RECIPES
All About the Pancakes! Why are we eating pancakes again?
famous race takes place at Olney, Buckinghamshire. Shrove Tuesday, better known Pancake Day, is the It originated in 1445, when a woman of Olney heard traditional feast day before the Lent begins on Ash the Pancake Bell whilst making pancakes and so ran Wednesday. Lent is a time for fasting and on Shrove with her pan to the church. Each contestant must be Tuesday, Anglo-Saxons attended confessions (where a housewife, wear an apron and toss the pancake three times. The first woman to arrive must serve they confessed their sins). A bell was rung to call her pancake to the bell-ringer and be kissed by him, people to confession and this came to be called as and is then considered the winner. the “Pancake Bell”. It is still rung today. Shrove Tuesday was seen as a time to use up all milks, eggs and fats before committing to the fast. The ingredients are said to symbolise: Eggs - creation Flour - the stuff of life Salt - wholesomeness Milk - purity The “First Pancake” The first official mention of any pancake in literature was in 600BC in Ancient Greece. A poet appeared to be describing a pancake in his writing.
Recipe Ingredients: - 8oz plain flour - 2 large eggs - 1 pint of milk - pinch of salt
Pancake Celebrations
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Mix all together and whisk well. Let it sit for 30 minutes
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Heat some oil in a pan then pour enough batter into the pan to cover the base
3)
Flip the pancake and let the other side turn brown
In the UK, pancake races form an integral part of Shrove Tuesday celebrations. It provides an oppor- 4) tunity for large groups of people to run down streets, in fancy dress, whilst tossing pancakes. The most
Let cool and add yummy toppings! Megan Moffat, Year 12, School House
