Hello, pancake. I know – it’s been a while. Did you miss me? Can we be friends again, maybe? Is there some way I can make it up to you?
Maybe I can bite holes in you for my eyes, nose and mouth to make the famous “pancake face.” That’s always fun. Or I could slather you in whipped cream and chocolate chips, like a lover. Too icky?
Oh, wait, I know! I could cover you in butter and syrup and chase you down with milk. Yes, you’re used to that. It’s the standard procedure, fer sure.
But it’s what we’ve always done. It’s not wrong, is it, to want you that way? Come here. Closer. That’s right. Closer.
Hello. Mmmmm. Ahhhhhh.
Tomorrow, Feb. 23, is National Pancake Day 2010. Maybe you want to whip up a stack for yourself and your loved ones. You can also consider heading to your neighborhood IHOP, where a stampede of customers will converge for free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Donations to the Children’s Miracle Network are encouraged.)
Our love is golden-brown.
– Byron Kerman
This article appears in Feb 1-28, 2010.