Happy Pancake Day Today we are following the age old tradition of celebrating Pancake day. My kids are very excited and following in good homeschool style we are turning our celebrations into a learning experience. I found a fun article Flipping mad ten surprising pancake facts in the UK Mirror newspaper. 10 Fun Facts 1. The first recorded pancake race was in Olney, Buckinghamshire in England in 1445. 2. The first pancake recipe appeared in an English cookbook in the 15th century. And it’s a tradition that continues all over England. It is said to have originated in Olney as a housewife was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time. When she heard the church bells ringing for mass she ran out of her house, still carrying her pan and pancake. Olrney still has a pancake race every year. 3. The largest number of pancakes tossed in the shortest amount of time is 349 tosses in two minutes, which was achieved by Dean Gould at Felixstowe, Suffolk in 1995. 4. The longest race
