On Thu 03 Nov 2005 10:32:11a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Growing up, Pop would make Sunday pancakes in this specific bowl:
>
> http://tinypic.com/fasyet.jpg
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> It predates me into the mid 50's.
>
> We'd watch him make the batter, standing there watching his every move,
> listening to his lecture about the finer points of pan prep, pancake
> bubbles, testing, flipping, etc.
>
> But it was that bowl that we waited for on Sundays. We'd loiter sleepy-
> eyed around the kitchen waiting for him to open the cabinet and bring it
> out. Then any shred of sleepiness vanished.
>
> Did everyone have a magic pancake batter bowl they worshipped as we did?
> I don't even remember if we were allowed to touch it.
>
> The ceremony and fanfare was so wonderful. Pop turning glop into gold!
>
>
>

This was ours, originally purchased in the 1940s...

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=fattv5

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!