New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22
.SHROVE TUESDI 7.
Determining Ones Fortune by the
Def Tavm of q Pancake.

,.. -.,ss5sx.-+ha dav before Ash Wedues-
dav-and Lent come this year On FepFNaFE -
about as late in the month as II Is posslo-e -ol
lent 10 open The closing OF Carnival or ShroNe
Tuesday * 2 festival generally observed through
out Europe and il Is the custom 70 Iest one
fortune by tossing pancakes 'slapJack IasnloA ~
n ordinary frying pan The American srlcCle anu
rrtddlecake turner unknown N France OF
---1.na Pancakes are stil baked as they always
have been in 4 light steel iron frying pan Inc
.-erest ryro OF professional cock learns early IN
life the deft twist Of tie wrist which turns MS pan
cake from SIDE 10 the other ms IS one O me
many arts OF the cook
On shrove Tuesday special pancakes are baked
and party is given at which they are served and
each member % the party IS invited TO the Kitchen
% loss his Own pancake for good luck The num-
e-ess failures to succeed in tossing the pancakes
in spite % al directions OF the cook who is master
Of ceremonies for the time being are the cause
Of general rerrirent Il seems one OF The Simplest
things II the world when one sees an expert COOK
turn pancakes. The army man who may nave mad
slight experience in rough Campaigning II luTll-
Ing ssapiacks' or simple -four and water pancakes
knows the trials o. The sir11tlol- The pancakes
instead % Topping from one si-e to the other II
smooth contours, elte spring 1-EecI-E oll % the
pan or lay IT crU-aPleQ heap II a corner me
French chef rolls his o1aolctte n ttis fashion often
tossing i from enc Size 70 TIE ether Oh u The
platter OF which Il IS 70 be served
For the sake CT those who az unfortunate n
tossing their Shrove Tuesday panc1-es Jaolecloths
- napkins are arranged around The stove catch
the pancakes That fall the h0yT. 4or Il Is an
lnzritteu iag that the unfortunate. - vel as The
fortunate. eat the pancakes IEe-' loss laIls
the luck j comes. de T!l9 losSos N l'al4CaAe
evenly and smoothly may expect most a1SF-clols
fortune He who = OLJ n The pan mas notl-
ing b., IL luck 70 Icol forward 70 Ine pancake
tells Of al Indifferent year 70 come
After testing ones FORUM IL this TsE delicious
meal IS served with plenty OF pancakes baked ~
the skilled hand OF d pracJise1 COOK
FRENCH PANCAKES
French and German pancakes are different from
American griddlecakes and -3t 70 be confcGl-.ed
with them The batter must Be ve-y Thin. so
thar il Is easily tossed fapjack fashion Such 4
pancake should always be baked Il frying pan.
and is always larger in size than an ordinary
American cridGlecake The pancakes are made o.
batter # eggs -four and water Sift. in large.
smooth porcelain bowl. Z pound Of pastry -four
egebeate- + 2 good utensiI 70 beat them in with
Add heaping tablespoonful q powdered sugar,
sf1ed STIR in then cID q colo milk. adding y
slowly and finally mixing the batter well Tor I'VE
minutes. using heavy eEgbsater 10 stir 1t There
: baking powder soda and cream Of tartar
cakes They should he 4 thin. delicate
narrer ard baked for TWO minutes O. one side says
rhe rule and then ruTred and baked the Jllre
O. The Other AS the pancs6e= 4re baked sprinkle
them each with powdered sugar and squeeze fresh
lemon juice from half cut lemon over them The
-lie given makes Twelve TancafeS. each of about
tao u three large tanlesroonfuls Of batter