SHROVE TUESDAY - Nom Nom Nom Pancakes

[Just Me]

This is probably going to make me sound like I live under a rock but what is shrove Tuesday

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Traditionally it was the day before Lent:

The day before the beginning of Lent, when pancakes are traditionally eaten, originally to use up milk and eggs that would otherwise spoil because of not being eaten during Lent

[nothing2lose]

Just Me....

It's the last day before Lent when, due to the 40 days of fasting (until Easter Sunday), the early Christians would use up their flour to make unleven bread. Basically so it didnt go to waste.

Nowadays we do pancakes. A lot of Catholics and Orthodox Christians still practice fasting over Lent so for them it is more symbolic than for the rest of us (I guess).

Hope this helps!

n2l

[~Kim~]

I didn't remember either but funnily enough Nate asked for 'canpapes' out of the blue this morning so I made extra and will send with Darcy for morning tea.

I usually use the same recipe as you ZF with a tablespoon of oil for better consistency and some vanilla, but someone recommended the Pancake Parlour Buttermilk Pancake Mix to me and man it's far better than mine!
Ingredient list is fairly good too.

[Sammiejane]

Yay - thanks for the reminder.

I do savour ones for dinner, i make a white sauce, blend (read hide) some veggies and add it to the sauce and then add tuna and cheese.
Thin layer between two pancakes or rolled into a pancake

then if we are still hungry, we have sweet ones for dessert

Yum - off to the shops shortly to get the bits