Thread: Fat Tuesday

In article <[email protected]>,
Dymphna <[email protected]> wrote:

> So what's for dinner?

Enchiladas blancas, black bean and corn salad, salsa rice, blackberry
cobbler and ice cream. I switched our dinners between yesterday and
today. We usually hosted a Mardi Gras doughnut party and fried up
doughnuts for our church and friends, but since we moved and still
haven't found a church here, only have a few friends near by and our
house is still in disarray, we aren't doing any parties tonight.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:29:18 -0600, Dymphna
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> So what's for dinner?

I'm not catholic. This Tuesday will be like any other Tuesday for me.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Feb 16, 12:29*pm, Dymphna <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com>
wrote:
> So what's for dinner?

A tossed salad with shrimp, avocado and lime vinaigrette.
Whole wheat bread with a little butter scraped across it.
Ice water.

Fat Tuesday is of no consequence to me.

Cindy Hamilton

On Feb 16, 9:29*am, Dymphna <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com>
wrote:
> So what's for dinner?
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> Dymphna
> Message origin:www.TRAVEL.com

When I lived in New Orleans, it was walk and snack everywhere on Fat
Tuesday.

Now that I don't live there any more, I don't observe it ....except to
check in on the live web cams every now and then and smile at the
partiers.

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> So what's for dinner?

Pancakes with lemon and sugar.

, This is Pancake Tuesday in Britain

Janet

Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message <[email protected]>
> from Dymphna <[email protected]> contains these words:
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>
>> So what's for dinner?
>
> Pancakes with lemon and sugar.
>
> , This is Pancake Tuesday in Britain


In the Pennsylvania Dutch region, this is Fasnacht Day. Fasnachts are
like donuts and they are made to use up any sweets, etc, so they won't
go to waste during Lent.

Depending on who is making them, they can be great... or as bland as
cardboard.

George L

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:18:13 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:29:18 -0600, Dymphna
><[email protected]> wrote:
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>> So what's for dinner?
>
>I'm not catholic. This Tuesday will be like any other Tuesday for me.

Shrove Tuesday isn't just for Catholics... Methodists observe Lent
too and so do some other churches. I never have though...
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"Dymphna" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> So what's for dinner?

Pancakes, of course (or shroves, as the kids used to call them). In the
olden days I used to make several kinds but now I settle for one: cornmeal,
oatmeal, Swedish, whatever, as long as there's plenty of butter and Grade B
maple syrup.

And usually sausage.

Even if there's no serious religious significance, it's a good reason to
have something different for dinner!

Felice

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:44:00 -0500, Kajikit <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:18:13 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:29:18 -0600, Dymphna
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> So what's for dinner?
> >
> >I'm not catholic. This Tuesday will be like any other Tuesday for me.
>
> Shrove Tuesday isn't just for Catholics... Methodists observe Lent
> too and so do some other churches. I never have though...

Sure there is an observation of Lent, but not the way Catholics do it.
Maundy Thursday was far more important than Shrove Tuesday in the
Congregational church I grew up attending.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010, Kajikit wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:18:13 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:29:18 -0600, Dymphna
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> So what's for dinner?
>>
>> I'm not catholic. This Tuesday will be like any other Tuesday for me.
>
> Shrove Tuesday isn't just for Catholics... Methodists observe Lent
> too and so do some other churches. I never have though...

Don't care what religion one is, I think it's a good time for some good
eating!

Dymphna wrote:
> So what's for dinner?


Fat Tuesday? Not around here. We call it Pancake Day. We are having
pancakes and ham steak.

My husband is missing home (Metairie, Louisiana) lots today. We are
surprising him with a king cake. I was going to make red beans and
rice, but he called and is going to bring home dinner from The
Depeaux.

Tara

On Feb 16, 10:29*am, Janet Baraclough <janet.and.j...@zetnet.co.uk>
wrote:
> The message <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com>
> from Dymphna <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com> contains these words:
>
> > So what's for dinner?
>
> * *Pancakes with lemon and sugar.
>
> , This is Pancake Tuesday in Britain
>
> * *Janet

Are you sure you're not Andy????

"Chemo the Clown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Feb 16, 10:29 am, Janet Baraclough <janet.and.j...@zetnet.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> The message <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com>
>> from Dymphna <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com> contains these
>> words:
>>
>> > So what's for dinner?
>>
>> Pancakes with lemon and sugar.
>>
>> , This is Pancake Tuesday in Britain
>>
>> Janet
>
> Are you sure you're not Andy????

LOL



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George Leppla wrote:
>
> In the Pennsylvania Dutch region, this is Fasnacht Day. Fasnachts are
> like donuts and they are made to use up any sweets, etc, so they won't
> go to waste during Lent.

My Mom made faschnacht kiegels that were like deep fried bow tie donuts
with a powdered sugar dusting. Delicious. I never did learn there was
a religious origin until you taught me this. Thanks!

Doug Freyburger wrote:
> George Leppla wrote:
>> In the Pennsylvania Dutch region, this is Fasnacht Day. Fasnachts are
>> like donuts and they are made to use up any sweets, etc, so they won't
>> go to waste during Lent.
>
> My Mom made faschnacht kiegels that were like deep fried bow tie donuts
> with a powdered sugar dusting. Delicious. I never did learn there was
> a religious origin until you taught me this. Thanks!


You are welcome. The Amish and Mennonite communities in Pennsylvania
make a big deal out of Fasnachts... and I assume the same from other
similar communities through the country.

The easiest way to make a quick Fasnacht is to deep fry tube biscuits...
then dip in powdered sugar.

George L

Tara wrote:
> My husband is missing home (Metairie, Louisiana) lots today. We are
> surprising him with a king cake. I was going to make red beans and
> rice, but he called and is going to bring home dinner from The
> Depeaux.


King Cake! We had one last week. I'm not supposed to be eating
anything with wheat flour in it but I went off the wagon for the King
Cake... and I have been paying for it.

It was really good, though!

George L

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> On Feb 16, 10:29*am, Janet Baraclough <janet.and.j...@zetnet.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > The message <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com>
> > from Dymphna <Dymphna.46h...@no-mx.forums.travel.com> contains these
> > words:
> >
> > > So what's for dinner?
> >
> > * *Pancakes with lemon and sugar.
> >
> > , This is Pancake Tuesday in Britain
> >
> > * *Janet

> Are you sure you're not Andy????

I can't be, I haven't mentioned breakfast.

Janet

When I was a kid, we always had pancakes on Fat Tuesday. We were not
Catholic, but it seemed like everyone else who lived in southern
Louisiana, was. I continued the tradition, and my kids really enjoyed
having pancakes for dinner.


Becca