Food, Snow Pancakes Recipe made from Housekeepers Cookbook
By Gypsy Willow
Snow! The unusual Ingredient
Magical or What?
My first memories of snow are very strange. I lived in South Wales near the coast so we rarely saw snow. As a very little girl just after the Second World War we had snow. It was so much snow that it filled the roads up to the top of the bushes that grew on the banks and it just kept coming. Bulldozers were sent out to clear a path and we soon realised that the tracks had made perfect snow bricks. We immediately started a snow igloo village. It was such fun making them. We were very proud of our handiwork and surprisingly the little igloos were quite warm inside.
Several times on our return from an afternoon playing in the snow we would see our mother in the garden with a bowl and spoon collecting snow. Eggs were still in short supply post war, my mother explained that she was making Snow Pancakes. We had been eating them all week without realising that they were made with snow. The snow pancakes were indistinguishable from normal, just a little bit holier. I am not suggesting that they are the bees knees of pancakes but worth knowing about in case the economy gets any worse In fact a tablespoon of snow, the powdery kind not the Sierra cement, added to any pancake mixture makes them lighter This year we are all having snow from the British Isles to Texas so now would be the time to experiment with snow pancakes!
Snow and Pancakes a good combination!
Snow Pancakes Recipe
1 cup of firmly packed dry snow
1 cup of flour
1 One to one and a half cups of milk
Pinch of salt
Butter or oil to fry
Method
Mix all ingredients thoroughly to make a batter
Heat the butter or oil in the pan or skillet until hot. Drop spoonfuls of mix onto the hot fat and cook one side. Flip over to finish. Serve with lemon juice and sugar or Maple Syrup or what have you. Enjoy!
In the UK , Pancake races are common on Shrove Tuesday. Competitors have to race along a set course flipping the pancakes as they go. Even politicians in the Houses of Parliament have a race. The tradition is a very old one
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Comments
Good hub, gypsy. We keep hoping we won't get snow but who knows, if we do we could try your pancakes.
Hi Judy Thanks for dropping by, not Haute Cuisine but we enjoyed them.
Hi scarytaff you can have some of ours! thanks for the comment
I've never heard of snow pancakes! Your mother must have been a creative woman! This is a really cool idea. Wish I could try some!
Just looked up where you live, don't think you will be making them any time soon!!! Thanks for the comment!
I am going to try these.......... snow tonight, but I do have to get out there before the dogs.......... ;-)
Hi your great hub just goes to show how much of our tradition has been lost to many. Thank you for reminding us of the inspiration and necessity needed in days gone by.
Hi Kai, glad you are a survivor.Thanks for the comment. Yellow snow should be avoided at all costs!
Hi D.A.L. Check out my other traditional food hubs. They are what I was brought up on and shows how resourceful people used to be (BM before MacDonalds!) The story of the stargazy pie is a case in point. Thanks for dropping by.
Gypsy, I'll be trying this soon...if I can find snow that's not equally mixed with sand. We've had mostly ground blizzards here. :-D
I've made these before. There is a recipe in my 'Young Housekeeper's Friend' cookbook. I really like the way they turn out.
Hi Joy, sand is definitely not a good additive! Hope the winter is not too harsh for you. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the comment Ivorwen. Is it a modern cook book? Glad they were good.
No, the cookbook was originally published in 1859, but reprints and used copies are available. It was written by Mrs. Cornelius.
I am not surprised,I will look out for it. Thanks for letting me know. I love old cook books.
Ivorwen, good of you to mention that book! There are so many helpful and interesting things in that one. I didn't remember about this recipe being there.
Hi Joy I have added an Amazon link directly above the comments should you wish to look up "The Young Housekeepers Friend" and have a peep inside. Looks Like a good one, thanks again Ivorwen!
Gypsy Willow-
Great idea-and we have lots of snow right now-so all ingredients ready to go.Thank you.
Bon appetit! Thanks for the comment!
too cute!
Thanks for dropping by!
Living in Alaska when I was a teenager we would have fun making Jello after you melt the powder and add the water just bring it outside and stir until it jells. This happens quite quicky in our cold weather.
Well, looks like I won't be making this recipe for a while - is this a joke?
Hi It' just me! Still snowing in the sierras, I shall try the Jello tip! Thanks.
No joke Sara! This used to be a usual recipe when I was little! Maybe you'll try it one day!
Judy 2 years ago
ahhhh!