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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 5, 2019 12:07:01 GMT
In South Carolina, you can find both a Fish Fry and a Pancake Supper. The pancake suppers are generally on Fat Tuesday.
Far more common here are Chicken Bogs, Hash Cooking, and Barbecue Suppers. They are common fundraisers for organizers.
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Post by Sarah*H on Mar 5, 2019 12:20:19 GMT
Since I'm in western PA, obviously The 2 Pittsburgh newspapers print lists of all of the fish fry locations which seems to be every church, fire department, ethnic club and service organization on this side of the state. A local shop is selling t-shirts with the Top 10 locations in the county listed on the back. Last year we started shopping around based on which sides they offer. DS prefers mac & cheese, DH wants hush puppies and my daughter likes pierogies or haluski. I'm fine with regular old cole slaw. Our favorite location shut down for renovations last year but they are up and running again starting this Friday. Fish Fry t-shirt
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Post by iluvpink on Mar 5, 2019 12:42:06 GMT
Definitely, especially during Lent.
I remember going when I was a kid and it was SO yummy. I haven't been in years though. The VFW always has them and dh and I have been saying for years we should go, but we haven't.
My nephew sometimes volunteers there and my dd has gone with him a couple of times. They love it.
ETA, there are also Pancake breakfasts and/or dinner and spaghetti dinners. Those tend to be more for a specific fundraiser for individuals who are sick etc.
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Post by stacyjinup on Mar 5, 2019 13:12:51 GMT
In the U.P., fish fry's are very common, we have occasional pancake breakfasts, but spaghetti dinners are more popular for fundraisers.
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Post by giatocj on Mar 5, 2019 13:20:22 GMT
No fish frys but we have pancake breakfasts and spaghetti suppers (I'm in New England).
Pot Pie suppers seem to be a big thing in south central PA. We were there last week and saw at least 4 different ones advertised.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 13:43:05 GMT
You can get a fish fry in any bar/restaurant in Bflo - mostly on Friday. Fire halls sell them for fundraisers during lent. Here we have haddock, not cod or other whitefish. I don’t bother with pancakes. Eww.
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 5, 2019 13:47:14 GMT
I've seen them in WI, IL, IN, & MI all year round. Either at a church or part of some other group fund raiser.
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Post by danalz on Mar 5, 2019 13:55:44 GMT
Wisconsin is synonymous with Friday fish fry all year long at restaurants and bars. During Lent many churches and community groups host them as well.
I grew up near green Bay and in that part of the state, chicken booyah is a popular thing for church and fire department picnics. It's a chicken soup/stew made in huge kettles over an open fire. Its something I crave and seek out when I'm visiting my parents.
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Post by scrappert on Mar 5, 2019 13:59:31 GMT
Yes, Midwest is big on Fish Frys. All year long but we will have them now on Wednesdays for Lent instead of just Fridays. We do have pancake breakfasts, but not as well known as the Friday Fish Fry. ETA: Rye bread, french fries and cole slaw are my staples for a good Fish Fry. Also, has to be cod.
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Post by auntkelly on Mar 5, 2019 14:05:48 GMT
I live in Oklahoma and our Catholic Church has a fish fry on Fridays during Lent. When we lived in Houston, our church there had a fish fry on Fridays during Lent as well.
Pancake breakfasts were all year long at both places.
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Post by danalz on Mar 5, 2019 14:10:05 GMT
Yes, Midwest is big on Fish Frys. All year long but we will have them now on Wednesdays for Lent instead of just Fridays. We do have pancake breakfasts, but not as well known as the Friday Fish Fry. ETA: Rye bread, french fries and cole slaw are my staples for a good Fish Fry. Also, has to be cod. Cod or lake perch. Ocean perch is not a substitute for good lake perch!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 14:11:58 GMT
Pancake supper tonight for Fat Tuesday at a local church.
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Post by julie5 on Mar 5, 2019 14:14:42 GMT
Yes along with chili suppers. I’m in rural Indiana.
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Post by Prenticekid on Mar 5, 2019 14:34:55 GMT
Of course. Fish frys are very common in the MN,SD,Nd and WI areas. esp during lent, but pretty much all year round I don't think there is an "of course" about it. I've lived a lot of places where the Lenten fish fry is not a thing or is on the sparse side. Luckily, I now live in Pittsburgh which elevates the Lenten fish fry to a level that would be hard to beat. I can throw a rock at three from my house. LOL When I lived in the South, they did not have them. My sister lives in Illinois - they have one or two, but she doesn't know where. LOL My best friend moved from Pittsburgh to North Carolina 10 years ago, and she still gets upset about having no fish fry every Lent. Anyway.... In Pittsburgh, the fish at the fish fry is as big as your arm. Then you get a regular sized hamburger bun to go with - wrapped in its own little baggie if you are getting take out. That always cracks me up. Then there is the haluski and the pierogies and the mac and cheese. And the bake sale. We have a family tradition of going to the same fish fry every year for the first Friday in Lent, after that we try different ones. The paper publishes a list every year, but you still have to be on the look out for a sign in front of a church, school or bar for a new find.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 15:16:59 GMT
This kind of grown adult would love to know what a 'fish fry' is and what all of these are 'Lutefisk dinners, Meatball dinners, and walleye dinners'
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Post by danalz on Mar 5, 2019 15:36:33 GMT
This kind of grown adult would love to know what a 'fish fry' is and what all of these are 'Lutefisk dinners, Meatball dinners, and walleye dinners' I live in Wisconsin and fish fry is fried fish (cod, haddock, walleye, catfish, etc), french fries, coleslaw and rye bread. A lutefisk dinner is served in communities with a large Norwegian heritage. Lutefisk is a preserved cod that is boiled and served with lots of melted butter. The meals also include swedish meatballs, lefse (potato flatbread) mashed potatoes and lots of Norwegian pastries. I just took my parents to one a few weeks ago. Lutefisk is definitely an acquired taste.
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Post by smcast on Mar 5, 2019 16:16:08 GMT
You bet. Waffle feeds, liver and onions, sauerkraut/landjaeger, and spaghetti/meatball fundraisers. Churches, fireman, rotary, lions,local bars, and various fundraising groups hold these events.
ETA: besides fish frys and pancake feeds already mentioned.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Mar 5, 2019 16:32:52 GMT
This kind of grown adult would love to know what a 'fish fry' is and what all of these are 'Lutefisk dinners, Meatball dinners, and walleye dinners' That was funny. I am new to all this fish fry and pancake dinner sort of thing too. I have seen things like spaghetti dinners and what not for fundraisers but never as part of a religious observance.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Mar 5, 2019 16:38:43 GMT
I've seen both. Our church puts on a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper annually (going tomorrow night), usually as a fundraiser for Youth Group activities. Yes, the one we are going to tomorrow night is a fundraiser for the youth trip to Ohio this summer.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Mar 5, 2019 16:45:30 GMT
Throw down in the fish fry thread!!! This will be one of those threads that goes multi pages and make other Refupeas wonder what is so interesting about fish or pancake dinners? LOL. Looks like you called it. Funny!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 16:52:54 GMT
Since I'm in western PA, obviously The 2 Pittsburgh newspapers print lists of all of the fish fry locations which seems to be every church, fire department, ethnic club and service organization on this side of the state. A local shop is selling t-shirts with the Top 10 locations in the county listed on the back. Last year we started shopping around based on which sides they offer. DS prefers mac & cheese, DH wants hush puppies and my daughter likes pierogies or haluski. I'm fine with regular old cole slaw. Our favorite location shut down for renovations last year but they are up and running again starting this Friday. Fish Fry t-shirtWhere are the good places for pierogies in Pittsburgh?
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