Posted on 01/28/2025 7:02:53 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PANCAKE DAY
On January 28th, National Blueberry Pancake Day brings the sweetness of blueberries to your pancake, flapjack, or hotcake.
#BlueberryPancakeDay
The early pancakes consisted mostly of flour and milk and were more like biscuits. Later, eggs, milk, a leavening agent (such as baking powder), and fat were added creating the fluffier, lighter pancake we know today.
Adding blueberries to the pancake batter when mixing up the ingredients may result in a bluish hue. To avoid this, add them right after dropping dollops of batter to the hot griddle.
Blueberries add a freshness to pancakes and nutrients like vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, and copper.
HOW TO OBSERVE BLUEBERRY PANCAKE RECIPE
Make blueberry pancakes with this recipe.
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NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PANCAKE DAY HISTORY
As we continue our search for the origins of this breakfast food holiday, another stack or two will hold you over. Add some real maple syrup and fresh blueberries, too. While you're having seconds, be sure to include a dollop of real whipped cream. None of the fake stuff. Origin stories take time. Pancakes are forever.
Blueberry Pancake FAQ
Q. Should the blueberries be added to the batter or topping the pancake?
A. You can choose to add to the batter or top or BOTH.
Q. Should the blueberries be fresh or frozen?
A. Again, your personal preference will decide. Thaw the frozen blueberries slightly before adding them to the pancake. Because frozen blueberries have a slightly sweeter flavor, you might need less syrup.
Q. Who can celebrate this day?
A. Anyone can celebrate National Pancake Day!
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January 28th Celebrated History
1868 The first female detective in the United States dies of pneumonia. Kate Warne served as a Pinkerton detective for 12 years. During her career, Warne proved integral to thwarting an 1861 assassination plot against President-elect Abraham Lincoln.
1873 U.S. Patent Office issues patent no. 135,245 to Louis Pasteur for an "Improvement in Brewing Beer and Ale."
1958 The Danish toy building block company, Lego, filed an application to patent the interlocking plastic toy building blocks. Originally invented and designed out of wood by the company's founder Ole Kirk Christiansen, the company produced its first plastic blocks in 1949.
1985 Singer-songwriters from across the United States including Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall, John Oats, and Paul Simon came together as USA for Africa. They record the hit single We Are the World, raising over $63 million for Ethiopian famine relief.
1986 Seven NASA astronauts tragically die when the space shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds after launch. Crew members included Payload Gregory Jarvis, Judy Resnick, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith, and Ellison Onizuka.
January 28th Celebrated Birthdays
Auguste Piccard & Jean Piccard - 1884 The twin brothers attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Auguste studied physics, and Jean studied chemistry. Their mutual interests in ballooning led to several scientific achievements.
Jackson Pollock - 1912 The abstract expressionist painter achieved critical success during his lifetime. Some of his most iconic works include Mural (1943), She-Wolf (1943), and Convergence (1952).
Anna Gordy Gay - 1922 In 1959, the record executive formed A.N.N.A. Records in Detroit, Michigan, with her sisters Gwen Gordy and Roquel Billy Davis.
Vera Williams - 1928 The award-winning children's author was best known for her novel A Chair for My Mother.
Henry Morton Stanley - 1841 Popularly known as the explorer who found missing explorer Dr. David Livingstone who disappeared in Zanzibar, Africa. Upon reaching the weakened and ill doctor on Lake Tanganyika, Stanley said, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Stanley was also a journalist, soldier, politician, and author.
Charles William Nash - 1864 Nash made enormous contributions to the automotive industry. He first served the industry at General Motors as Buick's VP and as GM's fifth president. In 1916, Nash established Nash Motors when he purchased Jeffery Motor Company.
Flat as a Pancake Ping!...................
I’ll have the Rachel Corrie Special.
What does Rachel Corrie have to do with it?
Damnit! You beat me by 15 seconds.
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‘Never Been Any Reason’ ~ Head East
I was off by a day! Made us Grandma’s Swedish Pancakes for Brunch, yesterday. D’Oh!
Great album
“1986 - Seven NASA astronauts tragically die when the space shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds after launch. Crew members included Gregory Jarvis, Judy Resnick, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith, and Ellison Onizuka.”
Was stationed in Germany at the time. We were in the field and didn’t hear about this for three days after it happened. No cell phones and instant messaging back then.
Still makes me sad. :(
Wore it out as a teenager. ;)
I worked in a pancake resteraunt that sold over 40 different pancakes, with some really bizarre combos like “shrimp and clams” “lobster and leeks” etc etc. You could order special combos too, and some of the combos would turn your stomach just hearing them. (see clam cakes however weren’t that bad- but definately,an acquired taste”
Can’t beat blueberry pancakes though, especially with fresh Maine blueberries picked yourself
I was at work and my wife called and told me the Space Shuttle just blew up. I thought she was joking.....................
I was working at a firm that had one of the old news tape machines, not sure if was an AP wire or what, but it came across pretty much in real time. Unlike 911, I sat in front of the TV aghast.
Similar for me. I was in the field that morning and came back into the office and one of the draftsmen told me about it.
Also in a very dry tone, which made me think it was the start of some dark humor type joke.
I was at work, and there was a big tv in one of the labs. The head guy was an astronaut and was working towards going up on the Space shuttle eventually. So the whole thing was on, and basically we were given permission to stop our projects for the launch time. Maybe 20 of us gathered together in that room (not him, he was in Houston, we were in Dallas). It was pretty awful. The dude eventually got to go up years later after they started the program again. Still nuts when I think about all of it.
The Fluffiest Blueberry Pancakes / Yield: 15 pancakes
Thick and fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pancakes bursting with blueberries.
Ing 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries 1 cup sugar, divided 2 Ā¾ cups flour 3 tsp b/powder 1 tsp b/soda 2 tsp salt Ā½ tsp cardamom 6 tbl butter, melted and at room temp 4-6 tbl butter for the pan 1 tsp vanilla extract Ā½ tsp almond extract 2 cups buttermilk 2 lge eggs
Instructions Add blueberries and Ā½ cup sugar to a bowl; toss to coat. If using frozen blueberries, more sugar will stick to them as they begin to defrost. If using fresh blueberries, rinse and drain thoroughly in sink, then toss in sugar. The dampness will help the sugar stick. Add Ā½ cup sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom to a large bowl and whisk to combine. Stir vanilla and almond extract into 6 tablespoon melted butter. (Fat helps to evenly distribute the flavor of the extracts.) Add the eggs to the buttermilk and fork/whisk briefly to combine. Add about 1 tablespoon butter to a skillet set on med.
While the skillet heats, pour the butter and buttermilk mixtures into the dry ingredients and whisk just until the batter is mostly smooth. It's fine if there are a few lumps, but be careful to not over beat the batter. Swirl the melted butter around in the pan so that the bottom is completely coated. Pour about ā cup of batter into the pan per pancake.
Cook no more than 2 or 3 pancakes at a time. The batter will be very thick, but will spread out a bit as the pancakes cook, so be very careful to not overcrowd the pan. Dot the surface of each pancake with a generous amount of blueberries. As the pancakes cook, lower the temperature to medium low. The goal is to regulate the temperature so that the middle of the pancakes have time to cook before the outsides are overcooked or burned. If it looks like the outside of your pancakes are cooking faster than the inside, lower the heat.
Cook the pancakes on one side until the sides of the pancake are firm up enough to not fall apart when you flip them. Flip the pancakes and cook until golden brown on the other side.
These are fluffy, so it can be tricky if they are done in the middle. Press gently on the center to see if it feels doughy. You can also take a sharp paring knife and cut into the center of a pancake to see if there's raw batter. Use a spatula to remove the pancakes to server. Rinse out the pan (or wipe it down with a paper towel). Add about 1 tbl fresh butter and repeat process to cook the rest.
Who is Rachel Corrie?
A terrorist sympathizing antisemite who was flattened by an Israeli bulldozer.
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