Do you have pancake day? Shrove Tues?

[Dizzy]

Today is pancake day... across britain people will be tucking into pancakes.

I wasn't going to have any because I find them a bit sickly.... but there were some left over.... and I found some nutella

*bluuuurgh*

 

[sparks19]

We had it in Canada... don't know about here in the US though.

 

[PoodleMommy]

Today is pancake day... across britain people will be tucking into pancakes.

I wasn't going to have any because I find them a bit sickly.... but there were some left over.... and I found some nutella

*bluuuurgh*

glad we dont have it here, i hate pancakes...

now... french toast day would be fine with me... or

potato pancake day, haha.

 

[iluvdogs]

I'm in Canada, and I have never heard of that?..lol weird??

 

[milos_mommy]

No pancake day here. I'm not a fan, but i never had them with Nutella. Nutella's actually becoming more popular here, i've seen it a few places recently.

 

[bubbatd]

I've seen it celebrated here , years ago !!! I could use a stack today , lots of butter and real maple syrup !!! After all , it's Fat Tuesday !

 

[Renee750il]

Ah, not a fan of pancakes at all . . . don't get me wrong, they taste good! But if I eat them in the morning I'm sick and shaky all day long, even if I have eggs and/or some sort of meat to balance out all the starch. Not to mention they're a TON of empty calories.

 

[sparks19]

I'm in Canada, and I have never heard of that?..lol weird??

Really? Oh man I remember as a kid we would go to one of the local churches on Shrove Tuesday (fat tuesday) and they have a BIG pancake supper.

 

[GipsyQueen]

We had a pancake race today! ^^ In English class, our teacher chased us around the campus But we all got pancakes!

 

[Miss Jack]

I had pancakes with lemon juice and sugar so did Hubby
Kids got Golden syrup and Chocolate Sauce I've a sneaking suspicion that Kieran put syrup, sauce, juice and sugar on the same pancake. Decided the best course of action was to not ask and not to look.

We are now in deep discussion about what we are giving up for lent. Had to point out to Kieran giving up School or Washing isn't an option. I on the other hand am thinking about giving up an 8 year old son!

 

[doglover101]

Haha.......How can anyone not like pancakes!!!?? they are so yummy!!!! .....lol sorry i just had to do that.....

 

[Dizzy]

We had a pancake race today! ^^ In English class, our teacher chased us around the campus But we all got pancakes!

Pancake races are traditional!

 

[GipsyQueen]

^^ Pancake day fell on 'Fasching' which is a huge tradition for Germany and Switzerland, so we were dressed up all silly anyways.... I dropped my pancake though

 

[Gempress]

What is a pancake race?

 

[Beanie]

IHOP says Pancake Day isn't until next week! Silly IHOP.
http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/

Mmmm, free pancakes.

 

[Puckstop31]

Around here it is called "Fastnacht" Day. Fastnacht's are basically hunks of fried dough, covered with a bit of cinnamon sugar.

Ahhh, the Amish influence. LOL

 

[milos_mommy]

I had pancakes with lemon juice and sugar so did Hubby
Kids got Golden syrup and Chocolate Sauce I've a sneaking suspicion that Kieran put syrup, sauce, juice and sugar on the same pancake. Decided the best course of action was to not ask and not to look.

We are now in deep discussion about what we are giving up for lent. Had to point out to Kieran giving up School or Washing isn't an option. I on the other hand am thinking about giving up an 8 year old son!

lmao, that post's really, really, really, really telling of what live is like with a little boy.

 

[Dizzy]

What is a pancake race?

"Charity or school events are often organized on Pancake Day. One popular event is a "pancake race" in which each participant carries a pancake in a frying pan. All runners must toss their pancakes as they run and catch them in the frying pan. This event is said to have originated in the town of Olney, England in 1444 when a housewife was still busy frying pancakes to eat before the Lenten fast when she heard the bells of St Peter and St Paul's Church calling her to the Shriving Service. Eager to get to church, she ran out of her house still holding the frying pan complete with pancake, and still wearing her apron and headscarf."

 

[Gempress]

Ah, neat! Thanks! Must be interesting to see.

 

[Dizzy]

Ah, neat! Thanks! Must be interesting to see.

Can't say I have seen once since primary school

I never even knew it was pancake day till tonight