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[iamsuperkate]

am I the only person who didn't know that Fat Tuesday = Shrove Tuesday = Pancake Day?

I happen to be making pancakes, but only cause i wanted to make a mardi gras colored breakfast and use my star pancake molds. which were not good at all.

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[lady_bird]

I knew this, but only because I put it all together last year...so I'm really not that far ahead!

[seitvonzu]

in my family it equals FUNNEL CAKE DAY!!!! :):):):)

dan wanted to have pizza tonight, so we will forgo or normal funnel cake dinner and have funnel cakes for dessert. if you can believe it, this is actually a healthier dinner ;)

so yum

[dragonfly_magik]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm funnel cake!!!!

[iamsuperkate]

funnel cake for supper? is there a savory sauce or just dessert for supper?

[seitvonzu]

you have it with sausage-- does that count? ;)

[irrefrangible]

I only learned about it a few years ago, but I've been making up for lost time. :)

[lovetokate]

that is really interesting! I did not know that. It seems right that the Irish culture and the French/Cajun culture would have similar traditions, though. It's all rooted in Catholicism.

The pancakes sound very yummy and cute. :)

[iamsuperkate]

yeah, it seems the point is still to get rid of the good stuff before boring Lent food. I am so glad I am not Catholic :P

But hey, I am more than happy to combine my irish heritage with my cajun um, birthing grounds? What do I call it when I was raised with the foods and traditions, without having done much living in the area myself??

[shesaid]

My parents always made pancakes for dinner on Fat Tuesday, but usually aebleskiver, which are Danish pancakes. They are basically like balls of pancake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86bleskiver

[mandapants74]

omg those look so freaking good!

They remind me of these which I love:
http://www.epicurean.com/featured/oven-puffed-pancakes-recipe.html