Shrove Tuesday, which is more commonly known as Pancake Day is a day in February or March which precedes Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent if you did not realise this. The reason why Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in many countries by consuming pancakes is due to celebrating giving up something for lent.

It is very easy to prepare pancakes, specifically making the mixture. Pancake mixture is made from flour, milk and one egg, stirring together to create essentially a batter mix. This batter mix is then normally poured in small amounts onto a hot fry pan with a small amount of butter. This will stop the mixture sticking to the pan whilst the pancake cooks. Then the fun part, flipping the pancake to generate an even cook on each side. Either use a flipping action with the frying pan or flip it with a spatula. Serve, sugar and lemon juice – perfect pancakes!