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ysageev

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What is this?
« on: May 14, 2006, 08:20:40 PM »
Got this a while ago.  I'm thinking it might have been used to make candies or something.  It is thin -- about 3/8" and flat.  Each depression is 1" diameter and 1/4" deep.
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Steve_Stephens

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2006, 10:28:10 PM »
Not for candles but I've forgotten what it is for.  Someone here should remember as we have discussed it before.

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Offline Tom Neitzel

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2006, 12:41:30 AM »
It's for making poffertjes, a leavened cousin of the aebleskiver.  Quite a dutch treat.  I wouldn't be suprised to see the name Koopmans on the back of this pan.  Mine does anyway.  Koopmans is a major flour supplier in the Netherlands.

Here's a link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poffertjes

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ysageev

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2006, 12:50:13 AM »
LOL, Thanks Tom.  No markings on this one but will clean and  check again.
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2006, 07:59:20 AM »
Just to finish my mention of the markings on mine (looks identical from the top), there are three words:

(capital letters are the markings, the meaning is in parands)

LEEUWARDEN (the corporate headquarters town in the Netherlands)

KOOPMANS (the company)

MEELFABRIEKEN (flour manufacturer, meel means wheat flour)


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Offline Tom Neitzel

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2006, 09:43:08 AM »
Had a terrible time finding the picture of mine.  Front and back.  It's posted here under some thread I for the life of me can't remember.

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ysageev

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2006, 12:54:01 PM »
Thanks Tom.  Mine has no writing on the back except for a "2".  Otherwise it looks entirely identical to yours, including the surface texture and patina after cleaning and seasoning.

BTW, I've been told that the American version of poffertjes is called "dollar pancakes".  Is this true?
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ysageev

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2006, 04:44:59 PM »
Latest, back
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ysageev

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2006, 04:45:41 PM »
latest, front
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2006, 10:26:41 PM »
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BTW, I've been told that the American version of poffertjes is called "dollar pancakes".  Is this true?

Untrue.  Poffertjes have yeast in them and have risen.  Dollar pancakes to me are most near a plett - a small pancake.

I was going to say it is like a risen doughnut.  I suppose acctually like a risen donut hole squashed down a bit.

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