Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is 47 days before Easter Sunday and this year falls on 12^th February (today!). The word shrove is the past tense for the English verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one’s sins by way of confession and doing penance.

Pancakes are a way of using up rich food such as egg, milk and sugar before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. I have made my pancakes today.  I used a Delia Smith recipe Canadian Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup. They were of course delicious!

 

The next question is what am I going to do for the next 40 days of Lent?