Pancake Day
Join Mrs Crocombe the Victorian cook as she prepares some pancakes for Lord and Lady Braybrooke and servants in the kitchens of Audley End House.
Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day to consume favorite foods and drinks - because the following day begins the Christian observance of Lent and its fasting tradition, leading up to Easter. Some Americans have adopted an English tradition of a "pancake race".
Five facts about Pancake Day
1. Pancake Day is traditionally known as Shrove Tuesday and is historically a religious occasion relating to the Christian Feast of Easter.
2. In the UK it has become commonly known as Pancake Day due to the tradition of making pancakes using ingredients which were often given up for Lent.
3. Shrove Tuesday is also known by other names around the world, including Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras.
4. It is customary in France to touch the handle of the frying pan and make a wish while the pancake is turned, holding a coin in one hand.
5. The largest pancake ever made and successfully flipped measured 15.01 metres wide, 2.5cm deep and weighed three tonnes. It was made in Rochdale in 1994.
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