Mansfield MO 1970’s – 1990’s Mardi Gras Cake 1950’s 1 pkg. (18 ½ oz.) Lemon cake mix 1 can. 30 oz size Del Monte Fruit Cocktail ½ c. Oleo 1 c. packed brown sugar 1 cup water Drain cocktail, reserve 1/3 c. syrup. Melt oleo in 13×9 in. pan, add sugar, arrange fruit in sugar […]
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There is a very interesting history to the Shrove Tuesday pancake; one that goes back to the 1400’s, (about 1448), when a Housewife from Olney Buckinghamshire forgot that she needed to be at the church for the beginning of lent on what was called Half-holiday in Britain; which started at 11:00 with the ringing of […]