sf said...

> On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:30:48 -0400, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Has anyone tried using club soda (or seltzer?) as part of the liquid? I've
>>been told it makes pancakes lighter but I've never tried it.
>>
> I've heard that about matzo balls, not pancakes.


I'm not nearly so picky!!!

Andy

On Mon 03 Aug 2009 05:00:12p, sf told us...

> On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:30:48 -0400, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Has anyone tried using club soda (or seltzer?) as part of the liquid? I've
>>been told it makes pancakes lighter but I've never tried it.
>>
> I've heard that about matzo balls, not pancakes.
>

I've heard it about both.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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On Jul 30, 5:51*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Damaeus" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
> > Nancy2 > posted:
>
> >> > Speaking of which... do you fry your pancakes in oil or butter or
> >> > margarine?
>
> >> > George L.
>
> >> Lard works best. *I'd give anything for one of my grandma's flat
> >> pancakes that she fried in lard, so they had a very narrow crispy
> >> ruffly edge around them.
>
> > I get the same result with butter.
>
> Butter browns too quickly. No way.

>
>
Exactly. He/she is not getting the same results with butter as they
would using lard. I'm thinking he/she thinks because both of them are
'greasy' they are producing the same results. Ain't gonna happen.

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On Jul 30, 5:51 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Damaeus" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
> > Nancy2 > posted:
>
> >> > Speaking of which... do you fry your pancakes in oil or butter or
> >> > margarine?
>
> >> > George L.
>
> >> Lard works best. I'd give anything for one of my grandma's flat
> >> pancakes that she fried in lard, so they had a very narrow crispy
> >> ruffly edge around them.
>
> > I get the same result with butter.
>
> Butter browns too quickly. No way.

>
>
>Exactly. He/she is not getting the same results with butter as they
>would using lard. I'm thinking he/she thinks because both of them are
>'greasy' they are producing the same results. Ain't gonna happen.

I know this the same way you probably do--by trying to make pancakes when
you have no oil but butter in the house. I love melty butter on pancakes,
but they have to be fried in hot oil.

On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:14:20 -0700, in rec.food.cooking, RegForte wrote:

>George Leppla wrote:
>
>>
>> "RegForte" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Felice wrote:
>>>
>>>> Has anyone tried using club soda (or seltzer?) as part of the liquid?
>>>> I've been told it makes pancakes lighter but I've never tried it.
>>>>
>>>> Felice
>>>
>>>
>>> It does have a small but noticeable effect. I use it when making various
>>> deep fried stuff.
>>
>> Ever try using beer?
>
>Sure. It only works well in a savory dish, though. Soda
>water works in both savory and sweet.

Beer is great in pancakes, biscuits, and bread.
Doug
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