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Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

This belongs in the 'stupid food arguments' section. If there was one.

The BBC says that the NYT 'thinks Yorkshire pudding is a dessert.'

I don't see where the NYT thinks that a Dutch Baby is the same , or even similar, to Yorkshire Pudding.

Nigella is the one who suggests similarities on her blog.

I find the two QUITE different!

New York Times thinks Yorkshire pudding is a dessert

The Exact History of Dutch Babies is Unknown

 

"Dutch Babies

The most famous of his dishes is the Dutch Baby. While I personally do not know its derivation, many believe that the Dutch Baby is based off of the German Apfelpfannkuchen. The original recipe is a Manca family secret. But close approximations can be found on many places on the web. Martha Stewart even has a version!

The family lore is that one of Victor's daughters (one of my grandfather's sisters) named the Dutch Baby as a child. Perhaps they got named "Dutch" because of her inability to pronounce "Deutsch" - the German word for German.

My family believes that Dutch Babies became famous when Sunset Magazine profiled them as a featured recipe. You can find the recipe and some history in their old cookbooks (I know the "Best of Sunset" Cookbook published in March of 1987 has them on page 167). Sunset credits Manca's Cafe and my great-grandfather as the inventor of the Dutch Baby.

We have a version of the Manca's Cafe menu from December 16, 1942. At the time, Manca's Cafe owned the trademark for the term Dutch Babies. They were on the menu for $0.90. With a side of bacon for a total of $1.00. Or with a side of sausage for $1.10."

 

 

 

 

Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

This belongs in the 'stupid food arguments section.' If there was one.

The BBC says that the NYT 'thinks Yorkshire pudding is a dessert.'

I don't see where the NYT thinks that a Dutch Baby is the same , or even similar, to Yorkshire Pudding.

Nigella is the one who suggests similarities on her blog.

I find the two QUITE different!

New York Times thinks Yorkshire pudding is a dessert

The Exact History of Dutch Babies is Unknown

 

"Dutch Babies

The most famous of his dishes is the Dutch Baby. While I personally do not know its derivation, many believe that the Dutch Baby is based off of the German Apfelpfannkuchen. The original recipe is a Manca family secret. But close approximations can be found on many places on the web. Martha Stewart even has a version!

The family lore is that one of Victor's daughters (one of my grandfather's sisters) named the Dutch Baby as a child. Perhaps they got named "Dutch" because of her inability to pronounce "Deutsch" - the German word for German.

My family believes that Dutch Babies became famous when Sunset Magazine profiled them as a featured recipe. You can find the recipe and some history in their old cookbooks (I know the "Best of Sunset" Cookbook published in March of 1987 has them on page 167). Sunset credits Manca's Cafe and my great-grandfather as the inventor of the Dutch Baby.

We have a version of the Manca's Cafe menu from December 16, 1942. At the time, Manca's Cafe owned the trademark for the term Dutch Babies. They were on the menu for $0.90. With a side of bacon for a total of $1.00. Or with a side of sausage for $1.10."

 

 

 

 

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