Brit. Food: Pancakes and Waffles

[KathyK]

June:

> And I have only just cured my daughter of a most unfortunate 
> addiction to wait for it - condensed milk sandwiches.

> For those not in the know, condensed milk is a canned sweetened and
> thickened milk which is unpalatable to all but the sweetest of 
tooths.

KathyK:

I used to *love* sweetened condensed milk when I was younger.  My 
parents used to put strawberries in a bowl with a biscuit as if they 
were making a strawberry shortcake-like dessert and then drizzle 
(okay, they *poured*) the condensed milk all over it.  It was 
yummy!  Especially when we had the frozen strawberries in syrup 
rather than fresh ones.  

Now the very thought of strawberries in syrup makes me shudder and 
adding the sweetened condensed milk would probably make me sick.  
But when I was a child, that was my favorite.  

Hey June, I'm trying to picture this sandwich.  Is there so much 
condensed milk on it that it drips?  Or does the bread absorb any of 
it?  Does she put anything else on it?

KathyK, now remembering that her parents also used to serve black 
olives after dinner and call it dessert and thinking she'll have to 
ask them why they did that