Pancakes were not something we had very often when I was growing up. We had them once a year, for supper, on Shrove Tuesday. They were a real treat. My mother had a huge round griddle pan tha she had gotten with her Wear Ever Aluminium Cookware set. She would stand there ladling pancakes onto it a few at a time, until they were all cooked. I imagine it was a bit of a chore as the griddle pan was bowed in the middle and I can remember it turning around on the burner whenever I used it. I am sure she found it quite annoying. I know I did. The only other pan she had for frying in was a small 10-inch frying pan that came from the same set. The set of pots and pans was bought the first year they got married, in 1954. It was still being used when she passed away last year. 64 years. That's an incredibly long time in the life of any pan I'd say. My parents would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this year. ...