{"id":1824,"date":"2017-03-04T00:46:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2013\/02\/11\/lets-make-pancakes\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:40:42","slug":"lets-make-pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2017\/03\/04\/lets-make-pancakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s make pancakes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/Pancake_race_London_on_your_marks.jpg\/220px-Pancake_race_London_on_your_marks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\">The first\u00a0<strong>International Pancake Race<\/strong> was held on this day in 1950 in Kansas. The women in the race wear dresses and aprons and covered their heads in scarves to run a 415-yard (380 meter) course while carries a pancake in a skillet and must toss the pancake three times. This would make a funny race for children with a shorter course and lightweight frying pans. Or you make pancakes to eat, instead of racing with them!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\"><strong>Chocolate Chip Pancakes<\/strong> (from www.thatsmyhome.com)<br \/>\n1 1\/4 C flour<br \/>\n1 T sugar<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp. cinnamon<br \/>\n1 T baking powder<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp. salt<br \/>\n2 eggs<br \/>\n1 C milk<br \/>\n4 T melted butter<br \/>\n3\/4 tsp. vanilla<br \/>\n3\/4 C chocolate chips<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\">Preheat griddle or skillet. Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Mix together liquid ingredients and beat into dry mixture until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour 1\/4 cup batter for each pancake onto hot griddle. 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