Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Shrove Tuesday
pancakes galore

Today is Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday, the last day of Carnaval and thus the day before the Season of Lent starts. In the Christian Calendar it's an inbetween time, half way in a sense between Christmas and Easter. A time to rejoice, for Carnaval is the season going from Epiphany, Twelth Night, of January 6th until Lent. Today traditionally is a day of celebration not just with beads and removing your bra or dropping your pants, but with pancakes. Seems crazy but the idea goes back to ancient times when folks tried to use up all the fattening and delectable foodstuffs in their home before starting a season of reflection and fasting in Lent. So what better way then to make some pancakes and load them up with butter and sugar.

Here's some online helps if you're in need of assistance to make your pancake feast tonight:

1. A video from England to teach you how to do it the British way...turn up the sound



2. A step by step video to teach you how to make pancakes from scratch



3. A How-to-Make Video for French Crepes