states that , along with cawl, is the one Welsh ingredient to have endured from past times. Despite being a staple of Welsh cuisine due to its ease of preparation in past times, it is also connected to traditional celebrations. was served on Shrove Tuesday throughout Wales and was associated with birthdays, especially in south Wales, where the stack of pancakes are cut down in wedges and served like a cake. Preparation For the standard recipe, butter is melted in warm buttermilk and then poured into a well of flour and beaten. The mixture is meant to stand for a few hours. A second mixture is made using sugar, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and beaten eggs. The mixtures are then combined to make a smooth, dense batter. The thick batter is poured onto a hot bakestone or griddle, over a moderate heat. The is cooked until golden on both sides and served in a stack with butter spread on each pancake. Variants In Anglesey and Caernarfonshire were prepared as , a pancake made with yeast, or where the normally coarse flour was replaced with refined flour. These pancakes were meant for the family of the house with the servants of the house being served or , an oatmeal-based pancake. Although is the term most commonly associated with Welsh pancakes they were known by different names around the country. was the term most often used in north Wales, while in parts of Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan they were known as (singular: ). In other parts of Glamorgan they were known as (plural: ), while in Cardiganshire they were called (plural: ). In some areas of both Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire they were known as . As with most meals there are no specific recipe for . The Glamorganshire are almost identical to Scottish pancakes (drop scones), which may have been brought to the region by Scottish labourers during the industrialization of the south Wales coalfields, but the piling of them into a stack smothered in butter harks to Welsh traditions. In poetry A Welsh verse sung by children refers to crempogau: In English: Auntie Elin Enog Please may I have a pancake? You can have tea and brown sugar And your apron full of pudding Auntie Elin Enog My mouth is parched for pancakes My mum is too poor to buy flour And Sian is too lazy to get the treacle And my