Caz 25 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Am I correct in saying Pancake Day was earlier than usual tihs year, I always thought it was in March? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hi Caz, I was always under the impression that Pancake day is held on Shrove Tuesday which is tied to Lent and Easter, and as such is a movable feast. Wiki states "The reason that pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent is that the 40 days of Lent form a period of liturgical fasting, during which only the plainest foodstuffs may be eaten. Therefore, rich ingredients such as eggs, milk, and sugar are disposed of immediately prior to the commencement of the fast. Pancakes and doughnuts were therefore an efficient way of using up these perishable goods, besides providing a minor celebratory feast prior to the fast itself. Hugs Alison Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 It is Shrove Tuesday, isn't that this month sometime??? Just looked, it was the 20th of Feb this year.. Missed it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hi Caz,I was always under the impression that Pancake day is held on Shrove Tuesday which is tied to Lent and Easter, and as such is a movable feast. Hugs Alison And ash wednesday follows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Just looked, it was the 20th of Feb this year.. Missed it... Doesn't anybody read my posts? have I become invisable I know the feeling - scroll down the topics a few to find the "Pancake Day" thread I started on........... ........PANCAKE DAY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 LOL LOl Did somebody say something................................ flyswat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Nah, Caz, it's just an echo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Had ours last night. Just my daughter and me. Sugar and lemon juice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 618 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 I can't let Shrove Tuesday pass without resurrecting the pancake topping debate. I read on the internet today that sugar and lemon is by far and away the most popular pancake topping. My mum always used to use orange juice and sugar which in later years my wife and her mum used to deride. I can recommend maple syrup although it's pricey and the substitutes taste just as nice IMHO. There's also a cinnamon sugar topping which I enjoy. Cherry fruit pie filling and ice cream is jolly nice too. I can't finish my Shrove Tuesday post without mentioning dear old whip and top. I haven't seen them for many years yet they provided hours of fun in the 1950s. IIRC Nottingham primary schools used to get the afternoon off on Shrove Tuesday and after the lunchtime pancakes out came the whip and tops. I related most of my memories of whip and top here: I've since remembered how disappointed I was when the metal stud in the tip of the top came out. That was game over unless you could afford to go and buy another top from the newsagent. That's all folks so enjoy your day and don't overdose on pancakes or even whip and top if you've still got one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Ice cream pancakes are delicious. They used to be a speciality of The Gingham Kitchen in Nottingham, many years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Remind me of the Gingham Kitchen. I’m sure I’ve been but can’t remember where. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Lincoln Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,468 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 It's mentioned a lot in this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Thanks, not the one I was thinking of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paradiddle 146 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 When Little Chef was in it's prime, they used to do a 'Jubilee Pancake' with ice cream and cherries - pity they're not still around. Nearest one to us was at Redhill roundabout, I think it's an Indian now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Little Chef was a great institution. Somewhere to get a breakfast on an early start trip and a good place to take the children. There's nothing to compare these days. A friend of mine, who would only eat beans on toast on weekdays for his evening meal, much to the despair of his wife, would take her out for a Little Chef treat at weekends! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: Lincoln Street. That reminds me of the sign at the bottom of Clumber St. which said ‘No Entry - but horse drawn vehicles may proceed as far as Lincoln St.’ I presume it’s no longer there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 522 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 22 hours ago, philmayfield said: Remind me of the Gingham Kitchen. I’m sure I’ve been but can’t remember where. I can remember the Gingham Kitchen Little Chef was great, the Olympic Breakfast was good. I worked for THF Airport Services when they catered the aircraft out of EMA Charles Forte was such a gent. The one and only time that I got to go on board Concorde without flying on it was just to make sure the catering was ok. I knew it was, just needed an excuse! Lived in Castle Donington at the time and every time that aircraft got airborne everyone in the village went out of their houses to watch it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,083 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 5 hours ago, MRS B said: I can remember the Gingham Kitchen The Gingham Kitchen was u'mmm trying to explaine cross from Victoria Shopping center main entrence walk to first road down I think on the corner ladies cloths shop, go down here and it was facing you. Facing GK was JJ shoes turning left was Clumber St, think i'm right. Mrs B my hubby (master) also worked for Trust \house Forty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 That's the one! I met my mother in there after work precisely 48 years ago today. We had a meal before going to the City Hospital to see my sister who had just given birth to her first child. Gingham Kitchen did wonderful cheese omelettes and that is what I had that evening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 So it must be Happy 48th Birthday Jill's Sister's child, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,468 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 And just in case anyone wondered..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Shush, Stuart! You're making me feel old! I was only 17 at the time and sis was 24. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,153 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Yer only a Spring chicken, to some of us little sis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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