It's p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day!

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Date: 20 February 2007 12:25:12

Thank you Tony Robinson for Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and in particular for the Pancake Day episode.

If you didn't have the pleasure of growing up in the eighties/nineties in the UK, this little gem of a tv series may have passed you by. Don't despair, it is now out on DVD. Here are the lyrics of the Pancake Day song (courtesy of here:

It's pancake day
Yes, it's pancake day
Yes, it's p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day
Well, it's pancake day
It's really pancake day
Yes, it's p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day

Now the Merry Men know about pancake making
'cause pancake day is a regular fixture
You take your frying pan, and some sugar and jam
And get on down to make the mixture

Well you take a dozen eggs, take a cup of milk
And don't forget to add a little flour
And then you beat it up with a wooden spoon
And leave it to settle for just one hour

'cause it's pancake day
Yes, it's pancake day
Yes, it's p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day
Well, it's pancake day
It's crucial pancake day
Yes, it's p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day

But back in the village of Worksop
Where the living ain't so funny
They make their pancakes out of dirty old mud
'cause they ain't got no flipping money

Their smiles are wide, 'cause the tears they hide
Even though their life is hell
But the smiles start to fall, when the sheriff comes to call
And he brings King John as well

I do not accept any responsibility for any chaos that may ensue from following the recipe in the song. Try this instead:

English Pancakes
4oz self-raising flour, 1 egg, 1/2 a pint of milk, pinch of salt *

1)Beat the egg into the flour and salt, gradually add the milk (still beating/whisking until smooth) and leave to sit for a bit.
2)Heat small amount of butter, preferably in a non-stick frying pan.
3)Pour in enough batter to cover the surface of the pan. When cooked, flip it over and cook the other side, move to warm plate.
Repeat 2 and 3 until all batter used up. If there are still hordes clamouring for more, you had better redo from start.

* I refuse to pander to the eurocrats who insist on everything being metric.