Nowadays, pancakes are loved all over the world as a tasty, delicious and decadently sweet treat. Yet the first fried egg batter mixture ever made in the Midlands was actually used as an aphrodisiac for chickens - in order to ensure that the hens were fertile throughout the entire year. Who knew poultry needed such encouragement in that department?
NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.
