Digest Number 228

[Guest guest]

Someone from another list suggested this and I tried it this weekend

with outstanding success:

Make your pancake batter, set your oven for 325 deg. Por your pancake

batter onto a jellyroll (or cookie sheet) and bake until puffed and

browned. PERFECT for those super hurried mornings when you don't have

time to stand and flip!

I saw this recipe and thought I could use this baked method of

" pancake " especially of you make the batter the night before.

" Nanny Cay Pancakes "

Recipe By :Beyond the Moon, Ginny Callan

Serving Size : 9 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beyond the Moon

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

3/4 cup unbleached white flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 large eggs

1 cup pureed pumpkin or winter squash

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups milk

3 tablespoons canola oil

butter or margarine -- for cooking

maple syrup -- for serving

 

Stir together the flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger,

allspice, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.

In another bowl, beat the eggs with the pumpkin puree and vanilla. Beat

 

in the milk and oil until smooth.

Melt about 1/2 tablespoon of butter in a skillet or griddle over medium

heat, spreading it across the bottom.

Ladle batter into pan, using 1/3 to 1/2 cup per pancake (it will spread

a

bit). Cook until the tops are bubbly, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and

continue

cooking until the bottoms are lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes more.

Cover the pancakes to keep them warm while you cook the rest of the

batter, adding more butter to the pan between batches.

Serve with maple syrup.

 

 

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Per serving: 174 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (38% calories from fat);

 

6g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 49mg Cholesterol; 321mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1

1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : These colorful pancakes with their tropical spice are named for

the beautiful little island in the British Virgin Islands where I first

tasted them one warm, sunny morning in March a few years ago. They made

 

such an impression that I set out to duplicate them at home. Serve them

 

with Tropical Fruit Salad (pg 118), fresh pineapple, or mango slices.

Nutr. Assoc. : 26182 5738 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1216 0 0 0 0 0 "

 

Thanks

You guys are great!

[Guest guest]

Here's the response I received from my letter...

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Dear Monica Lucas,

ref, 3147

 

Thank you for your to Ken Livingstone about the pigeons in Trafalgar Square.

I have been asked to reply.

 

We have noted your concern, but the Mayor's decision not to issue a licence

for the sale of pigeon food on Trafalgar Square, which is part of a wider

plan for the square's future, has been carefully considered, and reviewed by

the Deputy Mayor, Nicky Gavron. The Deputy Mayor considered the advice of a

specialist consultant, officers,

many representatives from animal welfare groups and legal advice. She

decided in the light of all evidence that no licence should be issued. In

order to ensure that no possible distress should be caused to the pigeons

while aiming to ensure a reduction of their number on the square, she agreed

that a phased reduction in the supply of

feed should be implemented by the GLA. This is in accordance with a plan

drawn up by the Authority's Biodiversity Manager.

 

There is no question of animal cruelty in the Deputy Mayor's decision. Not

only were acknowledged experts consulted, but the most conservative approach

was taken in order to ensure a phased and humane reduction. The external

advisor, Dr Allan, is an acknowledged expert in bird ecology, as is the

authority's Biodiversity Manager. Both

were of the view that removing the sale of feed could occur immediately

without cruelty. In reviewing the position, Dr Allan considered papers and

documents from the public, and from animal welfare and pigeon groups. His

report can be seen on the Mayor's website at www.london.gov.uk.

 

Dr Allan suggested a phased withdrawal of food over one month as a

precautionary measure. The Authority's Biodiversity Manager agreed with

this approach and devised a feeding programme that was based on visual

evidence of the number of birds in the square and the number of food sales.

He validated the figures by reference to

information obtained from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which

indicated the level of past feed sales. To be ultra cautious all figures

were rounded up. The two experts were in full agreement. The impact of GLA

decisions on the birds has therefore been carefully considered and the

decision itself was taken humanely,

after consulting with experts and it errs on the side of caution.

 

I hope that this reassures you that the Mayor has considered carefully his

position, that the GLA are not acting cruelly or out of ignorance and that

the Deputy Mayor's decision included taking practical steps to see that the

pigeons would not come to unnecessary harm.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

" Lucas, Monica " wrote:

 

> The Honorable Ken Livingstone

> Mayor of London

> Greater London Authority

> Romney House

> Marsham St.

> London SW1P 3PY

>

> Dear Mayor Livingstone:

>

> My visit to London in 1998 would not have been complete without seeing

> Trafalgar Square. As with Victoria Station, the sight of hundreds of

> pigeons reminded me of my vision of London as a child. I did not visit

> until I turned 40 years of age, but it was glorious, and exactly as I had

> imagined it would be.

>

> People all over the world have grown up with the movie " Mary Poppins, " and

> the song " Feed the Birds " will be with me forever. I see nothing wrong

with

> the birds. To some people, they may be a nuisance, but to romantics like

> myself, they are beautiful and necessary.

>

> I hope to visit again one day soon, and I also hope that, as I approach

> Trafalgar Square to take an updated picture of my daughter with one of the

> lion statues, I will also see clouds of pigeons rising into the English

sky.

>

> Very truly yours,

>

> Monica Lucas

 

 

>

2. FW: [VeganWay] Help Trafalgar Square Pigeons-Pls send letter

 

 

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