Flipping delicious formula for success

THE first pancake is for the dog — or so the saying goes.

But chefs with an eye for science can prevent lumpy batter by following a tricky formula that promises to prevent pancakes from flopping this Shove Tuesday.

Lecturer in maths at the University of Wolverhampton, Dr Ruth Fairclough said her formula 100 - [10L - 7F + C(k - C) + T(m - T)]/(S - E) solves the age-old question of how to make the perfect pancake.