About National Pancake Day so you can go to your local IHOP and get free short stack pancakes.


February 24, 2009
Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products…hence the name Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly two million dollars to support charities in the communities in which it operates. With your help, we hope to raise $1,000,000 for Children’s Miracle Network in 2009!

Really? I made pancakes for breakfast!

MMMmmmmm panny cakes

I think I need to make some for dinner.

I had never heard of pancake day until 2006. When I was in the UK for it.

I don't think I had pancakes that day, though.

It explains a lot about why the pancakes in the UK are not that great. They only make them one day a year.

shanti0608 said:

Thank God because I sure can't make 'em!!

The closest one is 1:15 hours away by car.
I think I'll pass.

Te queiro los panqueques

Pancakes!

ArielB said:

you dork... i'd have to travel about 20 hours by car, what's your point?!
yet i am about 15 minutes away from some nice hot fluffy syrup smothered pancakes.

mix, pan, flipper and syrup. you should try it

I LOVE PANCAKES!

emm said:

If I'm making it myself, I'd rather make crepes.

ArielB said:

well make some for me while you're at it!!

Oh, thanks, I already ate though.

I had some from IHOP after work.

The thing is Pancakes in the USA and in the UK are totally different!! The pancakes(breakfast pancakes) in the USA are what the Brits call griddle cakes and the pancakes in the the UK are what the Americans call crepes!!! The Brits also do crepes but based on the French idea which form the basis of Crepe Suzette!!!!

As long as they are blueberry

I had mines yesterday.. work cooked them for us..

Desire2006 said:

WTF is a griddle cake??

I'm sure we don't use that name for anything.

REDFEATHERS said:

I made my own but I had so many I thought I was about to burst..

A former co-worker of mine always talked about organizing a pancake race. She never did. And now she's gone...so we'll never have one.

xenon said:

I made a bunch myself too!

I added raspberries and blueberries and blackberries to mine.

CarrieMpls said:

I had raspberries too... with loads of cream and sugar I can never understand why I weigh so much!!