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sm_counsell · 17-02-2010, 10:06

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day in Britain, is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent - 'Shrove' stems from old English word 'shrive', meaning 'confess all sins'. It is called Pancake Day because it is the day traditionally for eating pancakes as pancake recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during the abstinence of Lent.

Did you all confess your sins??

I can remember silly ladies running down Lime Avenue in Ossie with their pancakes in a frying pan. The winner was the one who crossed the line with her pancake still in one piece!

17-02-2010, 10:06	#15
sm_counsell Full Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sicily, Italy Posts: 439 Liked: 40 times Rep Power: 1801	Re: Shrove Tuesday Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day in Britain, is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent - 'Shrove' stems from old English word 'shrive', meaning 'confess all sins'. It is called Pancake Day because it is the day traditionally for eating pancakes as pancake recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during the abstinence of Lent. Did you all confess your sins?? I can remember silly ladies running down Lime Avenue in Ossie with their pancakes in a frying pan. The winner was the one who crossed the line with her pancake still in one piece!