*  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
                              Tomato Pancakes
 
 Recipe By     : Ophelia Gleason
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Pancakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    4                    eggs -- lightly beaten
    1      can           stewed or diced tomatoes with liquid -- (14½-oz.) OR
    2      cups          home-canned tomatoes
   40                    single soda crackers (saltines) or 20
                         doubles -- about 4 oz. of crackers -- hand crushed -
 not
                         rolled out
                         salt -- to taste
                         butter for frying
 
 Combine the beaten eggs, tomatoes and their liquid, crackers and salt. Shape
 into 4-inch pancakes and fry in a small amount of butter (over medium heat
 about 2 minutes on each side).
 
 Makes about 12 (4-in.) pancakes.
 
 
 
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 NOTES :
 http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=75734239
 
 This is the pancake recipe that Kathryn Dumas, Long Lake, recalls her
 mother, Ophelia Gleason, preparing on wash days. Hand-crushing the crackers
 gives the pancakes an interesting nonuniform texture