Rather late in the day, I realised that today is Pancake Day – in France! I thought I would take this opportunity to update the post I wrote last year which explains why I celebrate Pancake Day twice!
Here is last year’s updated post:
I love pancakes or crêpes and welcome any opportunity to eat them! So, I’m delighted that today is Pancake Day. If you’re reading this in the UK, this may come as a surprise. Let me elaborate!
February 2nd, in France, is ‘La Fête de la Chandeleur.’ The name Chandeleur comes from the Latin ‘candelorum festum’, which means festival of candles and is also known as Candlemas.
Apparently it was Pope Gelasius I who helped to establish the festival of Candlemas and was said to have fed pancakes to the pilgrims who processed, holding candles, to his church.
Candlemas falls 40 days after Christmas and, in the Christian calendar, marks when baby Jesus was first presented, by Mary, in the Temple at Jerusalem.
However, the festival can be traced back to Roman times when candles were lit to scare away evil spirits in the winter.
In the UK pancake day 2020 will fall on February 25th; more pancakes!
As well as eating pancakes, I enjoy making them! They were always a go-to favourite with my sons and their friends, whether for tea, breakfast or sleep overs. There are many recipes for making pancakes but the one I have always used is by Delia Smith.
https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/basic-pancakes
Although, I must admit I don’t bother to add melted butter to my batter!
Fancying France 
I adore pancakes and am also a traditionalist – lemon and sugar every time.
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Nothing to beat lemon and sugar! Lovely to ‘hear’ from you, too. Hope all is going well. I do miss your blog but I’m sure you’re making very good use of the time you (hopefully) have gained.
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I’m missing it too, June. Seriously wondering whether to take it up again especially on a weekend like this one when I’m under self-imposed house arrest! (Weather induced). My thoughts at the moment are along the lines of “of thisissixty at the weekend”. I could just write once a week.
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Yes, this sort of weather is ideal for blog writing and reading! It would be brilliant if you felt you were able to write once a week. I am terribly undisciplined with my blog writing and always mean to write more regularly but life has a habit of getting in the way. I have draft post that I really want to publish but my husband had a knee op this week and I am trying to stop him running before he can walk!
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I hope the patient recovers well ……….and until then, does as he’s told!
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I’ve done the deed – reinstated my blog.
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I’m so pleased! I’ll go and have a look.
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