It’s that time of year again, so raid your cupboards for flour, eggs and whatever else you need to make these yummy treats that celebrate Shrove Tuesday which is the day before Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), observed in many Christian countries through participating in confession and absolution, the ritual burning of the previous year’s Holy Week palms, finalizing one’s Lenten sacrifice (as well as eating pancakes and other sweets).
Interestingly, the oldest recipe for pancakes as we know them comes from an English cookery book – the Good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchen (1594 edition) – but it’s even richer than the modern incarnation: a pint of “Thicke Creame”, 5 egg yolks, “a good handful of flower” and 2 or 3 tablespoons of ale, seasoned with copious amounts of sugar, cinnamon and ginger.
Happy to say pancakes have become much easier to make now so try this recipe by BBC GoodFood.
