18th Century Pancakes Were Weird and Slightly Racist

The unfortunate truth of peering into our collective past is that eventually, something intolerant rears its head. For example, this pancake recipe found and cooked by 18th century cooking aficionado
Jonathan Townsend doesn’t call the griddle treats pancakes at all—they’re “Indian slapjacks.”

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