Fish-Fry Fellowship
Yesterday marked the start of the Lenten Season, during which Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays to honor the Passion of Christ. Seafood is exempted and so in many communities with large Catholic populations, parish fish frys on Lenten Fridays have become a tradition. Nicki Britton of the Houston Chronicle visited parish fish frys in the area and talked to the people that run them: "The fries "build relationships,'' she says. "Many of the (volunteers) are retired. They may not have an organized plan for every day. But they know that every Friday for six weeks, they will be coming together and sharing an experience.'' The recipes for fried fish, coleslaw and potato salad come in two scales each: one for big groups ("Makes 200 pounds fish") and one for six people.
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Wisconsin, though not largely Catholic, does them all year and, thus, the best.
GhaleonQ at 6:53PM on 02/21/07
I think WNY would give Wisconsin a run for their money! We too them year round, and every corner tavern & VFW post has one. Some of our local restaurants have one every night of the week...we love our fish fry!
I haven't had a fish fry that wasn't falling off the plate, and most include not only french fries, but potato salad, macaroni salad, cole slaw & bread. The best also have lazy pierogi or german potato salad too!
mepolo at 9:59AM on 02/22/07