Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

by Marion Harland

Pancakes.

• 1 pint of flour.
• 6 eggs.
• 1 saltspoonful salt, and same of soda dissolved in vinegar.

Milk to make a thin batter. Begin with two cups and add until the batter is of the right consistency. Beat the yolks light, add the salt, soda, and two cups of milk, then the flour and beaten whites alternately, and thin with more milk.