Like Roger and Carolyn, I too got the Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery in the grocery store, one volume a week, and didn't know anyone else who has it (but then there must be tens of thousands of us!). The book was copyrighted in 1966, but my set is from the fourth printing and I got it in 1972 as a new bride. I've probably reached for those books a thousand times in the 40-odd years I've have had them -- especially the first 5 years or so -- even though my cookbook collection now fills an entire wall of my kitchen floor-to-ceiling. You could find ANYTHING in there! I'd be willing to bet that somewhere in those 8,500 recipes there is at least one similar to this frying pan cake -- unfortunately, it would take more time to find than I'm willing to spend, without the luxury of a database to search. Looking forward to trying this recipe if I can find my old electric frying pan in the basement, though I haven't used it in decades. If not, I think I'll experiment with a slow-cooker.

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