Am I the only one who's never heard of Pancake Day?
So in order to correct this situation, and to catch up with everyone else, I did a little research. It turns out that it's called Pancake Tuesday/Pancake Day because, in the olden days, you had to use up all the ingredients in your home that were forbidden during Lent. Most of these things (eggs, milk, butter) can be used in pancakes.
There are all kinds of celebrations out there. In Olney, England there is an actual Pancake race. The Pancake race in Olney goes back 500 years. The story goes that one woman was so engrossed in making pancakes that when she heard the church bells calling for Shriving Service, she just threw on a head scarf and ran to church with frying pan in hand.
If you're interested in a fun way to serve pancakes, watch this video. It is interesting and informative with a lot of good ideas on what can go in a pancake. I believe it's more European than American, but it looks mighty tasty all the same.
[Via ColdMud]
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Hannah from Masterchef wrote about the famous Olney pancake race this morning... http://hannahscountrykitchen.blogspot.com/2008/02/as-you-will-all-im-sure-know-today-is.html
It's a great event.
Inspired by the vast range of pancake recipes on http://pancakerecipes.blogspot.com/ we are hosting an innovative pancake competition tonight and will post the results on our blog: http://aroundbritainwithapaunch.blogspot.com/2008/01/pancake-competition.html
You've got to love Pancake Day!
2-06-2008 @ 8:12PM
Greven.Majere said...
The race in Olney, England also has a corresponding race in Liberal, Kansas. They both run the race each year and compete to see which city's winner had the fastest time.
Pancakes ... crepes ... the same thing! (Those fat pudgy things are horrible!).
I made sweet crepes for Pancake Day (even followed a recipe) and they were great!
http://eatingleeds.co.uk/2008/02/pancake-day.html
2-10-2008 @ 10:05AM
Soccer jocky said...
hey you r AMAZING!!!!!! You make the coolest movie clips ever! My fav. food is pancakes 2 i have them for breakfast every weekend because i cant have them during the week because i have 2 go 2 school!














