Pancakes have been around for centuries (Get it — “a-round?”).

More than 12,000 years ago, pancakes were made from grains mixed with water or milk and cooked on hot stones. That sounds reasPonable, since we all know that it is possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk these days.

American-style pancakes, made with cornmeal, were called Johnnycakes. Shakespeare mentions

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