My mom and I both enjoy cooking and cookbooks alike, and as our elders have passed, their cookbooks have found a new home on her shelves or mine. Today’s pancakes were modified from the “Favorite Pancakes” in the 1950 edition of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book, courtesy of my maternal grandmother.
Zucchini Pancakes
(Makes about 12 3″ pancakes)
1 egg
1 1/4 c sour milk
2 T canola oil
1 1/4 c whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 t baking soda
1 t sugar
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
1 c shredded zucchini, dried on a towel
Beat egg well, then beat in milk and oil. On top of liquid ingredients, add flour through nutmeg, then stir the dry ingredients together gently. Mix dry and wet ingredients and then stir in shredded zucchini. Cook on hot, oiled griddle or skillet.
My mom learned about Sammeltassen from my Oma, her mother-in-law: individual place settings for coffee from assorted patterns, with a cup, saucer, and dessert plate from each. It was always fun for me to choose the plate on which I would eat from Oma’s china cabinet. I think this particular plate survived more household moves than its cup and saucer. The Sammeltassen is making its way to my house now, as my parents slowly downsize, and although I do not have the energy to use dishes that require hand washing on a daily basis, I do pull them out fairly regularly. I don’t know if Mari will have fond memories of them, but I hope that she will. I’m one of the few remaining people who remember my Oma’s kitchen, but I think of her every day as I work in my kitchen, and I hope to one day observe Mari continuing those traditions in her own home.
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I’m going to remember this recipe — a great way to use up zucchini.
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