We had our 8 year old nephew here for a sleep over last night so I made sourdough pancakes for breakfast. Why are these pancakes so yellow he wanted to know. Probably because of the eggs was my reply. Oh Mum makes pancakes out of a packet, she doesn't use eggs. Why does this maple syrup smell and taste so strong was his next question. Because it's real maple syrup and not the fake stuff my DH replied. He liked the pancakes, but prefers the packet ones with the fake maple syrup. LOL Oh well, at least he ate them. Lucky we didn't tell him about the sourdough!