Pancakes!

Shrove Tuesday has always been a great favourite of our family. For many years we held competitions to see who could eat the most…this entailed a huge jug of batter of course! I had a very old Tupperware jug, with a lid and a hinged spout and whisked together 3 eggs with plain flour and plenty of milk. As the transparent pancakes were made I often added a little more flour and milk to the jug so we could keep going. As far as I can remember the children might reach a tally of 12 or more pancakes each and claim victory! Of course they were served with lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar, then rolled and sliced to be eaten with a knife and fork. Now some people prefer orange juice – that’s fine too, as is maple syrup or honey. Scotch pancakes are much smaller and thicker as they’re made with Self Raising flour and the batter is very thick so they don’t spread. These are good with butter and for us Ski-Sunday on tv 😉 How do you like yours? x