Pancake Day
Pancake day
Mardi gras, French for fat Tuesday was when all the good things to eat were eaten up as Lent began the next day when all good Christians had to give up the pleasures of life.
- dtaai-maai
- Hero
- Posts: 14925
- Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:00 pm
- Location: UK, Robin Hood country
Re: Pancake day
Right, like Shrove Tuesday then...? Haven't we been round this block already?Arcadian wrote:Mardi gras, French for fat Tuesday was when all the good things to eat were eaten up as Lent began the next day when all good Christians had to give up the pleasures of life.
This is the way
- margaretcarnes
- Rock Star
- Posts: 4172
- Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:28 am
- Location: The Rhubarb Triangle
Pancake Day
Sarge - Hunny Steamed Pud commemorates Paddington Bear Day, which falls on the day P Bear is said to have been adopted by C Robin.
Afficionados gather at Paddington Station buffet, where the pudding is served all day. Platforms are decorated with streamers of paper wellington boots and little duffel coats.
A similar event is planned for Kings Cross to mark Harry Potter Day, but the tourist board can't agree on a menu. A suggestion for Bats Wing soup was vetoed by the RSPCA.
Here in Sleepy Hollow we often have Nutty Fruitcake day...
Afficionados gather at Paddington Station buffet, where the pudding is served all day. Platforms are decorated with streamers of paper wellington boots and little duffel coats.
A similar event is planned for Kings Cross to mark Harry Potter Day, but the tourist board can't agree on a menu. A suggestion for Bats Wing soup was vetoed by the RSPCA.
Here in Sleepy Hollow we often have Nutty Fruitcake day...

A sprout is for life - not just for Christmas.
- bluezephyr
- Professional
- Posts: 291
- Joined: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:15 am
- Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
- margaretcarnes
- Rock Star
- Posts: 4172
- Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:28 am
- Location: The Rhubarb Triangle
Pancake Day
Now you're talking Bluezephyr. IMO condensed milk is THE most farang comfort food available in LOS. Plentiful and cheap too! 

A sprout is for life - not just for Christmas.
Re: Pancake Day
Margaret I think you have got your bears muddled up!margaretcarnes wrote:Sarge - Hunny Steamed Pud commemorates Paddington Bear Day, which falls on the day P Bear is said to have been adopted by C Robin.
Afficionados gather at Paddington Station buffet, where the pudding is served all day. Platforms are decorated with streamers of paper wellington boots and little duffel coats.
A similar event is planned for Kings Cross to mark Harry Potter Day, but the tourist board can't agree on a menu. A suggestion for Bats Wing soup was vetoed by the RSPCA.
Here in Sleepy Hollow we often have Nutty Fruitcake day...
Disaster Mags i am distraught pudding steamed away nicely took it out as per Delia Smiffs instructions removed tinfoil from basin lubberly .Turned me back for 2 minutes and it dropped like a popped balloon tasted great with custard but not spngey like i wanted (a bit sticky)shall have another go and if same Delia will be getting a missive from I.
By popular demand another batch of Hot Cross buns today
And condensed milk some of the kids had it on their pancakes instead of ice cream loved it
This has given me an idea for making condensed milk ice cream

By popular demand another batch of Hot Cross buns today
And condensed milk some of the kids had it on their pancakes instead of ice cream loved it
This has given me an idea for making condensed milk ice cream


A Greatfull Guest of Thailand
Pancake day
If you make Delia`s recipe just a little more liquid a golden syrup spong pudding does brilliantly in the microwave, takes only about 2 minutes.
- sandman67
- Rock Star
- Posts: 4398
- Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:11 pm
- Location: I thought you had the map?
a biker mate back in London used to make these lovely full pan yet thin pancakes, roll them round a mixture of whipped cream with a spot of honey and vanilla and fine chopped fruit and blueberries, then put them in the fridge till the cream sort of set.....oh man were they delish.
The funniest bit was when I asked where he'd learned the recipe he said off a cell mate in Pentonville. Tony looked like Vinnie Jones yet could cook like Kieth Floyd.....just goes to show rehabilitation does work sometimes
The funniest bit was when I asked where he'd learned the recipe he said off a cell mate in Pentonville. Tony looked like Vinnie Jones yet could cook like Kieth Floyd.....just goes to show rehabilitation does work sometimes

"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
- margaretcarnes
- Rock Star
- Posts: 4172
- Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:28 am
- Location: The Rhubarb Triangle
Pancake Day
Hi Moja - got my bears mixed up? Oh heck, blame it on senior moments then. Yes - it was Winnie the Pooh. Sorry!
Anyway, Sarge, you can't really go wrong wiv' Delia so I'm thinking - was there a technical reason for the collapse? You should really use greaseproof paper to cover the pud, and (most important this,) make a little pleat in the paper over the top of the pud. This allows for expansion of the mixture during steaming.
Put simply - it won't fluff up if it hasn't got the space. Have another go!
Anyway, Sarge, you can't really go wrong wiv' Delia so I'm thinking - was there a technical reason for the collapse? You should really use greaseproof paper to cover the pud, and (most important this,) make a little pleat in the paper over the top of the pud. This allows for expansion of the mixture during steaming.
Put simply - it won't fluff up if it hasn't got the space. Have another go!

A sprout is for life - not just for Christmas.
Delias says tin foil or grease proof with the pleat and it rose brill then it got a sink hole right in the middle .Anyway thanks to arcadians PMd recipe gonna give that a try in the micro when the rug rats are here at the weekend. Thanks arcadian
Made 10 hot X buns yesty got 3 left the kids luvem but no butter




Made 10 hot X buns yesty got 3 left the kids luvem but no butter


A Greatfull Guest of Thailand