unsinkable Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Do you cut pancakes before or after you pour on the syrup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Do you cut pancakes before or after you pour on the syrup? My husband cuts his pancakes before the syrup, the boys cut their pancakes after the syrup and I don't eat pancakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetfeet Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I cut before adding syrup and after butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I eat pancakes, but I don't use syrup. My boys both pour then syrup then cut. Sorry, some polls you wouldn't think need an other category. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You forgot the obligatory "other." I don't pour my syrup. I have it in a little bowl and dip each bite in there. This helped me use less syrup since I really shouldn't ever have pancakes and syrup - too many carbs. Plus, with maple syrup prices they way they are these days, I need to ration to my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Is this like breaking your egg at the big end or the little end? Are you trying to start trouble, missy?? :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Personally I don't care for syrup so I don't use any. When I serve them to little ones I cut the pancakes up and then add syrup. When I serve them to my husband he adds syrup to them while they are whole and then cuts each slice as he eats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Syrup, jam, apple butter, yogurt first. Then cut. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohsmom23 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 It depends. For me or dh, we put the syrup on first then cut. For the kids, I cut them up then add syrup :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 When I'm eating them, I syrup first then cut. When the boys eat them, they cut first then the syrup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Yum. Pancakes and syrup. Sounds like tonight's late night snack (that I shouldn't have, but will anyway). I answered--pour first, then cut. And sometimes add more later if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Both. If we're at home, I cut and then add syrup. If we're out at a restaurant, I pour, then cut. I feel like pour then cut is a bit neater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I pour then cut. Everyone in our family does it this way - the normal way.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I don't pour syrup on pancakes. I don't like them to get soggy, so I pour it in a little bowl and dip :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You forgot the obligatory "other." I don't pour my syrup. I have it in a little bowl and dip each bite in there. This helped me use less syrup since I really shouldn't ever have pancakes and syrup - too many carbs. Plus, with maple syrup prices they way they are these days, I need to ration to my kids. :lol: I'm not alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I spoon syrup, before cutting. Otherwise, it ends up all over the plate. And I break my eggs in the middle. Who on earth would break them on an end? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGin Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Do you cut pancakes before or after you pour on the syrup? Before because I fix them the way I like them and then cut them a bite at a time. When my kids were little I'd put on the toppings and then use a pizza cutter to whip them into bite size pieces. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 The pancakes get soggy if you pour the syrup on top; so I do neither of the above. I pour it onto another plate and dip! I started this when I was a kid. I also prefer this because I don't always want syrup on every bite. I always thought I was the only one who did it this way, so I'm happy to see that I'm not alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherLynn Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 For me, I pour then cut. For the kids, I tear theirs into pieces and then pour *or* they get a bowl with a dip holder and dip away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I spoon syrup, before cutting. Otherwise, it ends up all over the plate. And I break my eggs in the middle. Who on earth would break them on an end? :confused: In the middle? Swift did not even imagine third party trouble-makers like yourself: It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive way of breaking Eggs, before we eat them, was upon the larger End: But his present Majesty's Grand-father, while he was a Boy, going to eat an Egg, and breaking it according to the ancient Practice, happened to cut one of his Fingers. Whereupon the Emperor his Father published an Edict, commanding all his Subjects, upon great Penaltys, to break the smaller End of their Eggs. The People so highly resented this Law, that our Histories tell us there have been six Rebellions raised on that account; wherein one Emperor lost his Life, and another his Crown. These civil Commotions were constantly fomented by the Monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the Exiles always fled for Refuge to that Empire. It is computed, that eleven thousand Persons have, at several times, suffered Death, rather than submit to break their Eggs at the smaller End. (Gulliver's Travels) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I pour then cut, so that's what I chose. I cut one bite-sized piece (or so) at a time. But, for my kids, who still need theirs cut for them, I cut first and then pour. I think that's because I'm cutting up a whole pancake at one time. Trying to cut an entire pancake into small pieces when it's already been coated with syrup would be difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You people use a knife and fork to eat pancakes when you are at home? :confused1: :ohmy: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senunk Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I use a pizza slicer to cut up pancakes. Works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I voted for the second, even though I no longer eat pancakes much. However, I would have liked an other because when I do, I don't put syrup on them anymore. Too much sugar for my body at this point in my life. When I did use syrup, I put it on before cutting the pancakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 One I actually can't vote on. I'm a dipper and not a pourer. :) I cut and then dip per bite. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You people use a knife and fork to eat pancakes when you are at home? :confused1: :ohmy: Rosie How do you eat them?? And, we cut then pour Agave syrup for my son... I don't just love 'em. Carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 In the middle? Swift did not even imagine third party trouble-makers like yourself: It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive way of breaking Eggs, before we eat them, was upon the larger End: But his present Majesty's Grand-father, while he was a Boy, going to eat an Egg, and breaking it according to the ancient Practice, happened to cut one of his Fingers. Whereupon the Emperor his Father published an Edict, commanding all his Subjects, upon great Penaltys, to break the smaller End of their Eggs. The People so highly resented this Law, that our Histories tell us there have been six Rebellions raised on that account; wherein one Emperor lost his Life, and another his Crown. These civil Commotions were constantly fomented by the Monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the Exiles always fled for Refuge to that Empire. It is computed, that eleven thousand Persons have, at several times, suffered Death, rather than submit to break their Eggs at the smaller End. (Gulliver's Travels) :smilielol5: Was Swift, perchance, envisioning hard cooked eggs, eaten out of an egg cup? I assumed MyCrazyHouse was thinking of raw eggs, as in cracking them on the bowl to add to a mix or on the side of a pan to fry or scramble. I could be wrong on either count, of course... You people use a knife and fork to eat pancakes when you are at home? :confused1: :ohmy: Rosie When they're fresh? Yes. After they've been in the fridge and we're just at them for a snack, no, they get folded and eaten. Sometimes we even put PB&J or cream cheese inside, depending on the type of pancake *slurp* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Oh! And I pour, so I can see how much syrup I used before it soaks into the more porous pancake innards, and then cut. I used to dip, but for some reason I seemed to always run out of syrup that way. I do not when I pour, even when it's the same amount. Call me weird *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Dh spreads his pancakes TONS of peanut butter, then covers with syrup, cuts, and eats. I put a blob of peanut butter on the side of my plate, cover my pancakes with syrup, scoop some peanut butter with my fork, then use the peanut-buttery fork to cut off a piece of pancake. Pancake-eating is serious business in our house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.S. Burrow Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 It depends. For me or dh, we put the syrup on first then cut. For the kids, I cut them up then add syrup :) Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Mmmmmm. Pancakes. :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.S. Burrow Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You people use a knife and fork to eat pancakes when you are at home? :confused1: :ohmy: Rosie Well, the syrup is kinda sticky!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 When the dc were toddlers, I would cut up their pancakes prior to adding the syrup. Now that we all have table manners -- in theory, that is -- we add the syrup before cutting. Nobody uses butter. (Our theory is that if a bread product is any good, it stands on its own and does not need butter to disguise the flavor. Syrup, though, has its own rules !) Poll did not ask this -- but we use only 100% maple syrup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 You wore me down, I'm fixing pancakes for supper now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 The boys have little bowls of syrup for dipping (so technically they cut it up before..or roll it up but they never pour). I put apple sauce on mine and roll it up. No syrup needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jenny Flint Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 and for the reply that would explain how you can cut and pour at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 :smilielol5: Was Swift, perchance, envisioning hard cooked eggs, eaten out of an egg cup? I assumed MyCrazyHouse was thinking of raw eggs, as in cracking them on the bowl to add to a mix or on the side of a pan to fry or scramble. I could be wrong on either count, of course... Soft boiled are eaten in an egg cup. With a spoon. And it is obvious that the larger end is appropriate for that. How on earth would one daintily dip their toast through the small end?? :D Yes, I was thinking of cracking raw eggs, not gaining access to soft boiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 People actually put syrup on and THEN cut?!?!?! :scared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 People actually put syrup on and THEN cut?!?!?! :scared: Oh yes. Well actually, I could have gone for the other option myself, because I pour first, then cut, then inevitably need to add more where it soaked in too much or for extra dipping. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtroad Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Oh how funny! I voted syrup first, cut second. That was MY preference. But with kiddos... cut first, syrup second! Makes my life easier at the breakfast table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre in GA Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Oh yes. Well actually, I could have gone for the other option myself, because I pour first, then cut, then inevitably need to add more where it soaked in too much or for extra dipping. :D :iagree: yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 and for the reply that would explain how you can cut and pour at the same time. :lol::lol::lol: You know, I see an experiment in the making. Perhaps an on the spot lesson in coordination. I'll bet there is someone out there that could do that. Let's see, if you could cut a soft pancake with one hand and pour from a small pitcher with the other. Defnitely doable if you're ambidextrous or have mixed dominance, or if you've spent years playing the piano or organ and have good hand separation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 The pancakes get soggy if you pour the syrup on top; so I do neither of the above. I pour it onto another plate and dip! I started this when I was a kid. I also prefer this because I don't always want syrup on every bite. I always thought I was the only one who did it this way, so I'm happy to see that I'm not alone! I'd forgotten that, since we don't make wheat pancakes anymore (for all you born and raised in the US, but wheat I don't mean whole wheat, or partially whole wheat, just any flour made from wheat even if it's white ;)). When I make buckwheat pancakes with only buckwheat flour and no eggs or milk, the syrup never makes them soggy. Well, at least not at the various speeds my dc eat them, and one of them is a slow eater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in WA Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I voted syrup first/cut after. I consider that my adult method. But when I was little, I used to cut the pancake up completely into perfect little squares and then pour on the syrup. I liked the way the syrup seeped between the squares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 How do you eat them?? And, we cut then pour Agave syrup for my son... I don't just love 'em. Carrie Rolled, with the filling dripping down our sleeves, of course! I didn't know there was any other way! Ok, I did. I use a knife and fork down at the pancake parlour :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristiana Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I don't pour syrup on pancakes. I don't like them to get soggy, so I pour it in a little bowl and dip :D Me too! I can't stand soggy pancakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I hate pancakes so I do neither. The kids pour first then cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Eww, soggy pancakes and waffles turn my stomach. I'm a dipper!!! When we go to Cracker Barrell I always order their french toast. They look at my like I'm nuts when I ask for a small empty bowl to go with them LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Okay, I don't get it. Is this literal, or was RegGuheert on to something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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