Legend has it that the jelly donut was invented by a cook in a Prussian Army artillery unit. The commander called him in and ordered him to invent a breakfast food gun crews could eat while firing missions in the morning, and the guy came up with what he called a special pancake. Since the cook came from Berlin, the dish became known as a "Berliner donut," which in Germany is "Berliner pfannkuchen." No one is going to ask for that.

In most of Germany they call them "Berliners," but in Berlin they call them "Pfannkuchen" and the people who live there "Berliners."

What people who haven't been to Germany don't realize is, the same object can be called different things in different parts of the country.

there's no actual lady in ladyfingers, right deb?

Even though the English call fish sticks "Fish Fingers."

also enjoy Spotted Dick!

... these days, though, who can be sure?

-- Mal

Well, maybe.