Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix you have in your home, >PLEASE! If you don't believe me, read this article and then follow the >'Link' below to SNOPES. Sorry to be the Grim Reaper of bad news, but I >would rather have you ALIVE, besides a $2.00 box of pancake mix is NOT >worth your life. Thanks, to David > P. S. You might want to tell this to your children, >grandchildren, nephews, nieces and anyone else who keeps pancake mix in >the cupboard. > WARNING - READ ON. AND CHECK SNOPES TOO. > From Snopes: > I recently made a batch of pancakes for my healthy 14-year-old >son, using a mix that was in our pantry. He said that they tasted >"funny," but ate them anyway. About 10 minutes later, he began having >difficulty breathing and his lips began turning purple. I gave him his >allergy pill, had him sit on the sofa and told him to relax. He was >wheezing while inhaling and exhaling. > My husband, a volunteer Firefighter and EMT, heated up some >water, and we had my son lean over the water so the steam could clear >his chest and sinuses. Soon, his breathing became more regular and his >lips returned to a more normal color. We checked the date on the box of >pancake mix and, to my dismay, found it was very outdated. As a >reference librarian at an academic institution, I have the ability to >search through many research databases. I did just that, and found an >article the next day that mentioned a 19-year-old male DYING after >eating pancakes made with outdated mix. Apparently, the mold that forms >in old pancake mix can be toxic! > When we told our friends about my son's close call, we were >surprised at the number of people who mentioned that they should check >their own pancake mix since they don't use it often, or they had >purchased it some time ago. With so many people shopping at >warehouse-type stores and buying large sizes of pancake mix, I hope your >readers will take the time to check the expiration date on their boxes. > Also, beware of outdated Bisquick, cake, brownie and cookie >mixes.
Sour milk pancakes from scratch - from Great Aunt Margaret's 1935 cook book:
1 cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp baking soda (more or less according to acidity of milk) 3/4 cup thick, sour milk 1 well beaten egg 1 tbsp melted fat
Sift dry ingerdients together. Add sour milk, egg, and fat. Combine. Drop by spoonfuls on a hot griddle which may or may not be oiled according to kind. When risen, full of bubbles, and cooked on edges, turn and cook on other side. If a less bready mixture is desired, thin batter with milk. The cakes will brown better if 1 tbsp sugar is added to batter. 12 pancakes, 4 inches in diameter.
To sour sweet milk, add 1 tsp white vinegar to milk, let stand at room temperature until clotted. If using sweet milk in pancakes, switch baking soda to baking powder in above recipe.
I've used this recipe for years with great succeess.
Tina, I had NEVER heard about this before, but can see how that could be true. Scary! That Bisquick mix can be very handy when it comes to making dumplings, but I've started making them from scratch anyway because I usually find that I don't have any of the mix on hand when I decide at the last minute to drop some dumplings into the stew pot! It's just as easy.
However, I do have to say that there's no substitute for Bisquick when it comes to making those little sausage cheese balls that are good for cocktails, or for breakfast! You've just gotta have the Bisquick!
Thank you, KaeEll for the pancake recipe. It IS actually just as easy to make them from scratch as it is to use a mix. Even with the mix, you still have to add the eggs, oil, water/milk, etc., so why not just go ahead a add your own flour, salt, and baking soda?
Peanut butter pancakes anyone...???
-- Edited by Moore ideas at 09:07, 2007-06-05
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