Happy Pancake Day!
February 11th, 2013
HAPPY PANCAKE DAY!
Tomorrow - February 12 is Pancake Day! Pancake Day is also known
as Shrove Tuesday. Pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent
because they were a way to use up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar,
before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. It
often coincides with or falls close to the dates for the winter carnival
celebrations that occur in th ...