It’s Pancake Day today. I’m not making this up. It’s a thing.
Shrove Tuesday is celebrated differently in different parts of the world, and in these parts, we are having Pancake Day.
There was a short but fun article on the BBC News website today giving some details to the background of Pancake Day. I don’t really care that much about the significance of Shrove Tuesday, but I am partial to a pancake. Especially one made just right to my own liking: not too thick, lightly browned, and not drowned in syrup.
A bit like this…
I’ve gone for a fruity topping today, but Nutella was a close second choice…except I forgot to pick up a jar on the way home.
Anyway, I still have left over for breakfast tomorrow.
Recipe…
When I was a student, I used to phone my mum at any time of day (or night) because I could never remember how much milk and how much flour. I eventually wrote it down on a sticky note, which is still pinned to my kitchen wall.
1 egg
100 g flour (I used self raising)
200 ml milk
1 pinch of salt
I don’t use oil or butter in my pan as most recipes recommend. The non-stick pan usually works better for pancakes without additional oil – the oil or butter is usually soaked up by the first pancake…and usually makes the firs pancake the least tasty one. So I don’t add oil or butter to the pan, and trust me, these lovelies were anything but dry.
Have you been celebrating Tuesday?
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It was never a thing when I was a kid but it’s a thing here . Wrong religion most likely since I dont remember ever talking about Lent. Totally forgot until Dh’s aunt pretty much demanded we go to her church for supper tonight . We said we’d go.
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How were the pancakes?
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We’re about 6hrs behind you so we aren’t leaving for another hour or so . Been before and they’re good but we’re spoilt with our own syrup so fake mixed with real . … is OK but…. not the same.
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Ah, sorry, I totally forgot about the time difference. I hope you enjoy it anyway.
What’s your syrup like?
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We tap soft and hard maples. Still use buckets and a wood fired evaporator. Will tap when the weather is above freezing during the day and under at night. Should you ever come to Toronto I will bring you some .
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LoL. It’s a date!
I didn’t know that temperature and time of day matters. How does it affect the sap/tree?
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Sap goes from roots to leaves when it is warm. Freeze/thaw it goes back down at night . It’s only good until the buds come out on the trees.
We make mostly for ourselves and a little to sell. It’s really a late winter just because we can thing to do. An excuse to play in the woods
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Ah, I see. Thanks.
That sounds like a fun thing to do, and obviously I bet it tastes amazing.
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If you like sweets, my dh pours it over bread for dessert .
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