
Pumpkin pancakes
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As a kid (I'm now 71), my mother made the BEST pancakes and the secret ingredient was melted bacon fat - in which they were also cooked. We called them Swedish Pancakes, but the recipe was created by my Mum. They were thin, like crepes, and we would melt a pat of butter on top. Then I always put maple syrup and my sister sprinkled sugar on them. Most folks today are scandalized when you tell them about the bacon fat - but the flavor cannot be beat!! Yum!
My mother made Swedish Pancakes the same way and cooked them in a cast iron skillet. She'd make the batter the night before and then would add a dab of Karo Syrup and grill them in bacon fat! They were the best.
I recall the name Cynthia Van Vloten-I am from South Easton.
These pancakes are so delicious! I didn't notice the bacon grease in the recipe, so I didn't add it. They are fabulous w/o the bacon grease so that is the way we'll make it from here on out.