using a canning funnel add the sugar, salt and baking soda in a pint jar
shake to settle them and then slowly add the flour, shaking to settle it and make room for all the flour
To Make Pancakes: pour the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, give them a stir to make sure they are evenly distributed
using the jar as your measuring cup fill to the bottom of the mouth of the jar, right where it goes from jar to screw band area, with milk, 2 cups, pour over the flour
again using the jar as a measuring cup measuring out a quarter cup of vegetable oil (or melted butter), half way to the first line on the jar
add two eggs to the jar and shake to mix together
pour in with the milk, stir to combine and then mix until almost smooth
cook panckaes as desired, either on a griddle or in a frying pan, butter the pan to prevent sticking