Sheldon wrote:

>
> Blintzes begin life the same as crepes (a thin pancake, same recipe)
> BUT after being filled and folded blintzes are fried in butter until
> golden crisp (sometimes blintz pancakes are fried before filling),
> that's what makes them a blintz... crepes are not cooked further...
> this is the only difference but a huge difference it is.

I'd never known that blintzes were fried! <slaps head> That IS a huge
difference.
I've seen blintzes for sale in the frozen food section and thought they
looked pretty good, but they were always fruit filled.