Wheatcakes Were A Breakfast Staple Long Before Modern Pancakes - Chowhound

Michele Ursi/Shutterstock Pancakes have been a go-to breakfast favorite for generations, but there was once a much heartier dish served to hungry and bleary-eyed folks in the morning. It was loved by the likes of Charlie Chaplin and even Spider-Man, who's Aunt May would fill the webbed one up with before his adventures. They're called wheatcakes. Unlike modern pancakes, these tended to be made with a combination…