Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Pancake Day
And for some light relief.....have a pancake....or two. I can't remember when I last had one, but it's some time ago, so I'm really grateful to the calendar for reminding me. Today is the last day of Shrovetide, the three day period of confessions before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, traditionally a period of forty days of fasting before Easter. And this yummy dish is the traditioal feast on Pancake Day!
The pancake goes way back and featured in cookbooks from 1439. It's a thin, flat cake, made of batter and baked on a griddle or fried in a pan. Apparently the tradition of tossing or flipping them is almost as old: "And every man and maide doe take their turne, And tosse their Pancakes up for feare they burne." (Pasquil's Palin, 1619).
In the UK, pancake races also form an important part of the Shrove Tuesday celebrations - a fantastic opportunity for large numbers of people to race down the streets tossing pancakes.
Now, I don't hold strong religious beliefs, but I do believe in enjoying myself, as long as I don't hurt others in the process. I also believe in having something to look forward to. So tonight, we will be having a pancake or two, and today, I'll muse on what filling takes my fancy. Try Granny Menna's Pancakes and see some other recipies.
It's always good to have something to look forward to. It keeps the spirits and energy high, makes you happy....and healthy (but don't have too many...). Yum.
