Free pancake tasting in the Farm Shop (24 Feb)
It will be flipping fantastic in the Farm Shop on Shrove Tuesday (24 Feb) between 3pm and 5pm. (Great fun for the children when they come out from school!)
Chef Eileen will be in the Farm Shop making pancakes so we're inviting you to come along and try some. All our delicious pancakes are made from local produce.
Will you be inspired to make your own that evening, will you come away with a great idea or will you stick to a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of sugar or, more importantly, will Eileen manage to get a pancake stuck on the ceiling during the flipping? Come along and find out! Free; no need to book, just pop along.
If you would like to join us for breakfast or lunch in our Farm Shop Cafe, you'll find delicate crepes on the menu at breakfast and more pancakes for our lunchtime diners. (Please reserve for lunch by calling 01522 688 581.)
More about Shrove Tuesday & Pancakes:
Shrove Tuesday is the traditional feast day on the eve of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday Christians went to confession and were 'shriven' (absolved from their sins). It was also the last opportunity to use up eggs, fats and meats before embarking on the fast and pancakes are the perfect way of using up these prohibited ingredients.
Pancakes have a very long history, and their first appearance in a cookbook was 1439! The tradition of tossing or flipping them is almost as old: 'And every man and maide doe take their turne, And tosse their Pancakes up for feare they burne.' (1619, Pasquil's Palin)
Around the world, pancakes are popular. German and French pancakes are baked very thin and served with sweet or savoury fillings. The French crêpe is thin and crispy - a crêpe Suzette is folded or rolled and heated in a sauce of butter, sugar, citrus juice, and liqueur.
Russian blinis are thin, crisp pancakes, and commonly served with caviar and sour cream or folded over and filled with cream cheese or jam. Mexico has its tortilla, which is often served folded over a bean or meat filling and topped by tomato sauce. American pancakes are thicker. They are sometimes called battercakes, griddlecakes, or flapjacks and are usually leavened with baking powder or baking soda and served with syrup.
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