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WCDT Strips 3561 to 3565 (4th to 8th September 2017)
Tova:
???
Seriously, though, I thought that in the US, "pancakes" and "flapjacks" were synonymous.
St.Clair:
They are, though pancakes is (IMO) more common.
(Calling them "flapjacks" seems to be associated with the rather less common skill/technique, displayed here, of actually flipping them in the pan - which, for amateurs, usually results in "hilariously" messy mishaps rather than breakfast - instead of just using a utensil to turn them like a normal person. :roll: )
*google image search* Brown sugar, oats and raisins, huh? Over here we'd probably call those "granola bars" these days. So healthy! Not.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Tova on 08 Sep 2017, 21:35 --- ???
Seriously, though, I thought that in the US, "pancakes" and "flapjacks" were synonymous.
--- End quote ---
You are correct, they are.
I had never heard of anything like the goodies pictured being called "flapjacks," even in the UK. IIRC, in one Prisoner episode (The Schizoid Man, I do believe) #2 and his underlings are fornicating with #6's head, teaching him to be left-handed with electrical shocks each time he reaches for his favorite food, flapjacks, which look an awful lot like crepes or pancakes. I can easily see where a flipped pancake could get the name, "flapjack," but when would a cookie bar (biscuit to UK types) have an opportunity to flap?
Now, those thing pictured do look good, and if you add some butterscotch chips to the batter no doubt they'd be excellent!
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: St.Clair on 09 Sep 2017, 03:00 --- Brown sugar, oats and raisins, huh? Over here we'd probably call those "granola bars" these days. So healthy! Not.
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Here is my flapjack:
Not granola bars as I know them; they have no crisp ingredients. The real thing is made with just oats, butter (or some other cookable spreading fat), and some mixture of sugar with honey or golden syrup. It's not uncommon to have added ingredients for flavour, such as raisins or other dried fruit - but I view that as a modern perversion.
https://www.lylesgoldensyrup.com/recipe/flapjacks
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-recipes/recipe-detail/2982/
Wikipedia reports that the name was used centuries ago for a flat pie or tart, and the current use in the UK dates back only to 1935.
Storel:
--- Quote from: oeoek on 07 Sep 2017, 23:40 ---So uhm, What Lurks In The Hearts Of Men is pancake batter? I must have missed the memo.
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It's a reference to the old radio show The Shadow, which began each show with this tagline: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows." Hanners' final line probably reminded Jeph of it.
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