Anyone else celebrate it by eating loads of Pancakes or is it a Uk only thing?
crap forgot about that. although i did wonder why there was squeezable lemon and syrup in ever row in sainsbury's.
Pancake Day?
Maple Syrup for me thank you. Four kids (well 5 if you include me) in my house along with a dog. Started cooking them when I got in from work at 6, finished them at 8.35, we eat them in order but it's me who cooks them so your's come round every 10-15 mins. Thank christ it's a once a year thing. I used a batter mix but did see "Aunty Bessies" pre cooked and frozen variety that might be worth a shout next year.
Or, Kill the kids? and finish by 6.30
Or, Kill the kids? and finish by 6.30
Ginger day is every day, a life long celebration
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So, why are we celebrating pancakes?
i love pancake day but my wife never made them.
BIATCH !!
BIATCH !!
Gotta go with home made i'm afraid 1927. The aunt bessies may look like an easy way out but i'll bet they taste like crap. Or at least nothing like the ones you made using spit and elbow grease
Edit: Treacle for me (aka golden syrup)
Edit: Treacle for me (aka golden syrup)
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Its a Christian thing to celebrate that crappy 40 days fast in the desert or whatever it was, they used all their eggs and flour and milk and stuff to make "pancakes" before they went on the fast, its become a tradition in England.
That’s why apparently...usmarine2007 wrote:
So, why are we celebrating pancakes?
So like Fat Tuesday here?Vilham wrote:
Its a Christian thing to celebrate that crappy 40 days fast in the desert or whatever it was, they used all their eggs and flour and milk and stuff to make "pancakes" before they went on the fast, its become a tradition in England.
Snap. Will probably nip out of buy some eggs etc and have it later in the week.Vilham wrote:
crap forgot about that. although i did wonder why there was squeezable lemon and syrup in ever row in sainsbury's.
Because it was pancake day duh!!usmarine2007 wrote:
So, why are we celebrating pancakes?
Pancakes as well or other food?usmarine2007 wrote:
So like Fat Tuesday here?
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USmarine2007: WIKIPEDIA LINK
My Mrs does 12 hour shifts just about every day so I do the cooking in my house, I do it when she aint in work anyway as I enjoy it and I'm good at it however, stood in the same spot for over 2 hours in a boring routine cooking the same thing over and over as the kids keep asking "Is this one mine?" whilst getting nudged (non - sexual) by the dog even makes me wan't to cheat. I can't see me doing the frozen method next year as my daughter likes to make them with me (6) whilst her lazy ass brother and sis chat on MNM or whatever you call it saying all that lol,l33t,pwn,looolz,funniest boi ever shit. I reckon I cooked approx 40-50 all of which about 12".pedigreeuk wrote:
Gotta go with home made i'm afraid 1927. The aunt bessies may look like an easy way out but i'll bet they taste like crap. Or at least nothing like the ones you made using spit and elbow grease
Lil bastards didn't even do the dishes.
That Fat Tuesday rings a bell, something to do with all the housewifes having lard n milk left over or summat?
Yeah Pancake day is the same as Fat Tuesday here. I attend an Episcopal church, and they always have a pancake dinner the day before Ash Wednesday. Marks the beginning of Lent.usmarine2007 wrote:
So like Fat Tuesday here?Vilham wrote:
Its a Christian thing to celebrate that crappy 40 days fast in the desert or whatever it was, they used all their eggs and flour and milk and stuff to make "pancakes" before they went on the fast, its become a tradition in England.
I always thought it had to do with unleaven bread, like from the bible. No yeast added, so the bread doesn't rise, but pancakes have a slightly better taste to them.1927 wrote:
That Fat Tuesday rings a bell, something to do with all the housewifes having lard n milk left over or summat?
I honestly don't know I can only take your word for it and after spending 2+ hours in the company of pancakes last night, like fuck am I going to wiki it!silo1180 wrote:
I always thought it had to do with unleaven bread, like from the bible. No yeast added, so the bread doesn't rise, but pancakes have a slightly better taste to them.1927 wrote:
That Fat Tuesday rings a bell, something to do with all the housewifes having lard n milk left over or summat?
Tell me something? Are the only Pancakes you Americans have the little 6" type. Usually breakfast ones?
I've never heard of the pancake tradition but we in sweden eat this thing
wikipedia link
(sorry for the image size, a little big maybe )
wikipedia link
(sorry for the image size, a little big maybe )
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"King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died of digestion problems on February 12, 1771 after consuming a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sour cabbage, smoked herring and champagne, which was topped off by 14 servings of his favourite dessert: a semla served in a bowl of hot milk".falafel wrote:
I've never heard of the pancake tradition but we in sweden eat this thing
wikipedia link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … -Semla.jpg
(sorry for the image size, a little big maybe )
Im not suprised, 14 of those things? There massive no wonder they invented starving for 40 days after eating them things. Even Macdonalds would have trouble supersizing that mofo.