To get a new identity and face and move to a new country?

[SurpriseItsMeHorseyNeighNeigh]

Just that, really.

I went for a brunch with some Mums from my oldest's new class. I chose pancakes, a safe choice. Or so I thought.

They came with a cute little meringuy decoration on top. I started with that. I cut it in 2, put it my mouth and realised that it was butter. I looked up and made eye contact with one of the Mums. She looked slightly horrified. I had no choice but swallow.

I hesitated between eating the other half like a boss while maintaining eye contact and praying that things don't start to slide down or up before the end of th e brunch or using the butter as mother nature had intended. I chose the latter (and still prayed)

The Mums are nice enough but they don't look like they would mix butter with meringue. I don't get out often.

I have no choice do I? We need to pack up and start a new life elsewhere?

You're doing great, nothing wrong with you ❣️

@Lovesacake I'm crying 😂

@GiveMyHeadPeaceffs I'm from Scotland and small chunky pancakes are also pretty normal here.

I wouldn't have been surprised to get small thick pancakes to be eaten with butter and jam in an afternoon-tea situation, but I could fairly easily have been caught unawares by the faux-meringue whipped format I think.

Like the OP I haven't been out for brunch that many times. The American serving style I associate more with maple syrup than butter...

Absolutely yes. Am 99% sure they're also swishing their #TheBluntTruth superhero cape while doing it, in a room full of #TheBluntTruth merchandise, ready for when the adoring fans start looking it up on Etsy.

@overwhelmed2023 my children are more than happy to eat that kind for breakfast. Pretty sure they think they're getting the American kind, which I'm sure are fluffier but I don't know how to make them, so...

We're in Scotland so unsurprisingly we don't call them Scotch pancakes. (We also call the thin pancake-day type just "pancakes" but there never seems to be any confusion.)

@McQueensMuse my dad once did this at a business lunch. He claimed they were all taken unawares. The butter was in a roll with pinhead oatmeal on the outside and it accompanied a cheese platter thing...

Oh but we really need to hear and value her 32 years life experience?! Tinkly laugh, head tilt.

You did exactly the same thing I’d have done OP, I’d have probably joked it looked like a meringue ghost for Halloween!

Op, this made me laugh as it’s something I would totally do!

If I’d been at that table, I would be making you my new best friend! 😊

Mmm, wet meringue. 😋

My friend once spied a bowl of mini eggs on a buffet, picked a few up and threw them in her mouth. They were quails eggs, shells on.

TheBluntTruth
This,
The OP is demonstrating self depreciating humour. This is quite British. You might try it.

Also, in many (most?) parts of the UK pancakes are crepes and not traditionally served with butter. Chances are the OP is talking about a stack of spongy American style pancakes. And I have definitely seen them served with chocolate chips and all kinds of shit.

Ive eaten pancakes all over the world and have never had them served with butter on top.

Reminds me of the time my brother in law started eating a cinnamon stick that he thought was a wafer. His face.

There was also the time a VERY drunk ex was eating his way through a paper napkin that he thought was a naan bread.

In response to TheBluntTruth. I’m 38 and the only place ive ever been served butter with pancakes is in America.

In England the only way to have them is with lashings of lemon juice and white sugar…FACT!

OP I suggest a private island in the Caribbean as the only sensible move from here. With one caveat…you must take me with you

Similarly I’ve never had a lump of butter on my pancakes.

@TheBluntTruth
She was attempting light humour that is all!

In the same way that people who come across spiders ask if they should burn their house down. Just a joke...ok???

As a teen, my then boyf's mum was a Head at a posh school, we had to go to some fancy evening thing. All smart & such.

And there were volauvants. With things in. On delightful silver trays.

I swiped one & popped the whole thing into mouth where smoked salmon made is presence most unwelcomingly known. I do not eat smoked salmon, it's repellant. Nothing will make me swallow smoked salmon, not even surprise smoked salmon.

Before I could stop myself I just spat it right out into my hand with an audible 'BLEURGH' like a goddamn toddler & then just stared at it while everyone stared at me cos I had no idea what to do next.

Genuinely cannot remember what happened after, the shame was too great.

@SurpriseItsMeHorseyNeighNeigh I am so on board for transactional meringue this is the only time in my life I'd be happy to see the mail pick up a story I've commented on.

With kindest regards and little meringue on top,

Lwren, again.

@TheBluntTruth I'm low-key enjoying signing off reminds me of the days when we all paid 10p a text and even though your mates knew it was you you'd write "xXxLaurenxXx" at the end, except its free to comment and I'm significantly cooler with the spelling Lwren now.

Do people not laugh at things and themselves now?

I blame the looking to be offended/upset over everything bunch 🤷‍♀️🤣

I have now become who I was supposed to be all along.

Farewell, SurpriseItsMeHorseyNeighNeigh, you were a fine username while you lasted.

Buttery regards,

BigBillyButterBollocks

@Lwrenagain Let's make it happen. What do they say? It only takes two to make the world a meringuer place?

JaneFarrier
My family is Scottish, my mum made them when we were children think she actually called them drop scones

@overwhelmed2023 my mum made drop scones too!

We lived in Scotland but she was from Yorkshire originally

@SocksAndTheCity sounds normal from a 7-year-old!

Alex Kapranos (of Franz Ferdinand) recounts a childhood story about his friend coming round to his house for lunch. They lived in Glasgow but Alex's parents were from Greece. The friend saw some black olives and asked "would I like these?" and Kapranos's mum said "If you like grapes you'd probably like these." Uh... I wouldn't do that to an unsuspecting kid!

I love olives and would much prefer them to grapes, but not when I was 7.

I've heard them called that often enough, though it wasn't the name I grew up with. I thought it was the English term for a while but apparently not, or not exclusively! Live and learn.

Hey OP you sound like loads of fun whereas @TheBluntTruth sounds like a miserable old trout. Some people just like to put others down.

I once ordered salmon en papillote on a business lunch and tried to eat the paper parcel the salmon came in thinking it was thin filo pastry 😂

Also OP I’ve just googled pancake with meringue and it’s just come up with Japanese soufflé pancakes which look delicious so you have enhanced my life, thank you!