pancake.'
This book includes waffle recipes.
And French toast, yeast pancakes, and fritter recipes.
Ham Fritters with Bananas
4-6 servings
- 2 cups ground cooked ham
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 4 small bananas peeled and halved
- lemon juice
- flour
Another section offers recipes for Omelets.
French Omelet
one serving
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk or water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Pour in the egg mixture and reduce heat. As the eggs begin to thicken at edges, draw the cooked portions toward the center with a fork so that the uncooked portion flow to the bottom. Tilt pan as necessary to hasten the flow of uncooked eggs. Do not stir and keep the mixture as level as possible. Shake skillet occasionally to keep from sticking. When eggs no longer flow and the surface is still moist, increase heat to brown bottom quilting. Loosen edge, roll with a fork onto a serving plate. Cooking time should be about 5 minutes.
Other omelet recipes incorporate codfish, potato and bacon, shrimp, and cooked noddles!
The last section of the cookbook gives recipes for butters, 'sirups', sauces, and fillings. Sauces with rum, avocado, and even white grapes are included!
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