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Shrove Tuesday, which falls on March 4 this year, is also a great excuse — as if one were needed — to eat pancakes, as they usually combine butter and eggs, rich foods that were historically given up ...

In short, Shrove Tuesday was the last opportunity to use up eggs and fats before embarking on the Lenten fast and pancakes were the perfect way of using up these ingredients. English Heritage adds ...

The most indulgent day of the year is here once again. No, we’re not talking about Christmas, or Easter – it’s Pancake Day. The one date in the calendar when you can absolutely eat the same ...

Ahead of Pancake Day, these are pancakes the way my parents made them ... all of the foods people couldn’t eat while fasting needed to be removed from the house so that they wouldn’t be ...

Pancake Day is traditionally known as Shrove Tuesday. It is celebrated by eating pancakes or taking part in pancake tossing or pancake races. However, some of our favourite pancake ingredients ...

It's a truly joyous occasion, but have you ever stopped - mid-chew - to wonder why we eat pancakes every Spring? Let us bring you up to speed on the religious tradition of eating pancakes and give ...

SHEBOYGAN – All-you-can-eat pancakes topped with Maywood ’s own maple syrup are the highlight of the park’s 37th annual ...