A PSA and a poll about pancakes (46/365)

[white_hart]

For those who are utterly adrift in time and didn't happen to glance at their calendar just now while desperately seeking inspiration for a post, tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Day for those of us in the UK (and anyone else who fancies pancakes).

Possibly I should have saved the poll for tomorrow, but I might be too busy eating pancakes then. Also, I want to steal your pancake ideas.

Poll #25296 Pancakes!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41

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What kind of pancakes do you have on Pancake Day?

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Thin crèpe-style pancakes
23 (59.0%)

Fluffy American-style pancakes
6 (15.4%)

I don't celebrate Pancake Day
4 (10.3%)

SEWIWEIC
6 (15.4%)

Sweet pancakes or savoury?

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Sweet
22 (56.4%)

Savoury
1 (2.6%)

Both!
16 (41.0%)

Do you give things up for Lent?

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Yes, and I celebrate Pancake Day
4 (10.5%)

Yes, but I don't celebrate Pancake Day
1 (2.6%)

No, but I do celebrate Pancake Day
27 (71.1%)

No, and I don't celebrate Pancake Day
6 (15.8%)

Feel free to tell me about your favourite way to eat pancakes in the comments.

Comments

[mountainkiss]

I love all pancakes but have just been diagnosed with gluten intolerance (since last Shrove Tuesday) so am not sure what the future holds.

I sometimes give things up for Lent and sometimes take things up and sometimes forget or don't have the petrol. This year I probably won't have the petrol.

[cosmolinguist]

My celiac boyfriend has made me (English) pancakes with gluten-free flour. They taste just the same as far as I can tell!

(American-style pancakes work slightly less well than their gluteny cousins, but are still worth trying.)

[girlyswot]

Agreed. My coeliac friends all seem to make very edible pancakes. Failing all that, there is the flourless banana pancake recipe.

[mountainkiss]

Thank you!

[mrs_redboots]

Plenty of delicious pancakes with no gluten - try buckwheat flour for "galettes au sarrasin", or gram flour for socca..... we're not gluten-free, but I like to make pancakes the main course, especially as I have a meeting tonight!

[mountainkiss]

Thank you.