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If you are like most Britons, you will not know that today is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, as it is often called.
The Christian festival — which marks the beginning of Lent — falls particularly early this year, and four fifths of people surveyed admitted they didn’t know it was coming up.
But it’s not too late — pancakes are surprisingly easy to make. Batter up the British, American or French way.
More pancake recipes on Times Online