You’re served a perfect three stack of fluffy, golden brown, buttered pancakes. Maybe you ordered them, maybe you didn’t, but you’re hungry and they’re in front of you.
Following application of syrup or however you like your them finished, how do you eat them: do you pull off one pancake at a time, or do you eat them together, as if the three pancakes were a single item?
Note this is not about what is the “proper” way to eat them, if there is such a thing, but your personal preference.
Together. It’s the only way to eat a stack. That’s why they’re stacked.
If you mock my stack, I’ll give you a smack.
Stack
Stack
Stack.
I just like saying “stack”.
If I were home alone and feeling extremely lazy, I might eat them without cutting them first, and that would involve picking up the pancakes one at a time and shoveling them into my mouth.
But under normal circumstances they would remain stacked as I cut them.
I don’t eat 'em. TOO many carbs! :eek:
One at a time. Usually, I make one, eat it, make one, serve it, make one, eat it, then, eat the next one someone made, then make one and serve it, etc, until the batter is finished. What I’m saying is I don’t build stacks.
I get the premise of the question, someone (the average diner cook, Denny’s, IHOP, someone with a wide griddle) has made me a stack. Still, I butter, syrup, add preserves, ice cream to each one and eat it individually. Because I’m unaccustomed to a stack.
All together now.
With a piece of sausage speared last to hold them together.
Together, and with gobs and gobs of butter, but no syrup. Which is why I only have pancakes a few times a year. I absolutely love them, but no bueno for healthy eating!
Stack 'em and slice 'em like cake or pizza. Except not as geometrically pleasing to the eye. Plenty of butter and maple syrup (the real kind, thank you VERY much) or brown sugar.
One at a time. They’re stacked to fit them all onto the plate, not to eat them that way. 
I leave them stacked but I don’t necessarily cut through all of them each time, I guess because I only use a fork and the result is they don’t get severed evenly. Also, if they come out with butter on them, they’re either going back or my dining partner is having themselves a pancake. Sin mantequilla!
Those of you who eat them one at a time - do you have a separate eating-plate? Or are you adept enough to cut thru a single pancake at a time?
Me, I make sure there’s butter and syrup between the layers, and eat 'em stacked. Altho I don’t have pancakes that often - too much sugar in the morning gives me headaches.
All together. Of course.
Seeing other people eating them one at a time is how you know they are shape-shifting lizards.
Together (stacked), with a layer of syrup applied to the top of each one, sans butter. My preference is grainy pancakes (buckwheat or whole wheat), and sour-dough pancakes, and pure maple syrup (if I can afford it) or apple syrup (in smaller doses as it can over-sweeten). And, coffee. Yep, I like em, but tru that they are not the healthiest things. Must be stacked, tho.
And the use of artificially flavored syrup is how you know they are evil shape-shifting lizards.
I leave them stacked. I cut a wedge the full depth of the stack.
And then I eat one wedge of one pancake at a time, not the full depth, because I’m not a pig, and my mouth is not some ravenous cavernous pit.
Before reading this thread, I had no idea that anyone would unstack the stack to eat the cakes individually. You learn something new everyday!
Stack, butter on each, just enough (real maple, preferably) syrup on only the top to get some in each bite.
The syrup must not be enough to reach the plate (this is very important!), or I will freak out.
I prefer my pancakes on the thin side, but my wife likes fat, fluffy pancakes, with enough syrup to drown in.
Husband does one at a time with gobs of syrup:eek::eek:
Stacks for me with egg in between
Neither of us do butter but I’ve had it that way at restaurants, those were good!! I dont try to eat new “good things” because I dont want to get addicted. Like sour cream on potatoes…cant start that but that is an example of trying new things that taste good!
Never heard of putting syrup between layers but that sure would help if the syrup is warm.
Usually always Log Cabin Syrup, we found one with no high fructose sugar. Rather have real maple syrup but too expensive and not thick enough for “him” :smack::smack:
Basically the only food I mix together aside from mashed potatoes and peas. (Other than toppings on food) Very picky!
I’m buggy about eating foods one at a time, but i consider a stack of pancakes one food. I eat them in a stack, with butter and syrup.
Though if they have any other food as a topping (i.e. whipped cream or fruit), I save the topping and then eat it separate.
Agreed. 3 pancakes, 6 evenly-sized wedges, but only 1-2 pancake wedges per bite.
krondys, I, too, like them on the thinner side, slightly thicker than a crepe.