Strove Tuesday is today, so you can eat pancakes!
I never quite understood this, since pancakes are perfectly ok to eat all through Lent.
King Arthur Flour: Strove Tuesday Recipe
Epicurious: It explains that Christians used to avoid fat and eggs during Lent (not just meat), hence the Fat Tuesday pancake tradition (bakers and cooks would use up their ingredients before Lent).
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