Because it's almost here

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Enjoy!

Well...it turned out my friend and I were too hungry to wait for me to cook blini, so we're having those tomorrow.

In the meantime she had oatcake pancakes that needed to be eaten (they had all the ingredients of oatcakes, but they were like pancakes. I'm more used to the Scottish oatcake biscuit variety).

We had those stuffed with goat's cheese, sweet pepper, red onion, bacon and spinach - they were so very very good! We then had the lemon and sugar pancakes for dessert.

[Bforbarree 4]

I'd make two batches - you have to have British pancakes for a British festivity!

I like American pancakes but not nearly as much.

*has coughing fit* Ahem it's not a British (only) festivity, and well... I'm not british

Sorry, here: You have to make non-American pancakes for a British, Irish and Australian festivity!

Lent lasts 40 days to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert fasting being tempted by the devil, if anyone's curious! Obviously it would have been impractical and dangerous for religious followers to fast for that amount of time too, so instead it used to be that only rich foods were not consumed - and from there it developed into giving up a luxury or vice.

I still remember some things from Catholic school...

On the subject of eggs: I don't know anyone who wasn't disappointed as a child when they received a Cadbury's Creme Easter egg only to find out that the egg was not just a giant version of the regular creme egg and was actually hollow inside.

Thanks for the warning! I (not a child but a silly American) was eyeing one in Waitrose this afternoon...could never eat the thing...but I really wanted to break it open and have a look at all the gooey insides....disappointed by the news but you've saved me about 10 quid!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Haha, you're very welcome!

Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

Thanks for the crepe analogy! My paternal grandmother was French, so I know what they are (just need to know how to make them now...)...

[britty 1]

Haha, you're very welcome!

Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!

mmmm creme eggs. The only way to eat one: bite off the top, use your finger to scoop out the cremey bit and then devour the chocolate egg shell.... ooh i could eat one now.

[Mary Lou 681]

Haha, you're very welcome!

Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!

mmmm creme eggs. The only way to eat one: bite off the top, use your finger to scoop out the cremey bit and then devour the chocolate egg shell.... ooh i could eat one now.

Gary likes to put Creme Eggs in the frig, he's just finished the ones his mom brought over on hols.

[ginger1981 0]

I wonder if the Cadbury creme eggs in the US (the only Cadbury product I see in the US...and only around Easter) are made by Hershey's?

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Haha, you're very welcome!

Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!

mmmm creme eggs. The only way to eat one: bite off the top, use your finger to scoop out the cremey bit and then devour the chocolate egg shell.... ooh i could eat one now.

No no no, not your finger! Stick that tongue in there

I wonder if the Cadbury creme eggs in the US (the only Cadbury product I see in the US...and only around Easter) are made by Hershey's?

Probably

[catrocks 0]

Haha, you're very welcome!

Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!

mmmm creme eggs. The only way to eat one: bite off the top, use your finger to scoop out the cremey bit and then devour the chocolate egg shell.... ooh i could eat one now.

No no no, not your finger! Stick that tongue in there

I wonder if the Cadbury creme eggs in the US (the only Cadbury product I see in the US...and only around Easter) are made by Hershey's?

Probably

But they taste the same as the ones in England and that's just fine with me

For anyone who wants a good pancake/ crepe recipe, I used this one yesterday and they were the best pancakes I've ever made!

Thank you, Delia

[Mags 112]

Haha, you're very welcome!

Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!

mmmm creme eggs. The only way to eat one: bite off the top, use your finger to scoop out the cremey bit and then devour the chocolate egg shell.... ooh i could eat one now.

Mmmn, yup, the Cadbury's Creme Eggs taste the same over here (to me anyway!). I scrape the choc away with my teeth until I get to the middle then do a turbo suck and vacuum it all up into my mouth. Yum!

[SMB x2 0]

There should be a thread on how to eat a Cadburys Creme Egg, and it'd be full of pseudo-erotic descriptions

Stu.