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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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 Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 03:46:39 AM
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Hi
Hope you do not mind me asking this - I am an occasional lurker on this site but not normally a poster - just wondered if you would mind answering a question for me.
I am in the UK and today is Pancake Day - Shrove Tuesday is traditionally marked by eating loads of Pancakes, pancake races etc etc. This tradition dates back at least 1000 years
While we were eating our pancakes for breakfast my Grandson asked if people in other countries ate Pancakes traditionally today and to be honest I do not know.
So do you eat pancakes in America on Shrove Tuesday?
Hope you can help with our research
Sue
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ddmashayekhi
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 04:43:24 AM
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I've never heard of pancake day Sue, but that doesn't mean it isn't celebrated here in the US. Today in the Chicago area is Paczki Day. There is a huge Polish population here and this is a pastry they eat to celebrate Fat Tuesday. Traditionally this Polish donut is filled with fruit or cream, fried and then topped with sugar, powdered sugar, or icing. I always joke it is all the sins of the world wrapped up in one donut!
I'll be leaving soon after my son gets on the school bus to pick up our paczki's. They go fast and it is amazing the number of them consumed in the Chicagoland area on this day. Enjoy your pancakes!
Here is a link if you're curious about these Polish donuts" http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-paczki-2017-restaurant-bakeries-chicago-20170222-story.html
Dawn in IL
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 06:15:08 AM
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Oh - Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday - guess you might not know that term either though - the day before Lent - I guess I assumed it was called the same everywhere. I have never heard of Fat Tuesday but it is obviously the same day.
I think all the different foods associated with this day stem from the idea of having a final blow out before Lent.
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 06:22:27 AM
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Hi Sue - I love your grandson's curiosity!!! Today is indeed International Pancake Day :) I'm not sure how popular it is, or if it is one of those holidays some people know about and others don't. It is also National Chocolate Souffle Day here in the US.
Dawn - I will have to check out the Polish donuts. yum!!!
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jana
Southern California
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 07:38:03 AM
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I love that today is pancake day in the UK, here is the US it is tooth fairy day, floral design day and as Shannon mentioned national chocolate souffle day. Sue, please tell us more about International Pancake Day.
Jana
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 08:16:56 AM
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Pancake Day is one of the oldest traditions in UK at least 1000 years old - people had to eat up all the rich foods before Lent and obviously in this time that was fats and eggs - hence pancakes. The bell rung at the church to get people shriven (confess their sins before Lent)became known as the Pancake bell in the 900's.
A few miles from me is the Olney pancake race, the original and oldest pancake race in the world - it started when someone heard the pancake bell and had not finished making her pancakes so ran with the pan to the church - this happened in 1449 and the race is still run every year. It was a later Vicar from the same church in Olney in the 1700's that wrote Amazing Grace.
It is universally celebrated here - as I mentioned I am not aware where else in the world it is but I am glad to hear it is international pancake day so other people eat them as well. Of course these are English Pancakes and not US style ones so I think you would think of them as Crepes.
Traditionally the topping is lemon juice and sugar and this is still the most popular but golden syrup, honey and jam are popular and nowadays nutella!!
I love the sound of the polish doughnuts - we have a large polish population in my town but I have never heard of these but will look out for them.
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jana
Southern California
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 08:45:19 AM
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Thank you Sue for the detail information on the holiday. My mother-in-law was born in Switzerland and raised in England, before relocating to the US, so I know and love the crepe style pancakes. My favorite is the fruit filled crepes. They are very light compared to our buttermilk style pancakes.
Jana
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 11:36:10 AM
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I have never heard of Shrove Tuesday. It sounds like an awesome holiday. I hope you and your Grandson are finding the answers you need in your research. Thanks for sharing some history as well.
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 1:42:34 PM
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I have heard of Shrove Tuesday but not Pancake Day. It is "Fat Tuesday" here in the US which has to do with Mardi Gras which is basically a New Orleans, Louisiana celebration.
Pancake Day sounds like a fun holiday.
By the way, my hubby and I usually have pancakes or waffles on Sunday, but we had them yesterday. I had mine with yogurt and blackberries on them.
CJ
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HealingTouch
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Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 2:04:07 PM
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Sue, I know about Shrove Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday and is also known as Donut Day here. All sweets are eaten, hence Fat Tuesday, and then given up for Lent. It is an act of sacrificing for the 40 days during Lent to remember what Jesus sacrificed for us. Then on Easter the fast is broken and sweets are eaten again. I just ate my donut! LoL! Nice to meet you Sue!
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Darlene
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firecatinc
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Lenora
Fulks Run
VA
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2017 : 5:28:05 PM
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I didn't know it was pancake day today but I had apple pancakes for breakfast.
Nora
Farmgirl Sister #7131
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2017 : 10:49:28 AM
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We do, Sue! We do!!!! I didn't really know the origins of this family tradition until I had seen a series by Joanna Bogle called, "Feasts and Seasons," which really explains these Catholic traditions so beautifully (even have her book!), but this is a tradition we've celebrated for as long as I can remember. We really look forward to it!
I would just love to bring all of the traditional feasts back to all of the seasons and holidays - SO much meaning behind them!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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Posted - Mar 02 2017 : 09:56:16 AM
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Just to update you on our wholly unscientific and random research. It appears many countries have similar traditions on the day before lent but most places have a tradition that is very local. It seems Pancakes have spread slightly beyond the UK but only because it is so established here.
Thank you so much for all your contributions ladies - my Grandson has enjoyed hearing them all.
Olney mentioned above is only about 5 miles from us so I know it really well - we always go there for our Bonfire Night celebrations - I will have to come back on November 5th to bore you all with that one
Thank you
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jana
Southern California
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2017 : 10:03:30 AM
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Fascinating information, thanks for sharing Sue!
Jana
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Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! ~Charles Schulz
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