Us Scandinavians celebrate Shrove Tuesday, but instead of pancakes, we make "Semlor," or Shrove Tuesday buns. The buns are sort of like hot cross buns, but better, not as spongy and filled with almond paste (marzipan) then served in a deep dish with hot milk poured over them, then whipped creme then powdered sugar As a kid, I loved to wait till they were all soggy then squish all the "stuff" together Us Swedes eat "pancakes" all the time, but they are more like sweetened crepes, paper thin and soooo buttery, sprinkled with sugar and filled with jam then rolled up. Yum! IHOP serves a pretty good version of them, but they're not "Mom's!"