Did you know?
* Shrove Tuesday (known in some countries as Pancake Tuesday or Pancake day) is a day in February or March preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent).
* In some contries it is called Mardi Gras or some translation thereof, this is a carnival day, and also the last day of "fat eating" or "gorging" before the fasting period of Lent.
* The word shrove is a form of the English word shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of Confession and doing penance. Thus Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the custom for Christians to be "shriven" before the start of Lent.
* Shrove Tuesday was once known as a "half-holiday" in Britain. It started at 11:00am with the ringing of a church bell.
* On Pancake Day, "pancake races" are held in villages and towns across the United Kingdom. The tradition is said to have originated in 1445 when a housewife from Olney, Buckinghamshire, was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bells ringing for the service. She raced out of the house to church while still carrying her frying pan and pancake, tossing it to prevent it from burning.[18][19]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday
Before cooking your pancake add butter to the pan, then a thin layer of apples, then add your pancake mix to get this fantasic apple pancake for desert.
Or stick with a favourate of fresh fruit, cream and chocolate sauce!
Keeping it simple is often the
best, just a squeze of fresh lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar.
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