On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:25:17 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-12-17 7:26 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/17/2018 6:32 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> I think that my wife and I are among the few who still actually make
>>> waffles. She loves them and would rather have them than pancakes,
>>> which are much easier to make.* I think waffle irons are one of those
>>> things that you can easily find at a garage sale or second hand store.
>>
>> My 1950's waffle iron doesn't give me a clue about when the waffles
>> might be done.* So I gave up on making waffles.
>
>
>Waffle irons don't really need a special indicator. Waffles give off
>steam while they are cooking. When they stop releasing steam they are
>done.
>
> >* Pancakes are a
>> different thing and much more simple.* Not that I make them often.* I've
>> also made cornmeal pancakes from time to time.* I don't think I'd buy
>> frozen pancakes or frozen French Toast.* Just me.
>
>Pancakes are indeed easy. They are so easy I don't understand why people
>buy mixes.

It might be the only way to get xanthan gum in your pancakes.