[Sca-cooks] Everyone gone already?

[Mike Newton]

Liberal Kansas did at one time hold Pancake Races on Shrove Tuesday.

Thorbjorn
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From: "Chip" <jallen at multipro.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Re[4]: [Sca-cooks] Everyone gone already?


> > Didn't they do something with pancakes in Europe on Fat Tuesday?
> > Seems like I remember something along those lines.
> > Kiri
>
> You're right.  This was a new one by me, but a little Googling reveals
> that the "Fat" in Fat Tuesday refers to the practice of giving up fat
> for Lent.  Meat, dairy & eggs are also common items to give up.
>
> On Shrove Tuesday (aka Fat Tuesday aka Pancake Day) these items are
> used up so as not to be wasted.  Lots of meat, lots of frying.
> Depending on where you are in Europe, the traditional "sin food" might
> be donuts, blinis, krullers, waffles, fritters, cakes (King Cakes?) --
> but in England pancakes are popular.  Apparently, there's even a
> pancake race in Olney, Buckinghamshire, dating from 1445 that involves
> frying while running towards a church.
>
> Lovely traditions.  I feel an A&S research paper coming on.
> "Plastic Baby Jesus: Pre-Lenten Traditions in Western Europe and Their
> Effects on Modern New World Celebrations".
>
> Probably been done before, though.  Time for more research.
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