Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote about pancakes and French toast:
>
>> I rarely get either in restaurants. They are almost always a
>> disappointment, and especially disappointing in places that specialize
>> in pancakes.
>
> The absolute worst pancakes, the utter bottom of the barrel, are the
> ones cooked up and served by the U. S. Navy. They've got a magical
> power: When you pour syrup on them, the syrup simply disappears, and the
> pancakes still taste like sawdust. [snip]

That's interesting. My daughter has spoken many times over the
years of pancakes that were as dry as sawdust, which she ate in
New Mexico. I wonder whether the chef was Navy-trained?