flannel cake

noun

, Chiefly North Midland U.S.

1. griddlecake; pancake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flannel cake¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Musso & Frank for flannel cakes I probably should have mentioned working out, but if it’s an ideal Sunday, I’m probably not working out, so the next thing would be dinner.

From Los Angeles Times

For Emma Roberts, an ideal Sunday in Los Angeles includes buying books, eating a stack of flannel cakes and continuing a yearlong card game.

From Los Angeles Times

“How about stirring up a batch of flannel cakes?”

From Literature

At the Chalk Hill House near Uniontown, she was served fried chicken, fried ham, fried hasty pudding, huckleberries, strawberry preserves, real maple syrup, watermelon-rind pickles, cookies, cake, applesauce, flannel cakes and coffee.

From Washington Post

"How did you get so wise, old Solomon?" asked Dum, in rather muffled tones through a mouthful of flannel cakes.

From Project Gutenberg