griddlecake

Surnoli, the delicious south Indian griddlecakes made from rice and coconut, do look a bit like pancakes.

But giving up ham and griddlecakes for simple grains often relieved indigestion and made a lot of people feel better, Ms. Carroll said.

When she made griddlecakes the boys went out and stood on their heads—there was no other way to express their delight.

"We shall be married at once, shepherd lad of my heart," she answered him sweetly, "and I shall make you griddlecakes for your supper."

I recall that one could seldom procure a second helping of griddlecakes except on those mornings when there were ants in the syrup.