Pancake Day
Today is Pancake Day here in Canada, also known as Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. It is the last day one can feel free to indulge before the 40 days of lent.
While in New Orleans they choose to celebrate Mardi Gras with unbridled hedonism and masked balls, for some reason here in Canada we are compelled to mark the occasion by eating breakfast for dinner.
Invariably, since leaving home, I receive a phone call from my dad on the evening of Shrove Tuesday asking if I have eaten my share of shroves. See my last post for an explanation as to why this is considered funny.
After conducting a careful GIS for "shroves", and based on my childhood love of equestrianism, I can only now assume my dad has a twisted sense of humour indeed:
(Image from the Appaloosa Horse Club, UK Ltd.)
Comments
I had tortellini with artichoke hearts and chicken in tomato sauce... not exactly shroves or pancakes. But nummy!
Posted by: heather at February 8, 2005 11:39 PM