On Green Acres, Lisa Douglas makes “hotscakes” while Petticoat Junction’s Kate Bradley observes.
September 26 is National Pancake Day.
CNN Eatocracy says, “It’s no surprise this breakfast staple has a long history, dating back to the ancient Greeks. But, depending on where you are, pancakes will look vastly different. In Germany, they’re made out of potatoes; in France and Belgium, they’ll be thin and light; in South Africa, they’re filled with lemon juice and sugar; and in Mexico, you might find a hotcake (a pancake made with cornmeal instead of wheat flour).”
What about Hungary? On Green Acres, Hungarian immigrant Lisa Douglas (played by Eva Gabor) made “hotscakes” that had the consistency of rubber and made a noise like “bloop bloop.” They were her specialty — and the only thing she knew how to cook.
I wanted to find a video clip of Lisa Douglas’s hotscakes, but all I could find were these still shots. So as a consolation, here is a video of another funny-sounding foreigner making pancakes — the Swedish Chef making “flappen jacken” on The Muppet Show.
Swedish Chef makes flapjacks, The Muppet Show (Sept. 18, 1976)
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