Pancake Tuesday – A magical time of year
Throughout Ireland and in many other countries, the day before Ash Wednesday – Shrove Tuesday – is commonly known as Pancake Day. This day is celebrated before the beginning of Lent, the fasting time up to Easter. We learn from the historians, that on Shrove Tuesday everybody used up the supplies of fat, butter and eggs. These foods were forbidden during austere Lent. To make pancakes was the best way to do so!
How much can you eat? Try on your own, make up for it this year by gorging yourself until you’ve got pancake batter coming out your ears.
