# Uh... So now what?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 6, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362 "2004-09-06T18:18:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362/1 "2004-09-06T18:18:02Z")

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I’ve had a box of Swedish pancake mix in the cupboard for the longest time. I thought I may as well open it for breakfast. “11 Pancakes”. Too many for me, but I can freeze them.

Gee, that’s a lot of mix! Three cups of mix, and 3¾ cups of water. Let me read the box again… “ **90** thin pancakes”! :eek:

I made four 6-inch “crepes” and ate them with jam. Now I have all of this batter left over. What do I do with it? Can I put it in a Zip-Loc bag and freeze it for later? 😕

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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362/2 "2004-09-06T19:25:37Z")

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Oy.

Just like regular pancakes, your best bet is to cook 'em up and freeze the product for later.

Before you freeze them, sprinkle sugar and lemon juice on a few of them. YUM.

Happy cooking!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362/3 "2004-09-06T19:38:30Z")

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I can only cook one at a time, and they take a few minutes to cook. Assuming the 90 cakes is correct, that’s about 21½ hours of continuous cooking! :eek:

I’ve bagged it and put it in the freezer, and I’ll hope for the best.

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**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362/4 "2004-09-06T19:55:23Z")

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I think I speak for everyone when I ask…

how on earth did you manage to misread 90 as 11?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-now-what/263362/5 "2004-09-06T20:25:47Z")

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On the front it says:

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> 11 thin pancakes – just add water.  
> 14 waffles – add water and butter.

It’s on the _back_ that it says “(11 thin pancakes or 90 small griddle cakes)”. It takes one spoonful (one of those big plastic cooking spoons) per pancake.