1 Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth. 2  Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. 3  Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake.
Contraband was a term commonly used in the United States military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces. The Army (and the United States Congress) determined that the US would not return escaped slaves who went to Union lines and classified them as contraband.
adjective. noun. The definition of contraband is not allowed to be imported or exported. An example of contraband items are drugs. Contraband is defined as goods that are against the law to trade or to be imported or exported, or goods that are smuggled or a slave during the Civil War who was behind the Union lines.