Pancake Day

Last Tuesday was Shrove Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent. In England (and Ireland, Australia and Canada evidently as well), it is better known as Pancake Day.

Evidently the tradition comes from long ago when folks didn't eat eggs and milk during lent either, and made pancakes to use them all up before the start of the season. I went to lunch with a couple of customers that day, and both were planning pancakes with golden syrup for dinner (or dessert).

Another interesting tradition is pancake races - people of all ages running around with a frying pan, flipping the pancake as they go along.

Unfortunately I did not partake of any pancakes, which I guess is fine since I have never really been a pancake fan anyway.