FINNISH PANCAKES

Mac Vitunski, Alysha LeMesurier, Sophie Tremblay, Sarah Pecoskie-Schweir Dr. James Murton

HIST 1016March 14, 2019

The Pancake’s History ● Immigrants flock to Northern Ontario● The Finnish Labour Temple● The Finnish Pancake is not actually Finnish… but

a Canadian creation!● Created around the 1918 in bush camps

● Typically served with fruit and not syrup due to lack of sap producing trees in the area

● Thin unlike the American’s style● Low cost to produce made it an affordable meal

for working-class people

The Hoito https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/you-gotta-eat-here/video/episode/salvatores-pizzaiolo-trattoria-the-ha

rbour-diner-hoito-restaurant/video.html?v=256298563686 → 07:35- 10:13

What are the Ingredients?● Flour

● Eggs

● Milk

● Butter

● Sugar

● Salt

● Vanilla

How is it prepared?● Combine all ingredients with a whisk

● Allow the batter to refrigerate

● Pour a thin layer on a frying pan

● Once golden brown flip and cook

other side

● Serve with butter, sugary fruit

toppings or table syrup

Why these ingredients?

● Cheaper

● Basic ingredients

● More available

Why this method of preparation? What other methods of preparation were used in thePast? Hoito methods basic pancake preparation we know today

We used the Hoito preparation methods

Traditional bush camp methods is unknown

Is the ingredients/method you’ve used here a genuine historical ingredients/method?Ingredients

● Traditional ingredients are still readily available today

Methods

● Methods also genuine, despite different advancements in

technology

● Miniature versions of finnish pancakes

Who ate this food? Where? Why?

Working-Class Finnish

Restaurant and at home (Hoito)

Cheap and available

Why might people in the past have enjoyed eating this food? ● Was an easy and cheap form of sustenance for

Finnish bush workers

○ Hoito was created as a inexpensive alternative

to other restaurants

● Social meal eaten amongst co-workers, family, and

friends

○ Finnish Labour Temple/Hoito was a community

meeting point for workers where discussions

about labour movements took place

References“About Us.” Hoito Restaurant. http://thehoito.ca/about/ (accessed March 11, 2019)

Austen, Ian. “Finnish Pancakes with a side of Canada’s Labour History.” New York Times. . . . . ..

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/dining/finnish-pancakes-with-a-side-of-canada-labor-history-at-hoito.html (accessed March 11, 2019).

Dressage, Missy. “Copy-Cat Hoito Finnish Pancake.” Genius Kitchen. .. . . . . . . .https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/copy-cat-hoito-finnish-pancakes-430777 (accessed March 7, 2019).

Jarva, Tiffany. “Inside the 100-Year-Old Temple of Finnish Pancakes.” Munchies. . . . . . . .https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/kbx5d3/inside-the-100-year-old-temple-of-finnish-pancakes (accessed March 7, 2019).

You Gotta Eat Here. “Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria, The Harbour Diner, and Hoito Restaurant.” Season 1 Episode 3. Food Network, January 17, 2012. (accessed March 11, 2019).

Austen, Ian. “Finnish Pancakes With a Side of Canada’s Labour History.” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/dining/finnish-pancakes-with-a-side-of-canada-labor-history-at-hoito.html (accessed March 11, 2019)

Photo References Butter Picture: http://www.stickpng.com/assets/images/58b16efd102ddecdee0dd032.png

Chef Picture: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/dining/finnish-pancakes-with-a-side-of-canada-labor-history-at-hoito.html

Egg Picture: http://www.pngnames.com/image/45095

Finnish Labour Temple: https://www.historicplaces.ca/hpimages/Thumbnails/74989_Medium.Jpg

Flour Picture: http://pngimg.com/imgs/food/flour/

Hoito Restaurant Picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoito

Milk Picture: https://pngtree.com/so/milk-bottle

Salt Picture: http://pngimg.com/imgs/food/salt/

Sugar Picture: http://pngimg.com/imgs/food/sugar/

Vanilla Picture: http://www.stickpng.com/img/food/vanilla/vanilla-flower

You Gotta Eat Here: https://mm.aiircdn.com/122/57dc545550cbe.jpg

Photo References con’t...Finnish Women at table: http://lakeheadfinns.com/en/the-project/resources-bibliography/

Finnish Labour Temple: http://images.ourontario.ca/gateway/56224/data

Flour picture: https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-make-self-rising-flour-4172320

Sugar picture: https://bcdairy.ca/nutritioneducation/news/is-all-sugar-created-equal

Finnish worker: https://www.northernontario.travel/thunder-bay/finnish-culture-in-thunder-bay-a-city-of-sisu

Finnish workers: https://www.northernontario.travel/thunder-bay/finnish-culture-in-thunder-bay-a-city-of-sisu

Canada/Finland Flags: https://www.reddit.com/r/Suomi/comments/7hyi7h/happy_birthday_finland_from_canada_a_truly/