Uncle Harry

Uncle Harry - 'Tales from Cabin 14'

"Shrove" Tuesday as Uncle Harry liked to call it was always an interesting experience because that was when Uncle Harry would make his "famous" beer pancakes. Several bottles of beer, or to be precise, ale, were opened on Monday evening to be used in the preparation of the feast to come. The next morning, usually at about 5 am Uncle Harry would begin his preparations and by 5:10 we were all out of bed because of the noise being made by the banging and clanging of numerous pots and pans and the whir of his little hand blender. By the time he was finished most of the kitchen and all of Uncle Harry would be covered with pancake mix, beer and eggs, so you did not want to be on kitchen detail that morning.

The highlight of the morning was when Uncle Harry would test the griddle to see if it was hot enough to begin cooking. While most people would sprinkle a few drops of water onto the griddle and then listen for the tell tale hiss and pop - not Uncle Harry. With great flourish Uncle Harry would spit directly onto the griddle and the size and consistency of his test offering would be roughly the same as one of the pancakes. I always made a point of being second or third in line to be served…"

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