2. Pancake Day is on 5th February this
year.
English people have pancakes for breakfast
or for lunch.
To make pancakes you need eggs, flour, milk
and butter. You can add lemon, lime or
sugar. Delicious!!
3. Why do English people celebrate
pancake day?
The oldest recipe for a
pancake is from 1439.
They are very old!
People cook pancakes
to use up all the eggs
and flour before Lent,
the 40 days before
Easter. During Lent
some people don´t eat
anything.
4. Toss your pancake!!
The funnest thing about making pancakes
is tossing them. But be careful: they can
get stuck on the ceiling!
6. The most famous pancake
race is in Olney, a town in
the South of England.
7. A recipe for pancakes
Flour
Salt
2 eggs
Milk mixed with water
Butter
To serve:
Sugar and lemon juice
Jam
Syrup… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnCVZozHTG8