73rd annual Pancake Day

Luke Landgraf, right, and Mike Kohlfeld, left, man the griddles during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Edwin Maxwell, left, and Richard Ryan, right, get full pitchers of coffee to serve patrons during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Mike Unverferth, center, provides coffee refills during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Pancakes are flipped during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Cape Lions Club members flip pancakes during the 73rd annual Pancake Day at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Paul Short does his duty as "brewmeister" to refill the coffee pitchers during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Keith Deimund adds butter to the hot pancakes during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Rob Williams, Dean Reeves and Kirk Barks, from left, prepare the sausage links during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Bob Phalan flips his pancakes during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Customers chow down during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Kent Phillips smothers syrup onto his pancakes during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)

Hungry customers wait in line during the 73rd annual Pancake Day put on by the Cape Lions Club at the A.C. Brase Arena on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. More than 10,000 pancakes and 700 pounds of sausage were served. (Kristin Eberts)