So why do you make beer pancakes when you're the cook/deckhand on the MV Mugwump.
Numero uno: because it's fun. Numero dos: milk doesn't keep that long.
We're loading supplies for our trip to Prince William Sound. I got the part about we don't take milk. It doesn't keep ... even if the MV Mugwump had a refrigerator. We loaded lots of beer and some whiskey for emergencies. If the fishing was bad, we'd at least be happy. The fishing was good and there wasn't any time to sit around and drink so most of the beer went into the pancakes. I think Olmypia was Alaska's favorite beer back then. Now it's probably an IPA. It's bewildering to think of fishermen drinking an India Pale Ale in Prince William Sound these days ... but what's a guy gonna do ... they closed the Tumwater, Washington, brewry ... now Olympia "It's the Water" is brewed in Southern California where the water is no longer supplied by "artesians."
Then we got to loading the eggs. No milk, but we're loading lots of eggs. Calhoun (my buddy who owns the boat), how come we're loading eggs?. They'll go bad like milk ... no refrigerator. Nah, Mac, the eggs will be fine. It's Alaska (stupid).
