Pancakes

Ingredients

• Three eggs
• Three dessertspoonfuls (2.5 fluid drams) of flour
• Three teacupfuls (4 fluid ounces) of milk
• Salt

Directions

1. Beat the eggs well in a basin.
2. Mix all the ingredients into a fine batter adding salt for taste.
3. Sit the batter in a cool place for four hours.
4. Heat up the frying pan making sure it's very hot.
5. Add a piece of butter (size of a walnut).
6. Pour half a teacupful (2 fluid ounces) of the batter into the pan and fry to a light, nice brown.
7. Roll and serve while how with sugar and lemon.

"Aunt Sue," S.C.

Source  — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Alexis C. Sneed
Louisiana Anthology
June 6, 2019