Fish n Chips

     Is there anything better than some fresh cod, battered and fried? I would have to say "No, not tonight!"  So after a 7 to 4 Facebook vote, I made fish n chips. But instead of your typical "beer" batter for the fish, I changed it up and used some Sonoran Scotsman Honey Mead, a mixture of 4 spices/seasonings & Snoqualmie Falls Lodge pancake mix. Along side I made some fresh chips w/sea salt. 
     The honeymead is brewed by a friend of mine and his brother. They do not sell it so it would be difficult to get, but I am sure you can substitute any kind of mead or beer you like. I used pancake mix for a very slight sweet flavor that it has over regular flour and other fish fry mixes. I personally love this kind of pancake mix but I am not sure you can get it outside of the Northwest besides online.  The pancake mix is a trick I learned from another one my uncles (thanks) at a big family camping trip we took in 2005. He used pancake mix to fry up some fish in the left over bacon grease. It was great, so I used that instead of other mixes or flour. I did not however use bacon grease. The rest of the ingredients are in the recipe page. 
     Everyone except for my 4 year old liked the dinner. I was a little worried because besides myself only my father likes fish in my house. My wife and 9 year old both really enjoyed this, along with our close friend Bobo and her daughter.