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THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE OFFERS FOOD FOR THOUGHT

1/26/2015

 
It was a thing of enormous beauty. 

Wait!  That’s not quite right. 

It was an enormous thing of beauty, thin and crispy along the edges, moist and soft at the center.  And the lingonberries were to die for.  

I’m such a glutton for punishment; I mean a glutton for pancakes. 

I still can’t believe I ate the whole thing!

Lynda made me do it!

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That's what I used to tell my mother - "Lynda made me do it!"
Anybody living in the shadow of a BIG sister knows exactly what I’m talking about.

Lynda set the bar years ago as the firstborn.  She's never settled for mediocrity – no flapjacks for my BIG sister.  No, she went for culinary connoisseur and ordered Swedish pancakes.   

I had no idea the Swedes had such BIG appetites!  But I digress.

It’s always been monkey see . . . 

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Say hello to Lynda.
. . . monkey do when it comes to my BIG sister.  
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It's me! And one giant Swedish pancake.
I can’t remember the last time I had Swedish pancakes.  They're not even considered the signature dish at The Original Pancake House (OPH), where we'd headed for breakfast last week.
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Their food: "The next best thing to breakfast in bed," if one is to believe their website.
That distinction is reserved for the Apple Pancake.
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Can you smell the apples and cinnamon?
What can I say – a picture is worth a thousand words, 490 calories, 190 carbs, 262 grams of cholesterol and 38 grams of protein, per serving! 

Three months ago, while dining at OPH for the first time with Lynda and her husband, Rod, Jimmy and I tackled the decadent baked concoction smothered with caramelized Granny Smith apples and a Sinkiang cinnamon glaze.  I still remember the food coma following that deliciously decedant dessert mascarading as a pancake! Eat your heart out, Sweden!

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The only thing it was missing - some ice cream!
But last week, dining on our own, I was feeling the old familiar dynamic with my BIG sister.  Growing up, Lynda always had better grades, more friends; she was President of Anchor Club, I was Secretary.  She was poised; I was clumsy.  Mom loved her more than me!  She will forever be almost three years older than me, damn it!  But I digress.   

Lynda always orders the Swedish pancakes when dining at OPH.  Did she know something I didn't know/should know/need to know about Swedish pancakes? I couldn't take the chance.      
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So this is where the expression 'flat as a pancake' originated!
The Swedish pancake didn't stack up to my favorite, the tried and true American flapjack, much less the decedant Apple Pancake.  But what do I know?  Hands down, Lynda is the better cook, too.      

I do know the tale of our dining experience, admittedly mostly monkey business, was as much about the past as it was the present.  That past has always been a formidable lens, my BIG sister always a beautiful beacon of light and learning and love.          

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Joan
1/26/2015 04:23:38 am

Oh, yum! Makes me hungry. I always get the Swedish pancakes with lingonberries at IHOP. We don't have the "house of huge pancakes" like Lynda does. The apple pancake looks like a contender, too. Of course, I get the Swedish ones so I can feel pious about the "light" meal I've ordered.

Sherry
1/26/2015 08:49:17 am

Pious is good, fewer calories even better. Now I know why Lynda gets the Swedish pancakes!!!! Or maybe because she doesn't have a pan at home big enough to cook these babies.

Joan
1/26/2015 12:17:14 pm

LOL! Too bad we have to justify our food choices to the silent diet in our minds.

Diane link
1/31/2015 01:39:23 am

Sorry so slow in responding to your blogs. Been racking my brain at night trying to surpass you in Words for Friends. LOL
Your pancake blog was scrumptious and I am going to make some Swedish pancakes right now. Have you ever had the German pancakes? Massive also. You and Lynda look like you're having a super time. Go Girls!

Sherry
1/31/2015 03:09:47 am

Not sure I've had the German pancakes. You'll have to introduce me. Always a good time eating!!!!


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