Take a quart of fine flower, a pint of sacke, halfe a pint of ale, six or eight spoonfulls of faire

Take a quart of fine flower, a pint of sacke, halfe a pint of ale, six or eight spoonfulls of faire water, eight yolkes of eggs and three whites, a little nutmegg, ginger, cinnamon and salt, blend all these together and straine them, they will make excellent pancakes.

Historical pancake recipes from the archives of the Royal College of Physicians, London.