It’s Pancake Day! Why not celebrate in 1940’s style and use this eggless wartime pancake recipe! C xxx
I’m re-blogging this wartime recipe for eggless pancakes with it being Pancake Day tomorrow! If you like your pancakes big and fluffy this recipe isn’t for you but they do make quite tasty thinner pancakes and I guess with only 1 shell egg a week in your ration allowance, pancakes sometimes had to go without the egg…
I shan’t be cooking pancakes tomorrow as we have vinegar cake, Anzac biscuits and carrot cookies to eat up BUT I will enjoy having pancakes Wednesday night..
Eggless Pancakes
- 4 tablespoons of flour (UK)- 5 tbls (US) – 60 ml (Europe)
- pinch of sugar and salt
- milk and water to bind (vegans use non dairy milk)
- lard or dripping to fry (vegans use a vegetable shortening – palm oil friendly)
Method
- Mix the flour with the salt and sugar and add the water/milk to make a nice thick batter
- Heat the lard/dripping until…
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The 1940's Experiment 
I was not overly fond of these. I guess an egg will have to be saved from the rations and definitely no waffles for the duration.
I have used this eggless pancake recipe and the only difference seems to be measurements and the baking powder. Was that easily available during rationing? They were good.
http://foodhero.org/recipes/favorite-pancakes-without-eggs
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Caroline, just wanted you to know that I am missing your posts!! Hope you are back soon!!
Brenda
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