Calvin Coolidge
Buckwheat pancakes
Do not flatten the pancakes with the spatula; let the bubbles do their work.
THE HISTORICAL TABLE
New England breakfast, with Vermont syrup
Family or White House traditionCoolidge’s breakfast traditions lead to New England cornmeal muffins, griddlecakes, sausages and Vermont maple syrup. Accounts of Calvin and Grace even describe seeking out a particular muffin recipe when the White House kitchen could not reproduce the version they liked.
Our buckwheat pancakes are a reconstruction within that griddlecake tradition. The grain gives the batter a nutty flavour and makes a good partner for maple syrup. Cook small cakes so you can bring them to the table in hot batches.
Behind this story
Coolidge breakfast recollections and family muffin tradition. Buckwheat is the grain chosen for this home reconstruction.