Pancake Tuesday!

[SilverHeels]

Today is Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Tuesday! I would imagine pancakes are pretty much the same globally but the Brit version is listed below. We shall be having pancakes - modified for those of us who have digestive probs - later.
The tradition goes back to when Shrove Tuesday was considered the last day of 'Carnival' and all fats had to be eaten before Lent - thus fats, eggs and milk were made into pancakes because they would go bad before the end of Lent.
:D The French call it Mardi Gras but what do they know! LOL

Anyway, Happy Pancake Tossing Day, guys!


British pancakes have three key ingredients: plain flour, eggs and milk. The batter is quite runny and forms a thin layer on the bottom of the frying pan when the pan is tilted. It may form some bubbles during cooking, which result in a pale pancake with dark spots where the bubbles were, but the pancake does not rise. These pancakes may be eaten sweet with the traditional topping of lemon juice and sugar, or wrapped around savoury stuffings and eaten as a main course. When baked instead of fried, this batter rises (depite having no raising agents – it rises because the air beaten into the batter expands) and is known as Yorkshire pudding. British pancakes are similar to the French crêpes, and Italian crespelle, but are not "lacy" in appearance. However, in Scotland pancakes, known as Scotch pancakes or drop scones in the rest of Britain, are more like the American variation and are served as such.

:D

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

I like pancakes. I wish I could have some...

[SilverHeels]

It's Pancake Day, James. Everybody has pancakes today, dont they?

[Sheryl]

Bru, that is very interesting information. I'd always wondered why it was called "Fat Tuesday." Now I know! And I've been craving pancakes for weeks -- a local pancake restaurant has been running an ad for weeks on TV and it's been driving me wild!! Hmm, maybe we'll go out this weekend and get some! Thanks! Enjoy your pancakes, too! (And now I also know what Yorkshire pudding is, double thanks!! I'd always heard of it...)

[SilverHeels]

Sheryl,
glad to be of help. LOL
Enjoy your pancakes!
(Yorkshire pudding is really good with roast beef (if you eat red meat) and roast potatoes, veg and gravy. Typical English Sunday lunch.

[Auburn Annie]

Ah, Yorkshire pudding - I've made it a couple of times, recipe courtesy of my late (very English) mother-in-law. The problem these days is finding a beef roast with enough fat on it for the drippings.

[Jenney]

Originally posted by SilverHeels:
Today is Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Tuesday!

Anyway, Happy Pancake Tossing Day, guys!

Bru, one of my father's most bragged about achievements occured when he attended Westminster school in London, and caught the pancake during their pancake toss! When we were there we got to go see the hall, and the bar they toss the pancake from. He even had a framed copy of the newspaper that he had his picture in.
Thanks for bringing a smile today!
Jenney

[Borderstone]

I bet they make them with all the "Love and Maple Syrup" that they can. Sounds goooood!