Note: taught to him when he was a boy, this recipe for pancakes was passed down to Badger from his father Robert. The original recipe is the "Regular" size, and easily feeds four people, three people generously. The "Lesser" amounts came from Badger's own painstaking experimentation.

Ingredients:

And So It Begins… Collect specified ingredients. Melt butter (microwave or in pan). Put griddle on stove and turn on heat at this time. You want it to be nice and hot when you start to pour. Break eggs into mixing bowl, mix with stirrer or fork. Add to the eggs the milk and melted butter; mix with stirrer or fork. In multi-cup size measuring container, place correct amount of Bisquick, Sugar and the dash of Nutmeg. Do not be concerned about the nutmeg seeming "too much" as serving amounts decrease. It will not adversely affect the taste at any servings-amount level: just always use Just A Dash. Pour this into the mixing bowl which contains the mixed liquid. Mix very well (best done with electric mixer). When completely mixed, place a dab of butter (or Crisco) onto hot griddle. If it does not sizzle instantly, the griddle is not hot enough. When griddle is ready, gently ladle onto griddle the batter. When the multitude of bubbles on the top have mostly burst, gently flip over the pancake using a proper pancake turner (often mistakenly called a spatula, which is actually a completely different utensil entirely [see photos]…). Wait about 15 to 30 seconds, then flip it again to see how golden brown is the newly cooked side. When it is ready, place the pancake onto a plate; the beginning of a stack. If you have a tall cover over which to place and cover the stack (with which to retain their warmth), so much the better. Ladle out the second amount of batter for the second pancake: essentially repeating steps 10-13. Depending on the size/length of the griddle (i.e., if the griddle takes up two burners) you can pour out two or more at a time. When the batter mixture is used up, separate the stack into servings onto separate plates for serving. While syrup is optional, Mrs. Butterworth's is the personal syrup of choice (second to Log Cabin syrup, of late often being somewhat difficult to find). Additional butter pats atop and/or between pancakes is recommended but optional.