Pancakes : Kids say the Darnest things !

A dear friend of mine once said, "Pancake mixes are the biggest scam going." (You know who you are.) And I've been thinking of that comment for quite a while...off and on. So after a couple years of searching, I've come up with a recipe that my kids enjoy, request, and is from scratch. I *think* it's from the Wooden Spoon Cookbook. What prompted me to post this recipe?
Well, they slept over at a freind's house on the weekend, because mommy needed a break. ((THANK YOU!!)) In the morning, said dear friend pulls out her box of pancake mix. Great. ... and THEN one or more of my kids said the darndest thing: "My mom makes her pancakes from scratch, and they don't come out of a box, and they taste REALLY good!" True enough, this is one thing all three of my kids request, but it's not what I imagined them saying to a friend who's doing me a favor! So here's the recipe:

Fluffy Flapjacks
Sift together dry ingredients, set aside:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
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Make buttermilk (sour milk) Wet ingredients, set aside:
1 1/2 cups milk
a good squeeze of lemon juice
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In a second bowl (yolk mixture):
Beat 3 egg YOLKS,
blend in 1 tablespoon sugar,
and 1/4 cup melted butter.
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To the second bowl (yolk mixture) add:
1/3 dry mix
3/4 cup buttermilk mix
alternate to mix all.
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Beat and FOLD into the second bowl:
3 egg whites

Makes 12-13 1/3 cup size flapjacks.