To the cream put the sack, flour, eggs; grate in some nutmeg, very little salt, the butter, and some sugar. After the first pancake, lay them on a dry pan, very thin, one upon another, till they are finished, before the fire; then lay a dish on the top, and turn them over, so that the brown side is uppermost. You may add or diminish the quantity in proportion. This is a pretty supper dish.
The Lady's Own Cookery Book (1844).