FEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remnant of an old superstition, and certainly one of the most pleasing that has come down to us.
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FEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remnant of an old superstition, and certainly one of the most pleasing that has come down to us.

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Sep 27, 2012

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT13A21_289

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cutting trees firewood English February Sprout-kele Kele kelewurt broth custom pancakes Shrove-Tuesday remnant old superstition nineteenth century engraving

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