Come and Join Me This Shrovetide — And Flip Some Pancakes With Me!

The days leading up to Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent, is often marked by carnivals and feasting. Here at Olde Stone Well Farm, I get ready to enter into the weeks of Lent by observing an ancient time called, Shrovetide — the three days before Ash Wednesday where pantries are rid of meat, eggs, flour and butter. Women would make pancakes on the day before Ash Wednesday and legend has it that they would race to the church to show the priest their pancakes. Today, there are still parts of the world that hold Pancake Flipping Races on the day before Ash Wednesday.

I give it a try (enjoy my feeble attempt at running and flipping at the same time!). I also share with you a wonderful 18th-century pink pancake recipe made by mashing a boiled beet! It is yummy! But there is something deeper to all this fun. This is a time to do some early spring cleaning, to not only clean out the pantry, but clean out the soul — and we do that with confession.

Yes, confession is good for the soul because to be our best we need to recognize our worst. So, come and prepare for the season of Lent with me with a little fun and reflection. Share! Comment! And tell a friend about your visit to Olde Stone Well Farm.

(And yes, that is a picture of my old house at the beginning of this episode. And yes, I did add an “e” to the Old in Olde Stone Well Farm as it feels more 18th-century!) What do you think of this episode.

Let me know!

Blessings!