Pancake sacrilege!

Lemon and sugar all the way for me, but when my DD was little she loved pancakes so much she had them as a first course with chicken, broccoli and mushrooms, followed by lemon and sugared ones for pudding!

the only way I could eat them was drowned in golden syrup (from a tin) I have diabetes now so can't eat them anyway

No it's got to be maple syrup for me, my Mum used to put currants in with the batter yuck!

I'm a traditionalist so sugar and lemon for me too.

I remember one Shrove Tuesday in the 1950's my dear old Mum had made her usual delicious pancakes which we scoffed down. There was some batter left over at the end and she made one last pancake that came out thick and inedible, always one for a bit of fun she let my sister and I bat it up and down the hallway, tennis style, to squeals of laughter. Happy days.

A little drizzle of Golden Syrup and a blob of (good quality) dairy ice cream on the side. Food heaven for me.

I too like lemon and sugar on pancakes. I recall strawberry jam being quite nice too, though I haven't had this since I was a child.

Dare I say... I do not like pancakes no matter what they are disguised with

Sugar & lemon for me, with a token one with golden syrup on. They must be thin crepes, too. No drop scones or scotch pancakes are permitted on Shrove Tuesday.

Dh is the pancake maker in this house. He has a new crepe pan he's itching to put to work so he'll be busy making two pancakes at a time on Tuesday.

Lemon and sugar for me
but DH likes marmalade (he is a bit strange )

Oh no hilltopgran I've been revisiting my MMB cookbooks and now have several pages marked!

Sugar and lemon juice for ours - the only way to enjoy this once a year treat.

You can still have them Galen, it simply means you won't have to share them! Winner!

Sacrilege! Lemon juice and. Caster sugar
I won't be having them as I'm on my own!?

It has always been golden syrup and lemon juice for me; caster sugar and orange juice for DH, as per family tradition. I will make pancakes for GS's breakfast tommorrow but he will have blueberries and maple syrup on his.

I'm a simple woman with simple tastes. Pancakes need just a sprinkling of sugar and nothing else.
My late mother in law made the best drop scones ever. She made them on the Aga, directly on the hotplate over the oven with the lid left up until it was just the right temperature. I don't make a bad one myself by the way.

We pour over melted butter and berry syrup still hot from cooking.

Someday GC tastes will become less pedestrian.

its scotch pancakes her ,or drop scones as some call them ,no lemon and sugar its not traditional its butter or jam or honey or golden syrup .I made 3 dozen this morning with two of my grandaughter ,who stood beside me and ate them hot off the girdle panl

Glad to see that there are many votes for "proper" ones!

I have argued with DH for over 40 years about this. He will insist on having jam on his pancakes while I demand lemon and sugar!

Sugar and lemon juice....job done!

We shall have ordinary pancakes with lemon and sugar for DH and SiL. DD and me will have almond flour pancakes with blueberries and perhaps a spot of honey

I plan to make and serve both savoury pancakes( gallettes) and sweet ones( crepes) on Tuesday.
Helpings only of one savoury galette( as it is quite heavy)per person but my oh my do we plan to eat a lot of sweet ones
Bon appétit!

( I develop the rosiest of cheeks when am making the pancakes, so calorific, but very good for the complexion!)

Now don't get me wrong, I do not intend to be the pancake Gestapo, indeed I will freely admit to making a chilli con carne pancake stack recipe for a (then) teenage son and his mates (Readers Digest book of creative cooking and entertaining) but Shrove Tuesday pancakes should not be messed about with!

We used to have a pancake shop in Brighton. Yum yum yum yum

That is if that restaurant is still there. I have just realised that it is over 20 years since I visited Bruges. My, how time flies when you're enjoying yourself!

phoenix I think you should treat yourself to a holiday in Bruges and visit the restaurant that serves only pancakes. I can't remember its name but it's bound to be listed in any tourist guide. The selection is immense and the dishes are irresistible, whether savoury or sweet. P.s. The museums there and the barge tour are worthwhile too.