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A simple hearty dish, the pancake has been a staple of meals for tens of thousands of years. Scientists have found evidence of flat-cooked cakes as far back as 70,000 years ago, according to Smithsonian magazine .

The secret to pancakes' staying power on civilization's menu? “They’re relatively simple, and their smallish size makes them easy to eat," New York Times food writer and cookbook author Melissa Clark told the magazine.

Pancakes are so popular, they actually have two National Pancake Days, according to the National Today website . The other National Pancake Day coincides with the end of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday , also known as Shrove Tuesday, which marks the

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