Pancake passion: Old standby is still fresh.(Food)

Washington Times, The, January, 1997 by Casey, Kathy

Is the coffee perking, the bacon frying and the fresh orange juice being squeezed? Many cooks prepare something a little special on weekend mornings when there's time for more than toast and coffee, or a Poptart. Many people have fond memories of just such childhood breakfasts. Can you recall waking up to that wonderful sweet smell, your eyes opening and your nose smelling some delicious scents coming from the kitchen? Did you put on your big, fuzzy bunny slippers and head out to the kitchen to see mom or dad making a stack o' big ones? Did you wait your turn for just one more hot cake behind a long line of siblings? I most fondly remember the bunny and Mickey Mouse pancakes my mom used to make.

She would dribble the batter in the pan just so (no...