Remember going to IHOP as a kid? I loved going there for pancakes. Somehow they tasted better than any of the pancakes that my mother made at home. And they would always make the little on top of the pancake stack with whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and pineapple slices. Oh, and let’s not forget all of the different types of syrups. Mmmmmmm.
Well, today is National Pancake Day, coinciding nicely with Fat Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent. Shrove Tuesday, as it is also called, was the day that people would traditionally use up all of their eggs, milk, and flour by making pancakes.
Today, all across the country, IHOP is offering a free short stack of pancakes to every customer. In exchange they are asking that you make a donation to a children’s charity, The Children’s Miracle Network. In doing so, IHOP has raised over 2 million dollars.
Why not go out and get your free short stack of pancakes, make a donation, and thrill your children with an unexpected dinner of IHOP pancakes. I know where we are going for lunch today!
We would have gone if it wasn’t going to be a mad house with everyone having breakfast before all the Mardi Gras parades and the traffic. I made pancakes at home and I agree IHOP’s are better.
Comment by SoMo — February 28, 2009 @ 9:01 pm