Don't forget tomorrow is Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday to you religeous types.

er, i'm not very good at pancakes, so we tend to have them on Ash Wednesday in our house. more appropriate.

Yes I shall be having a good toss, when I get home from work tommorrow.:thumbsup:

Stocked up with flour eggs, lemon juice and stuff at the weekend.

Strange hey the original idea was to use stuff up in the cupboards before lent, nowadys the supermarkets have all the pancake stuff piled high and on bogof.

:loopy:

Never really got into this. I remember beggin me nan for pancakes.

I don't have a sweet tooth for them meself and prefer 'ash and pancakes! The hubby however will eat piles of em smothered in golden syrup! :confused:

Moon

Well, is it me, or do people not make a deal about this anymore? I haven't seen any adverts for Jif lemon on TV or seen any mention of it. I wouldn't have known if it wasn't for this thread!

Cheers, although I prob won't have any this year as I'm on a diet!

saw an advert last night for frozen pancakes you can do in your microwave. And I dont mean those vile Findus creations but actual proper pancakes!
Personally I prefer crepes :P
savoury pancakes much nicer, never got the whole pancake, sugar and lemon thing. Ick.
altho quite fond of those little scotch pancakes.....hmmmm yummy!

Most definitely will be having pancakes preferably dripping with golden syrup. It'll give me agonsing toothache but it has to be done.

Why would anybody want to buy ready made pancakes when they are so easy and quick to make. There must be some idle folk about.

I'll have one covered in Ash, and one smothered with raspberry jam :thumbsup:

(I'm hungry now though :( )

Originally posted by Mo
Why would anybody want to buy ready made pancakes when they are so easy and quick to make. There must be some idle folk about.
True, but then you can buy bags of ice cubes, which Im still having problems getting my head round! :loopy:
not much of a fan of pancakes anyway, dont like em, unless its just me mam that cant make em properly :P

does anyone have any good recipes for pancakes??

please help

I prefer my pancakes with gravy rather than syrup or jam or anything sweet!



Mmmmmmmmm pancakes!

Originally posted by DaBouncer
I prefer my pancakes with gravy rather than syrup or jam or anything sweet!
Mmmmmmmmm pancakes!

Huzzah! :D

Someone else to join the "Pankcakes and gravy rock" crew :D :thumbsup:

Chicken Gravy for me as well

Originally posted by Fletch
does anyone have any good recipes for pancakes??

please help

Easy Fletch.

4oz plain flour
pinch salt
2 medium eggs
7 fl oz milk
3 fl oz cold water

Whisk all together, adding wet ingredients a little at a time.
Whisk some more.
Leave to rest for about 15 mins.

Enjoy :thumbsup:

Did anyone elses pancakes turn out about half an inch thick? i think i put too much mixture in. I tried putting only a little bit in but it just formed a small thick circle in the middle of the pan. Needless to say after a few bites it went in the bin.

pancake day...................
its just for ******s:thumbsup:

:D I'm a silly t***er i forgot it was pancake day.

Originally posted by Jon
:D I'm a silly t***er i forgot it was pancake day.
so are you saying you are the le toser of pancakes:)

It's called Mardi Gras here, French for Fat Tuesday. They celebrate it all the way from New Orleans along the Gulf Coast. Mainly in New Orleans where they have huge parades with decorated floats and marching bands with people throwing beads and trinkets into the crowds. Lots of food and drink. Everyone having a good time before they have to fast for Lent. Just an excuse to parteeee. One giant pancake party.

"Laissez Les Bon Temps Roullez" Let the Good Times Roll.

So tomorrow on Ash Wednesday make sure you don't make the mistake like I did last year and tell a Catholic that they have a smudge on their foreheads and offer to wipe it off with a tissue. Oops sorry I'm a heathen! It's a symbol of the ashes of Christ apparently. Please help me out someone who knows why it's done as I don't want to upset anyone else.

Sass made pancakes in the pub and gave them out free to the customers.

I had mine on Monday :)

Originally posted by Mo
Easy Fletch.

4oz plain flour
pinch salt
2 medium eggs
7 fl oz milk
3 fl oz cold water

Whisk all together, adding wet ingredients a little at a time.
Whisk some more.
Leave to rest for about 15 mins.

Enjoy :thumbsup:

You can make savoury, southern-france-style crepes if you replace the water with biere blonde... sounds mad but they really, reallt taste good, and they come out all light and fluffy!!! Great with egg, ham and cheese...!

Originally posted by kittykat
Did anyone elses pancakes turn out about half an inch thick? i think i put too much mixture in. I tried putting only a little bit in but it just formed a small thick circle in the middle of the pan. Needless to say after a few bites it went in the bin.

Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but try putting a little oil round the pan with a brush (so it covers the whole surface), otherwise try just adding a little more water to the mix!

I have never put water in my pancake batter, made a bit too much so had pancakes before pub, pancakes after pub and pancakes for breakfast, also envisaging pancakes for tea (nearly brought some for lunch as well).

As every year, I suddenly remembered how easy to make nice pancakes are and wonder why i don't have them more than one day a year (clearly because I have so many on that day of the year!)

Heh - always the same for me too, except I forgot it was actually pancake day yesterday!! Going to try to make up for it tonight, I reckon... mmm... pancakes... :rolleyes:

Pancake Day 2005!

Lemon and sugar for me.... can't beat it!

And since tomorrow is therefore Ash Wednesday, anyone giving up anything for Lent?

Originally posted by Moon Maiden
Never really got into this. I remember beggin me nan for pancakes.

I don't have a sweet tooth for them meself and prefer 'ash and pancakes! The hubby however will eat piles of em smothered in golden syrup! :confused:

Moon
Moon Maiden, try savoury panckes! Pancakes and gravy, spinich and cheese pancakes, pancakes and savoury mince mmmm yum, yum, yum

As I haven't got a suitable frying pan for making pancakes I will either buy some, or make waffles instead.

Favourite pancake dish : pancakes stuffed with spinach, ricotta, pine nuts and gorgonzola, topped with bechamel sauce, grated parmasan and breadcrumbs.

I'm hungry now.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Foxxx
[B]anymore? I haven't seen any adverts for Jif lemon on TV or QUOTE]

Surely you mean "Cif" - we had to change the name as the Spaniards had problems pronouncing the word. Chuffin' 'ell :D :rolleyes:

Alex

Originally posted by nick2
As I haven't got a suitable frying pan for making pancakes I will either buy some, or make waffles instead.

Favourite pancake dish : pancakes stuffed with spinach, ricotta, pine nuts and gorgonzola, topped with bechamel sauce, grated parmasan and breadcrumbs.

I'm hungry now.

Ooooh, that sounds lovely!
Do you have a recipe for it?! I have been looking for a nice recipe for savoury pancakes, because in a moment of wisdom last week I invited some friends round for dinner and promised we would have pancakes.
Spent ages looking on BBC website and on waitrose website at recipes, but nothing really inspired me, but that would be perfect because it has to be vegetarian too!

Im still gunning for Pancakes and Gravy to be recognised as an official flavour!

Its so tasty!

Originally posted by beckyaa
Ooooh, that sounds lovely!
Do you have a recipe for it?! I have been looking for a nice recipe for savoury pancakes, because in a moment of wisdom last week I invited some friends round for dinner and promised we would have pancakes.
Spent ages looking on BBC website and on waitrose website at recipes, but nothing really inspired me, but that would be perfect because it has to be vegetarian too!

I use this recipe, but roll the cheese & spinach filling in pancakes instead of using lasagne.

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/r_0000001164.asp

it is very rich so you don't need a huge portion, unless you are a greedy git like me.

This is a good veggie dish too :

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/r_0000001265.asp

Is it pancake day today

sure is - anyone know how to make them instead of buying a mix.....I'm feeling adventurous

Thanks Nick! Better get myself down to tesco and get cooking!

Diet pancakes - Flour and soya milk :P

does anyone know any restaurants that are doing pancakes as a special today?

I do but it is a secret recipe handed down through the generations.

Originally posted by carcrash
I do but it is a secret recipe handed down through the generations.

You're serious enough about pancakes to have a closely guarded secret recipe, yet you are unaware of what day pancake day is?

I make ordinary pancakes to eat with lemon and sugar, jam or treacle but I also make small lemon and sultana ones too. I replace the plain flour with self raising and add lemon and sultanas to the batter. The batter should be thicker than for ordinary pancakes too. Put a sponfull in a hot, greased pan and wait for the little bubbles to rise to the top then flip over and cook the other side. Totally yummy!

Originally posted by f_g
does anyone know any restaurants that are doing pancakes as a special today?

If you want the real thing there's always Double Dutch - the pancake joint in Orchard Square.

Me? I'm staying in with my jug of maple syrup ;)
Might whip up a batch of pancakes later on too.

I will be missing the pancakes tonight and eating lots at the weekend when my mum comes home from the south. although for lent im going to give up crisps, i know i'm supposed to devour an entire bag of sugar and my body weight in oranges in order to get me through those long weeks ahead but my vice is pure savory. When i was a little girl at school the nuns would paint a cross on our foreheads in ashes on ash wednesday.

Just finished washing up after a mammoth, two frying pan eggstravaganza!

Everyone satisfied. Multiple filling choices. Garlic prawns. Yesterdays stew. Onion & mushroom sauce. Cheese and Spinach taken from above.
Then lashings of Brown sugar & Jif lemon for pudding!!!

Burp!

Originally posted by Fletch
does anyone have any good recipes for pancakes??

please help

easy recipe - no measuring required.

crack and gently beat as many eggs as you think you can eat in a bowl.

keep adding small amounts of sifted flour until you have a sticky, gooey mess that sticks to the spoon.

Then keep adding small amounts of milk and mixing well until it is the consistency of double cream.

Then leave the mixture for an hour, give it a good stir so its properly mixed, and drop spoonfuls of mixture into a hot buttered frying pan.

As a matter of Interest it is Thursday tomorrow,
but.
The name Shrove, comes from the old word "Shrive" which means to confess.
Pancakes were eaten on this day to use up all rich foods before lent.
Pancakes were eaten, and pancake races were held in towns and villages.