It's Fat Tuesday.

[ABSTRUSE]

I've gotten fatter.

 

[DesertPirate]

I've gotten fatter.

So have I
But I quit smoking Dec. 3 so I can use that as an excuse

 

[TxRad]

I'm fat on all the rest of the days also.

 

[sxcascinn]

I'm fat on all the rest of the days also.

Sigh me toooo
I think I forgot to stop eating after xmas

 

[DesertPirate]

I'm fat on all the rest of the days also.

And age makes it worse

 

[Vermilion]

Lemon and sugar for me, but then I'm a traditionalist....

Maple syrup or golden syrup with lemon are also delicious, but lemon and sugar is no.1 choice.

How do you eat yours?

x
V

 

[TxRad]

And age makes it worse

Speak for yourself, I'm just high mileage.

 

[DesertPirate]

Speak for yourself, I'm just high mileage.

Rode hard and put away wet?

 

[TxRad]

Lemon and sugar for me, but then I'm a traditionalist....

Maple syrup or golden syrup with lemon are also delicious, but lemon and sugar is no.1 choice.

How do you eat yours?

x
V

V, I have no earthy idea what you're going on about.

 

[TxRad]

Rode hard and put away wet?

as often as possible

 

[DesertPirate]

V, I have no earthy idea what you're going on about.

You are supposed to eat pancakes on Fat Tuesday

 

[TxRad]

You are supposed to eat pancakes on Fat Tuesday

Ah, that explains all the pancake suppers of my youth.

But I've never seen anyone eat them with lemon and sugar. Tea yes but not pancakes.

 

[buxxxom]

Pancakes are eaten with lemon and sugar?

 

[geronimo_appleby]

Pancakes are eaten with lemon and sugar?

sure are.

 

[buxxxom]

I learn all kinds of things here.

Please, tell me more about this? Doesn't the sugar stay all gritty? Do you make a syrup of the juice and sugar?

This is a totally new concept to me. I'm not being facetious, just really curious.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

I learn all kinds of things here.

Please, tell me more about this? Doesn't the sugar stay all gritty? Do you make a syrup of the juice and sugar?

This is a totally new concept to me. I'm not being facetious, just really curious.

make the pancakes, squirt on some lemon juice, sprinkle on the sugar and give it a try? mind you, the pancake may differ twixt the UK and US recipes. i dunno?

 

[DesertPirate]

Ah, that explains all the pancake suppers of my youth.

But I've never seen anyone eat them with lemon and sugar. Tea yes but not pancakes.

Me neither
But I have seen peanut butter and milk

 

[Vermilion]

There is, of course, a division here between English style pancakes and American style. American ones are thick and fluffy and the English ones are thin, similar to crepes. I have no idea how American ones would be with lemon and sugar, but English ones are delicious. Just squeeze a little lemon over it, sprinkle a little Caster Sugar, then roll up and attack with fork
Can also be eaten with savoury fillings like cheese and ham, but seriously, why would you want to do that when you could have any number of sweet fillings like lemon and sugar, chocolate, Nutella, jam, Maple Syrup etc...
x
V

 

[geronimo_appleby]

There is, of course, a division here between English style pancakes and American style. American ones are thick and fluffy and the English ones are thin, similar to crepes. I have no idea how American ones would be with lemon and sugar, but English ones are delicious. Just squeeze a little lemon over it, sprinkle a little Caster Sugar, then roll up and attack with fork
Can also be eaten with savoury fillings like cheese and ham, but seriously, why would you want to do that when you could have any number of sweet fillings like lemon and sugar, chocolate, Nutella, jam, Maple Syrup etc...
x
V

our pancakes are crepe? i don't think they're that bad! *snerk*

 

[Vermilion]

our pancakes are crepe? i don't think they're that bad! *snerk*

<yawn>

Do all your jokes come with a 'sell by' date of ten years gone?

x
V

 

[geronimo_appleby]

<yawn>

Do all your jokes come with a 'sell by' date of ten years gone?

x
V

ala kenny everett? more like 30 years!

 

[buxxxom]

make the pancakes, squirt on some lemon juice, sprinkle on the sugar and give it a try? mind you, the pancake may differ twixt the UK and US recipes. i dunno?

There is, of course, a division here between English style pancakes and American style. American ones are thick and fluffy and the English ones are thin, similar to crepes. I have no idea how American ones would be with lemon and sugar, but English ones are delicious. Just squeeze a little lemon over it, sprinkle a little Caster Sugar, then roll up and attack with fork
Can also be eaten with savoury fillings like cheese and ham, but seriously, why would you want to do that when you could have any number of sweet fillings like lemon and sugar, chocolate, Nutella, jam, Maple Syrup etc...
x
V

Ah, enlightenment! Thank you.

Pancakes are different. What we call crepes, you call pancakes.

Crepes here are filled with jam or other sweet fillings, savory things like chicken and spinach in a cheese sauce, etc. They are quite thin and delicious.

Pancakes are thick, fluffy pillow-like confections begging for maple syrup and butter.

Oh, we don't have caster sugar either, not unless it's available at a specialty store. Superfine sugar or bar sugar is available, though, and are pretty close. We mostly have regular granulated sugar and confectioner's sugar (icing sugar I think you call it.) I'll have to try the lemon and my own pulverized sugar from the food processor on the next batch of crepes.

Thanks.

 

[rgraham666]

I don't get fat. Hi, Abs.

 

[Chantilyvamp]

just make the US recipe a bit runnier and it works. Though tonight we are breaking with tradition and having american pancakes and kid thinks the uk ones are for afters and she'd be pissed off not to get her syrup and bacon with her pancakes

 

[Chantilyvamp]

I don't get fat. Hi, Abs.

Can I borrow your metabolism?