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It's Pancake Day! do you eat 'starters'??

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  • stormCat99
    stormCat99 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    I guess so, never really thought of it like that. We never have desserts unless we have guests. And then I struggle to fit one in so maybe you're right!
  • galvanizersbaby
    galvanizersbaby Posts: 4,676 Forumite
    boots_babe wrote: »
    I guess so, never really thought of it like that. We never have desserts unless we have guests. And then I struggle to fit one in so maybe you're right!

    I don't have desserts of course, ahem! ;) but the kids sometimes do

    Also my pancakes have been known to be a bit on the stingy side - I like to think of them as petite, lol! ;)
  • busiscoming2
    busiscoming2 Posts: 4,461 Forumite
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    We have them for dessert. I HATE the smell so much I buy the ready done ones!
  • rachbc
    rachbc Posts: 4,461 Forumite
    Pancakes are just for pud for us - but I have just rememerbed I have a jar of cherries so gonna have to have our own version of Little Chef cherry pancakes - think I will get some icecream to go with them too!
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  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    made pancakes with six year old granddaughters today as our Tuesday Cookery Session! they made enough batter for six each and I did the frying and tossing, then they sugared and lemoned them - well one had lemon and the other added sultanas to hers! then I wrapped them in foil and they took them home to have after supper! Along with what was left of my banana bread which they decided was very scrummy! got a feeling thats going to be the result of next Tuesdays Cookery Session!
    Me and OH wont be having pancakes............neither of us are keen on them!
  • heretolearn_2
    heretolearn_2 Posts: 3,565 Forumite
    I love pancakes but I don't think I could eat a whole meal of them without being sick! We have normal dinner then lots of pancakes as desert. Probably 4 or 5 each, with lemon and sugar, yes we are greedy guts but it's only one day.
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Just 2 pancakes, as the main meal. No starters, nothing else. That's all.
    As a kid I remember having 3-4.
  • FreeBee00
    FreeBee00 Posts: 31 Forumite
    Since pancakes are pretty filling and starchy I stick with that as the meal. I love pancakes, but I'm not sure I can handle a big stack of pancakes and tons of toppings! I will keep them plain, whole wheat, and warm :) Yum!
  • when_will_it_end
    when_will_it_end Posts: 1,446 Forumite
    banana
    apple
    strawberry
    orange
    lemon
    sugar
    maple syrup
    nutela
    ice cream (vanila & strawberry)
    pancakes

    thats about all i have eaten all day
    i feel very sick
    im so glad its only once a year...lol

    tatty ash tomorow
  • Becles
    Becles Posts: 13,184 Forumite
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    We had savoury ones as a main course filled with hoisin chicken and salad.

    Then we had sweet ones with a choice sugar and lemon, nutella, maple syrup or honey.
    Here I go again on my own....
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