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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Watch Queen Pancake's speech"

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I made pancakes with a British recipe that was specifically trying to be American style and they were still practically crepes. I even omitted a bit of the liquid to try and correct for this.

... Use a recipe from an American, I hear you say? And measure volumetrically, like some kind of animal?

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

half crepes half pancakes are the best imo

thick enough to be satisfying to bite into, thin enough to use like a tortilla wrap around yoghurt or fruit

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It's definitely nice, but... That's not really the American pancake experience. They're supposed to take up nearly the whole plate and stand tall enough to absorb no less than eight hundred kilocalories of maple syrup. Sometimes you get two and they call it a short stack. American-style irony.

At least, that's how I remember them. It's been about five years since I've had them like that, which is roughly how often that cheat day comes around.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Short stack is 3, full stack is 6.

Anything less and it's not worth opening the barrel of maple sirup, or carve into the butter cow.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Love the energy but calorically I cannot vibe

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

They should also be about 1cm thick and made with buttermilk, and paired with a side of bacon.

Fuck now I want pancakes.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I'm from the states and when I lived in a rural area there was a pancake house that was all you can eat. I didn't finish all of the first serving, I can't imagine needing seconds or thirds.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's called a short stack because pancakes are often served "family style" as a big stack

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I believe you but I grew up on the west coast and I never once saw it offered.

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

How was the Queens speech this year? I'm not British, so I wasn't allowed to watch it.

[–] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Erm, quiet.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago

If she’s had a few gins she just moves the Ouija to random letters, sadly.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

Very grave.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I'm like Karl Pilkington with pancakes.

Have 'em when you want.

[–] Oberyn@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Huh. Curious about pancake sandwiches now . Tho I think pancakes tꝏ (moist|squishy) to use as sandwich bread ?

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

My secret shame is making Vegemite and cheese sandwiches with pancakes as the "bread".

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago

It was seeing this exact video posted that prompted my post!

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dare I ask what's going on here?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

What a ride

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How to not shit for 3 days

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pancakes cause you constipation? You may want to look into that...

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I think eating pancakes 3x in a day would

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

That isn't really how constipation works, though. Unless these pancakes have additional protein or you're severely dehydrated, there's no reason pancakes should cause constipation without some medical cause.