SC - ffroes eira, snow pancakes

[Ann Sasahara]

Greetings,

Enjoy,

Ariann
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Presented for educational purposes from:
_Welsh Fare_, S. Minwell Tibbot, National Museum of Wales, 1979, p. 28.
ISBN: 0-85485-040-6
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Ffroes – Pancakes

one pound plain flour
one ounce butter
one ounce lard
four eggs
a little milk
a little water
(currants, if desired)

Sift the flour into a bowl.  Melt the butter and lard and pour into a well
in the center of the flour.  Beat the eggs, add a little milk and
gradually pour into the flour, beating well to make a thick, creamy
batter.  Then add a little water and beat again for a few seconds to make
it light in consistency.

Melt an ounce of fat on a frying-pan or on a bakestone and pour on it half
a cupful of batter.  (A few currants may be added at this stage, if
desired.)  Allow the pancake to bake until small bubbles appear on its
surface, then turn and bake on the other side.

Place on a plate and spread with butter and a little sugar.  Continue to
bake the remainder of the batter, and pile the pancakes on the plate to
keep warm.

Ffroes Eira 
Take a cupful of clean snow instead of the water in the above recipe and
fold it into the batter.  The snow helps to give a light consistency.
>From Dowlais, Glamorgan.

It was a general tradition to prepare pancakes for afternoon tea when
celebrating the birthday of any member of the family in Dowlais, as in
many other districts on south Wales. 
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