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[Purple_Rain] · 19-02-2012, 04:39 PM

Origin of pancake day is that it is the day before lent, therefore all the food people weren't allowed during lent had to be used up. And this resulted in making something similar to pancakes. (probably more literal pan - cakes instead of what we know as pancakes)

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

19-02-2012, 04:39 PM	#32
[Purple_Rain] Forum Mod Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middle Earth I am currently:	Origin of pancake day is that it is the day before lent, therefore all the food people weren't allowed during lent had to be used up. And this resulted in making something similar to pancakes. (probably more literal pan - cakes instead of what we know as pancakes) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday
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