Tuesday, February 23, 2010
National Pancake Day is upon us
Posted by Lauren LaBorde on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:22 PM
We've received several emails in anticipation of this, and this day has finally arrived: free pancakes, y'all.
IHOP locations around the country are giving away free short stacks — three buttermilk pancakes — in honor of National Pancake Day (a day I'm pretty sure was arbitrarily created by IHOP. I suppose as the international pancake house, they have the authority to do such things). But don't be a freeloader: IHOP is also asking for donations to the Children's Miracle Network, and donations from the New Orleans stores will go to the CMN program at Children's Hospital.
And it keeps getting better. For those who enjoy their free-ish pancakes at the new Downtown location (833 Canal St.), you also get to hang out with Miss New Orleans (who may or may not have a name), who will be there with "other beauty queens." Because when I think of beauty queens, the first thing I think of is stacks of buttery carb discs.
Here's the other nearby IHOP locations: 12150 I-10 Service Rd., 151 Westbank Expressway, Gretna; 1719 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey; 3400 South I-10 Service Road W., Metairie; 3400 Williams Blvd., Kenner; 61101 Airport Rd., Slidell.
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Actually if IHOP wanted to do this on the REAL Pancake day they would have done it on Mardi Gras day (but I think we can understand why they didn't). Shrove Tuesday is the what some call the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a common tradition to use up ingredients such a fat, sugar and eggs before the season of Lent begins and therefore people would make pancakes on this day to do just that. :{D
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I did the free pancake thing from my house last Tuesday. IHOP stole my idea, man. Can I sue 'em a la the NFL?
to paraphrase jim gaffigan, ihop is such an inappropriate name for that chain. when i leave, i never feel like hopping. they should have called it i... ate too many pancakes or i... need a bigger belt.
Aw, do it yourself... Blueberry Pancakes: 1 and 1/4 cups whole wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder Pinch of sugar I egg (whisked smooth) 1 and a half cups milk I big generous cup blueberries Whisk dry ingredients. Add egg and milk. Stir in blueberries. Let sit 10 minutes then batter is ready. Mmmmm.
