I rarely go for restaurant breakfasts. My usual breakfast is a bowl of
porridge and a latte. I never was into regular bacon and eggs and have
reserved that for Sunday brunches.

However, about once a year I have to go for blood tests.... a fasting
test. Yesterday morning I had to go to see my doctor to get a renewal
for my prescription for cholesterol meds. My previous tests had shown
that cholesterol and sugar had been good, but I had to go for more blood
work.

I am not sure what goes on with those old people who get sent to the
labs for blood work. Maybe they have to have breakfast by a certain time
or they disappear in time and space. I realize that other people have to
go to work or school. I wait until after the rush. I got to the lab by
9 am. After my test I went into town to pick up my espresso machine that
had been in for repair. Then... breakfast. I went to the only
restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good. I had enough of a
conscience not to have bacon and eggs, but I got bacon and pancakes.

What a nice treat.

On 9/13/2013 5:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I rarely go for restaurant breakfasts. My usual breakfast is a bowl of
> porridge and a latte. I never was into regular bacon and eggs and have
> reserved that for Sunday brunches.
>
> However, about once a year I have to go for blood tests.... a fasting
> test. Yesterday morning I had to go to see my doctor to get a renewal
> for my prescription for cholesterol meds. My previous tests had shown
> that cholesterol and sugar had been good, but I had to go for more blood
> work.
>
> I am not sure what goes on with those old people who get sent to the
> labs for blood work. Maybe they have to have breakfast by a certain time
> or they disappear in time and space. I realize that other people have to
> go to work or school. I wait until after the rush. I got to the lab by
> 9 am. After my test I went into town to pick up my espresso machine that
> had been in for repair. Then... breakfast. I went to the only
> restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good. I had enough of a
> conscience not to have bacon and eggs, but I got bacon and pancakes.
>
> What a nice treat.
>


My favorite breakfast out is getting Menudo at a small Mexican grocery
store/carniceria/taqueria here in town. They have a small lunch counter
in the back with 6 tables. $5.50 for a huge bowl of Menudo and all the
fresh, hot corn tortillas you need.

And THAT is good eats!

George L

On 2013-09-13 6:50 PM, George Leppla wrote:

>
> My favorite breakfast out is getting Menudo at a small Mexican grocery
> store/carniceria/taqueria here in town. They have a small lunch counter
> in the back with 6 tables. $5.50 for a huge bowl of Menudo and all the
> fresh, hot corn tortillas you need.
>
> And THAT is good eats!

I think I posted before about my comments to a cousin's husband in
Colorado. I told him about a Czech friend's mother coookiing tripe every
Wednesday and it took until Friday to get the smell out of the house and
he pointed out that I was eating tripe.. Menudo... and I pointed out the
unchewable bits.... bit it was delicious.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
>Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good.

Thee's no such thing as good pancakes... they're just an excuse for
eating lots of artificially flavored syrup.

Artificial maple syrup? How about the real thing from Vermont? Pancakes are good. ;-)

N.

On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:15:13 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>>restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good.
>
>Thee's no such thing as good pancakes... they're just an excuse for
>eating lots of artificially flavored syrup.

I'm with you on this one.
Janet US

On 9/13/2013 11:11 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Artificial maple syrup? How about the real thing from Vermont? Pancakes are good. ;-)


The syrup was the weak link.

On 9/13/2013 11:23 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:15:13 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>>> restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good.
>>
>> Thee's no such thing as good pancakes... they're just an excuse for
>> eating lots of artificially flavored syrup.
>
> I'm with you on this one.
>
Your loss. I rarely order them in restaurants because they are usually a
major disappointment. This place has good pancakes. We make pancakes or
waffles once or twice a month here, and they are pretty good with maple
syrup. Think of toast without jam or Yorkshire pudding without gravy.
They can still be good without syrup.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:15:13 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>>Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>>>restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good.
>>
>>Thee's no such thing as good pancakes... they're just an excuse for
>>eating lots of artificially flavored syrup.
>
> I'm with you on this one.
> Janet US

Then you haven't eaten at the Family Pancake House! Excellent pancakes of
all kinds including buckwheat and oatmeal. Or the Pancake Haus for the corn
cakes. And not all places serve artificial syrup. The first time I had real
syrup was in Canada. Perhaps you are used to eating at IHOP?

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/13/2013 11:23 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:15:13 -0400, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>>>> restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good.
>>>
>>> Thee's no such thing as good pancakes... they're just an excuse for
>>> eating lots of artificially flavored syrup.
>>
>> I'm with you on this one.
>>
> Your loss. I rarely order them in restaurants because they are usually a
> major disappointment. This place has good pancakes. We make pancakes or
> waffles once or twice a month here, and they are pretty good with maple
> syrup. Think of toast without jam or Yorkshire pudding without gravy. They
> can still be good without syrup.

I did not like any kind of syrup when I was a kid. I just ate them plain or
with a little butter.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:25:45 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> I rarely go for restaurant breakfasts. My usual breakfast is a bowl of
>> porridge and a latte. I never was into regular bacon and eggs and have
>> reserved that for Sunday brunches.
>>
>> However, about once a year I have to go for blood tests.... a fasting
>> test. Yesterday morning I had to go to see my doctor to get a renewal
>> for my prescription for cholesterol meds. My previous tests had shown
>> that cholesterol and sugar had been good, but I had to go for more blood
>> work.
>>
>> I am not sure what goes on with those old people who get sent to the
>> labs for blood work. Maybe they have to have breakfast by a certain time
>> or they disappear in time and space. I realize that other people have to
>> go to work or school. I wait until after the rush. I got to the lab by
>> 9 am. After my test I went into town to pick up my espresso machine that
>> had been in for repair. Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>> restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good. I had enough of a
>> conscience not to have bacon and eggs, but I got bacon and pancakes.
>>
>> What a nice treat.
>
> WOw. Exciting stuff. A day in the life...
>
> Didn't you at least feel the need to punch out any women and their
> daughters as you ordered your pancakes?

Maybe they weren't whining

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On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:19:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:



> And not all places serve artificial syrup. The first time I had real
>syrup was in Canada. Perhaps you are used to eating at IHOP?

But probably 95% do. I never order pancakes out and that is one of
the reasons. I make them at home (from scratch) with blueberries and
real syrup from a local sugar shack. The ones left over go into the
fridge and I'll heat them in the toaster during the week.

On 2013-09-13 11:11 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Artificial maple syrup? How about the real thing from Vermont? Pancakes are good. ;-)
>
>
I was raised on the cheap stuff. I guess it was more of a compromise, a
brand that had some real maple syrup padded out with corn syrup. My wife
always insisted on the real thing and I got spoiled with it.
Unfortunately, it would be prohibitively expensive for most restaurants
to offer real maple syrup. Some people could easily pig out on the
syrup. They would pour it on until the pancakes were swimming in syrup,
and half of it would be left in the plate.

Despite this place using phony syrup, it is still the only place I ever
order pancakes.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:19:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> > And not all places serve artificial syrup. The first time I had real
> >syrup was in Canada. Perhaps you are used to eating at IHOP?
>
> But probably 95% do. I never order pancakes out and that is one of
> the reasons. I make them at home (from scratch) with blueberries and
> real syrup from a local sugar shack. The ones left over go into the
> fridge and I'll heat them in the toaster during the week.

You can also finish cooking the extra ones and save them, stack at a
time, in a tupperware in the freezer. They taste fine later when
microwaved to hot.

I love real maple syrup but I also like the faux syrup like Log Cabin,
etc. I'm not a picky eater.

G.

On 9/14/2013 9:13 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-09-13 11:11 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> Artificial maple syrup? How about the real thing from Vermont?
>> Pancakes are good. ;-)
>>
>>
> I was raised on the cheap stuff. I guess it was more of a compromise, a
> brand that had some real maple syrup padded out with corn syrup. My wife
> always insisted on the real thing and I got spoiled with it.
> Unfortunately, it would be prohibitively expensive for most restaurants
> to offer real maple syrup. Some people could easily pig out on the
> syrup. They would pour it on until the pancakes were swimming in syrup,
> and half of it would be left in the plate.
>
> Despite this place using phony syrup, it is still the only place I ever
> order pancakes.
>

It's not Maple syrup but I see that a real molasses pipe break has
killed off the fish in Honolulu harbor! They can't swim in molasses.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:49:29 +0100, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:25:45 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> I rarely go for restaurant breakfasts. My usual breakfast is a bowl of
>>>> porridge and a latte. I never was into regular bacon and eggs and have
>>>> reserved that for Sunday brunches.
>>>>
>>>> However, about once a year I have to go for blood tests.... a fasting
>>>> test. Yesterday morning I had to go to see my doctor to get a renewal
>>>> for my prescription for cholesterol meds. My previous tests had shown
>>>> that cholesterol and sugar had been good, but I had to go for more
>>>> blood
>>>> work.
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure what goes on with those old people who get sent to the
>>>> labs for blood work. Maybe they have to have breakfast by a certain
>>>> time
>>>> or they disappear in time and space. I realize that other people have
>>>> to
>>>> go to work or school. I wait until after the rush. I got to the lab by
>>>> 9 am. After my test I went into town to pick up my espresso machine
>>>> that
>>>> had been in for repair. Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>>>> restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good. I had enough of a
>>>> conscience not to have bacon and eggs, but I got bacon and pancakes.
>>>>
>>>> What a nice treat.
>>>
>>> WOw. Exciting stuff. A day in the life...
>>>
>>> Didn't you at least feel the need to punch out any women and their
>>> daughters as you ordered your pancakes?
>>
>> Maybe they weren't whining
>
> Dave's reasoning for wanting to "throttle them" was because they were
> taking too long and hadn't made up their minds yet by the time it came
> to order (they had already ordered drinks, but were taking too long
> deciding on food).

Oh dear
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On Friday, September 13, 2013 7:11:52 PM UTC-8, Nancy2 wrote:

> Artificial maple syrup? How about the real thing from Vermont? Pancakes are good. ;-)

N.
......................

Hubby and I really like pancakes and have them sometimes even for supper. I rarely order them in a restaurant, as have them aat home whenever we want them. However, some of the best I've ever eaten was at a little restaurant in Kearney, Ne. in the fall of the year.....sweet potato pancakes. At home we like them using half whole wheat flour and half white, or blueberry pancakes with some cinnamon in them, pumpkin pancakes, banana pancakes and also pecan pancakes. I always make them from "scratch". Like buttermilk pancakes with fried eggs on top occasionally.

I'm one of these 'kooks' that doesn't care for real maple syrup ...I was raised on good on Log Cabin and still prefer it.

Judy

On Saturday, September 14, 2013 6:47:05 AM UTC-8, Gary wrote:

I love real maple syrup but I also like the faux syrup like Log Cabin, etc. I'm not a picky eater.

G.
..........................

Yay! I'm not the only one! I'm only picky about certain things, but syrup isn't one of them, except I do like the Log Cabin brand of faux maple syrup. I think it has a way better flavor (and smell) than the real stuff. So many raved about it in here, that ran out and bought some (it cost an arm and a leg!) and was more than mildly disappointed. Never again!

Judy

"Julie Bove" wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Then... breakfast. I went to the only
>>>>restaurant where I can count on pancakes being good.
>>>
>>>Thee's no such thing as good pancakes... they're just an excuse for
>>>eating lots of artificially flavored syrup.
>>
>> I'm with you on this one.
>> Janet US
>
>Then you haven't eaten at the Family Pancake House! Excellent pancakes of
>all kinds including buckwheat and oatmeal. Or the Pancake Haus for the corn
>cakes. And not all places serve artificial syrup. The first time I had real
>syrup was in Canada. Perhaps you are used to eating at IHOP?

Even real maple syrup is just sugar... you'd derive more enjoyment
sucking a lol lollypop.
http://strawberryhillcandy.com/maple...-lollipop.html

To me any pancakes are empty calories, just a sponge for delivering
sugar. I rarely eat pancakes but when I do I prepare a stack with a
pat of butter and a very runny fried egg between each and on top.
Another way I prepare pancakes is to griddle slices of ham and pour
pancake batter over each, then stack em as above. I don't care for
syrup on pancakes, that's gross. I'll occasionally prepare crispy
Belgian waffles loaded up with ice cream.

> wrote in message
...

Yay! I'm not the only one! I'm only picky about certain things, but syrup
isn't one of them, except I do like the Log Cabin brand of faux maple syrup.
I think it has a way better flavor (and smell) than the real stuff. So many
raved about it in here, that ran out and bought some (it cost an arm and a
leg!) and was more than mildly disappointed. Never again!

Judy


========

I've never really cared for the "real" maple syrup that much either. Way
overpriced for what it is IMO.

Cheri

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:29:35 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
snip
>
>To me any pancakes are empty calories, just a sponge for delivering
>sugar. I rarely eat pancakes but when I do I prepare a stack with a
>pat of butter and a very runny fried egg between each and on top.
>Another way I prepare pancakes is to griddle slices of ham and pour
>pancake batter over each, then stack em as above. I don't care for
>syrup on pancakes, that's gross. I'll occasionally prepare crispy
>Belgian waffles loaded up with ice cream.

I just don't like pancakes. They are soft, spongy things soaked with
syrup. Waffles are marginal. It could be 25-35 years since I have
had either.
Janet US

On Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:15:36 AM UTC-8, Janet Bostwick wrote:

I just don't like pancakes. They are soft, spongy things soaked with syrup. Waffles are marginal. It could be 25-35 years since I have had either.

Janet US
..........................

What?! You must have only made them from a mix, and never from scratch. Hubby and I have different kinds of pancakes at least once a week, and have never had them turn out "spongy". Of course they are soft, as they are suppose to be, but the outside is fairly crisp, so is easy to spread butter on and never had the syrup soak through. I go easy on the sugar and oil, but prefer making them with buttermilk and mix LIGHTLY just until I see no more flour in the batter. If you beat them to death, as some restaurants do, the texture is horrid.

Hubby even likes to spread peanut butter on the leftover cold ones for a snack.

Judy

On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:48:55 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Didn't you at least feel the need to punch out any women and their
> daughters as you ordered your pancakes?

You want some of that action in YOUR grill, Sqwerty-fag?

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:51:36 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Dave's reasoning for wanting to "throttle them"

Why don't you stfu and disappear, needle-dick.

On 2013-09-14 4:23 PM, wrote:

>
> I just don't like pancakes. They are soft, spongy things soaked with
> syrup. Waffles are marginal. It could be 25-35 years since I have had
> either.
>
> Janet US .........................
>
> What?! You must have only made them from a mix, and never from
> scratch. Hubby and I have different kinds of pancakes at least once a
> week, and have never had them turn out "spongy". Of course they are
> soft, as they are suppose to be, but the outside is fairly crisp, so
> is easy to spread butter on and never had the syrup soak through. I
> go easy on the sugar and oil, but prefer making them with buttermilk
> and mix LIGHTLY just until I see no more flour in the batter. If you
> beat them to death, as some restaurants do, the texture is horrid.


I prefer to make them with buttermilk, and thank goodness I discovered
buttermilk powder so I always have it on hand and don't have to waste
more buttermilk than I use. Lately I have been adding some rolled oats
to the pancake mix. I add it to the buttermilk and let it sit and soften
for an hour or two and then reduce the flour by about the amount of oats.





> Hubby even likes to spread peanut butter on the leftover cold ones
> for a snack.
>
I don't cook any more than I am going to eat. I save the batter and make
then (semi) fresh within the next day or two.

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:23:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:15:36 AM UTC-8, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>I just don't like pancakes. They are soft, spongy things soaked with syrup. Waffles are marginal. It could be 25-35 years since I have had either.
>
>Janet US
>.........................
>
>What?! You must have only made them from a mix, and never from scratch. Hubby and I have different kinds of pancakes at least once a week, and have never had them turn out "spongy". Of course they are soft, as they are suppose to be, but the outside is fairly crisp, so is easy to spread butter on and never had the syrup soak through. I go easy on the sugar and oil, but prefer making them with buttermilk and mix LIGHTLY just until I see no more flour in the batter. If you beat them to death, as some restaurants do, the texture is horrid.
>
>Hubby even likes to spread peanut butter on the leftover cold ones for a snack.
>
>Judy

Please don't assume. I don't make things from mixes. I don't like
pancakes. I don't like the texture. I don't like the mouth feel. I
don't like syrup. I don't like the smell. I've had pancakes in
numerous venues. Big pancakes, small pancakes. I won't make pancakes.
My view is exactly like Sheldon's. They are a waste of calories and
an excuse to load up on syrup. That is my view. You have a different
view.
Janet US

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:23:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>>On Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:15:36 AM UTC-8, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>>I just don't like pancakes. They are soft, spongy things soaked with
>>syrup. Waffles are marginal. It could be 25-35 years since I have had
>>either.
>>
>>Janet US
>>.........................
>>
>>What?! You must have only made them from a mix, and never from scratch.
>>Hubby and I have different kinds of pancakes at least once a week, and
>>have never had them turn out "spongy". Of course they are soft, as they
>>are suppose to be, but the outside is fairly crisp, so is easy to spread
>>butter on and never had the syrup soak through. I go easy on the sugar and
>>oil, but prefer making them with buttermilk and mix LIGHTLY just until I
>>see no more flour in the batter. If you beat them to death, as some
>>restaurants do, the texture is horrid.
>>
>>Hubby even likes to spread peanut butter on the leftover cold ones for a
>>snack.
>>
>>Judy
>
> Please don't assume. I don't make things from mixes. I don't like
> pancakes. I don't like the texture. I don't like the mouth feel. I
> don't like syrup. I don't like the smell. I've had pancakes in
> numerous venues. Big pancakes, small pancakes. I won't make pancakes.
> My view is exactly like Sheldon's. They are a waste of calories and
> an excuse to load up on syrup. That is my view. You have a different
> view.
> Janet US


There are some things that people just don't like no matter how they're
fixed. For me, it's any kind of sweet potato or beets. I have had many
people say try it this way or that way, you'll love it, but I never have.

Cheri

On 9/14/2013 6:38 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:

> I don't like
> pancakes. I don't like the texture. I don't like the mouth feel. I
> don't like syrup. I don't like the smell. I've had pancakes in
> numerous venues. Big pancakes, small pancakes. I won't make pancakes.
> My view is exactly like Sheldon's. They are a waste of calories and
> an excuse to load up on syrup.

I add lots of blueberries to mine to give them some value. They are a
carb overload though so we do have a protein with them.

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:59:11 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:
snip
>
>There are some things that people just don't like no matter how they're
>fixed. For me, it's any kind of sweet potato or beets. I have had many
>people say try it this way or that way, you'll love it, but I never have.
>
>Cheri

O.k., let's trade. I love beets and sweet potatoes.
Janet US

Nancy2 wrote:
> Artificial maple syrup? How about the real thing from Vermont? Pancakes are good. ;-)
>
> N.

Or real maple syrup in general. Artificial stuf--yuck! Although now
that I have said that, who knows what low-carb thing I might end up
consuming.

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Dave Smith wrote:

> Your loss. I rarely order them in restaurants because they are usually a
> major disappointment. This place has good pancakes. We make pancakes or
> waffles once or twice a month here, and they are pretty good with maple
> syrup. Think of toast without jam or Yorkshire pudding without gravy.
> They can still be good without syrup.

When my daughter and I used to go out to breakfast, we brought our own
real maple syrup if the place only had the artificial stuff.

--
Jean B.