Shrove Tuesday

Today is Shrove Tuesday – otherwise known as Pancake Day – not a day we usually celebrate in this household.  But we read about it in the local paper and we just happened to have some pancake mix in the pantry, so why not.  We like to do our pancakes a little differently, and make them in our ever so handy waffle maker.  So lunch today was nice warm waffle shaped pancakes, served with whipped cream and canned peaches.  The only thing missing, Robin decided, was some maple syrup to pour over them.  Perhaps next time.

Our Shrove Tuesday Pancake lunch

So just what is Shrove Tuesday and the connection  to pancakes?  We didn’t really know but Google knows everything and had the answer.  Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, and noted in histories dating back to 1000 AD. In the United Kingdom and many other countries, the day is often known as Pancake Day. Making and eating such foods was considered a last feast with ingredients such as sugar, fat and eggs, whose consumption was traditionally restricted during the ritual fasting associated with Lent.