Shrove Tuesday

[Deda]

Is everyone/anyone having pancakes for dinner?

 

[Rah]

I get some sooon! With lemon and sugar, yumyum.

 

[jcandleattic]

No, but we had a King Cake for lunch today. Yummy yummy!!

 

[Deda]

No, but we had a King Cake for lunch today. Yummy yummy!!

Did you get the baby?

 

[ChrissyB]

WE had pancakes for dinner, DH goes to tennis so we can eat what we want, so the kids and I were naughtly and had pancakes for dinner!!

 

[jcandleattic]

Did you get the baby?

Nah, my boss did. So she gets to do it all again next year!

 

[IanT]

what is shrove thursday!?!?!? im confused lol...

pancakes!?!?! mmmm i love them..

i just forgot the recipe to make them...lol

 

[jcandleattic]

I assume it was a Mardi Gras thing. Same as Fat Tuesday only a different name. A wild celebration right before Lent starts.

 

[Guest]

Yeah I'm curious about Shrove Tuesday too! Is it an Aussie thing??

Pancakes are great, waffles are AWESOME.

I love having breakfast for dinner! Biscuits and tomato gravy!!!

 

[jbarad]

Tuesday was Fasnacht day in my neck of the woods, but I've never heard of Shrove Tuesday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasnachts

 

[Deda]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_tuesday

Same as Fat Tuesday, but more UK than US.

It was a big party when I was a kid - my mom always made a huge fuss about the whole thing! The way we did it was nothing religious, just a silly fun way to celebrate.

We did all kinds of holidays in big (usually cheap) ways. Everything from Diwali to Flag Day. Our family could find any reason to throw a party and drag out the good China.

 

[IanT]

lol you wouldnt happen to be latina would you???

 

[Deda]

If you are asking me - nope nada. I'm a Florida born mix of English & German. As white bread as they come.

 

[jcandleattic]

If you are asking me - nope nada. I'm a Florida born mix of English & German. As white bread as they come.

LOL that reminds me of ME. LOL
I am almost exactly half Irish and half German. (I think there is a little bit of English on the Irish side as well)
I never celebrated Fat Tuesday until I was an adult, and didnt' know it was because of the whole giving stuff up for Lent tradition that it came about until about 4 years ago.

 

[Lindy]

I had forgotten Shrove Tuesday until you mentioned it. It's been years since I've heard the term...very cool.