Bancakes

The last meal you'll ever enjoy on Rhapsody.

## Breakfast of the Condemned

When a player is banned on the server, a message will appear in chat that is visible to everyone online at the time.

Many servers utilize the "Ban Hammer" analogy when referring to the metaphorical tool which facilitates the exile of the all-too-common rule-breaking player. On Rhapsody, the analogy utilized sounds much softer- but it implies that this particular breakfast food has banishing capabilities when ingested.

## Why?

"*Forgive the past and let it go with great gratitude. It will allow us to embrace the present and future with love, enthusiasm, and passion." -*Debashish Mridha

The main reasoning for the use of the analogy of "bancakes" is intended to be a reflection of the idea of forgiving others and wishing them well despite their wrongdoings. (Forgiveness doesn't mean allowing the offender a second chance! It simply means allowing yourself the peace that you have closed a bad chapter and have decided to move forward without prolonged anger or distress.) Serving "bancakes" to perpetrators of the rules is our way of moving on and representing kindness and good intentions for the offender despite the offense. The idea of a "banhammer" implies extraordinary wrath and comes with an unforgiving connotation, one which Rhapsody does not carry, even towards the most raunchiest of banned souls. In other words: No grudges held, although the consequences of the perpetrators actions will still follow their offense.

The term is also in reference to Bunny's favorite breakfast food, combined with the server-wide occasion of ironically replacing the "p" at the beginning of some words with a "b".

## Recipe

Despite being exclusively served to the condemned members of Rhapsody (and occasionally to unsuspecting staff as a joke), this delicious breakfast treat is actually speculated to be rather pleasant. Would you like to know for yourself with your real taste buds? Here is Bunny's official recipe.

* Ingredients:
	+ 1 egg
	+ 1 cup all-purpose flour
	+ 1 tsp baking powder
	+ 1/2 tsp salt
	+ 1-3 tbsp granulated sugar
	+ *Optional*: Any add in you'd prefer (nuts, chocolate chips, blueberries, etc.)
	+ 1 cup milk (any type)
	+ 2 tbsp vegetable oil
	+ 1 tsp vanilla extract or Baileys
* Instructions:
	1. Preheat a nonstick pan or gridle to medium-high (400°F is optimal for gridles).
	2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl using a whisk.
	3. Add wet ingredients to the dry mix, and combine until smooth. Try not to overmix, as your bancakes will not turn out as fluffy or tender.
	4. *Optional*: Incorporate any add-ins to the mix that you'd like at this point.
	5. Do not butter the pan, as this will prevent an even gold outside from forming. Use a ladle to spoon batter onto the pan or gridle.
	6. After bubbles begin to appear across the batter and rising is visible, flip with a spatula.
	7. Wait for the edges of the bancake to appear stiff, and remove from the pan using your spatula.
	8. Place it on a plate and repeat the process until you have copious amounts of bancakes.
	9. *Optional*: Decorate your bancake stack with butter, syrup, fruit, nut butter or anything you prefer!
	10. Enjoy your delicious bancakes!

## Bancake Gallery

We would love to have some images of the delicious bancakes you cook up! If you happen to make this recipe for yourself, send a picture to #foodstuffs in the Rhapsody SMP discord, and be sure to @Bunny. Your stack will be displayed here!