Pancakes

Ingredients

• an ounce and a half of flour
• one egg
• a quarter of a pint of milk
• a little salt

Method

1. 1

   Put the flour into a bowl with salt; add the egg and a spoonful of milk, and beat till smooth.

2. 2

   Gradually add the rest of the milk, beating until the batter is light.

3. 3

   Melt a little dripping in a frying-pan, pour in enough batter to barely cover the bottom, and cook over a clear fire, loosening the edges as it cooks.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from A year's cookery (1880) by Phillis Browne, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Pancakes with sugar, cut Lemons. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day. — A pair of thick Soles (see January 3rd). A well-hung Loin of Mutton, about six pounds. Lemons, if not at hand ; Onions, Potatoes, "Broccoli. For To-morrow.— About five pounds of good Salt Cod. Parsnips. A piece of the gammon of Bacon, weighing about four pounds. Muffins for breakfast (see January 29th). Half-a-dozen fresh Herrings (see January 3rd). The fish should be bright and silvery looking. The more scales they have, the fresher they are likely to be. A YEAR'S COOKERY . 89 Breakfast.— Scallops (Note 3, March 7th); Potted Flare (January 7th) ; Porridge (January 25th). Luncheon. — Savoury Hash (February 5th). Cold Potatoes, browned (December 26th). Plain Pice Pudding . — Wash half a tea-cupful of rice, and throw away the grains that float. Drain the rice, put it Bread for Pancakes. into a pie-dish, and pour over it a quart of skim milk ; add a quarter of an inch of cinnamon or a little piece of lemon rind, and a piece of butter the size of a sixpence. Do not stir the pudding, but bake it in a moderate oven till it is covered with a bright brown skin, when it is ready to serve. It will take about an hour and a half. Pancakes Laid Over the Bread. Dinner. — Sole au Gratin (May 3rd) ; Roast Loin of Mutton (March . 4th) q Onion Sauce (October 14th); Potatoes (May 12th) ; Broccoli (April 25th). Pancakes. — Two pancakes may be allowed for each person. An ounce and a half of flour, one egg, and a quarter of a pint of milk will make about four pancakes, supposing a small frying-pan is used five or six inches in diameter. Put the flour into a bowl with a little salt

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