This
year we remembered!! Pancake Day!
This
day was one of the highlights of the late Winter/early Spring time in
England when we were growing up. No matter if you celebrated Shrove
Tuesday , Mardi Gras or even Lent, it was a tradition to make and eat
pancakes on Pancake Day which just happened to be on Shrove Tuesday.
The
day originally came about as a way to eat up all the goodies- the
butter, eggs and milk before the fasting of Lent commenced.
English
pancakes are much lighter than the pancakes made on this side of the
pond. American pancakes are thicker and heavier and very filling.
Good but different.
I
never was good at cooking pancakes. I get the batter all over the
place with drips and splashes. The pancakes are never quite round and
seem to cook unevenly. Not a pretty scene.
But no problem. Mike is a great pancake cook. He has mastered the
technique so can make a pile of almost identical round pancakes which
we smother with pure Canadian maple syrup, fresh lemon and a
sprinkling of sugar. They are delicious and just like mother used to
make. Brings back great memories.
Mike
hasn't mastered tossing them yet but that's a minor detail. He
wasn't planning on entering the pancake race anyhow.
Hi Shirley, that lemon and pancakes are making my mouth water,
ReplyDeleteit's always a nice treat to have pancakes never had them with syrup
but they sure look good and lemon just hits the right spot. Hope
you and Mike are on the mend and back to. ormal soon.
hole in bedroom fixed and starting to paint walls tomorrow, at
last we can look forward to a. ice room soon. all the best Babs