It almost happened! I had to run a few errands this morning: get a haircut, pick up an alb at the cleaners. My last stop was to cash in two winning scratch-off lottery tickets I had bought at a local convenience store (the grand prize? 2 dollars). While I was there I thought I'd buy my lunch early, and had the man make me a porkroll and cheese on a hard roll. I came back to the rectory, put my stuff down, and figured I'd check my e-mails before sitting down to lunch. So here I was, when all of a sudden it hit me:
TODAY IS A FRIDAY OF LENT!!!!!!!!!
So here's the situation: I'm in my office writing this blog entry, and in my room, sitting next to my chair, is a perfectly fine porkroll and cheese on a hard roll.
Now I can't go to my room. Why? Because even down the hall and around the corner from my room, I can hear that sandwich calling me, teasing me, tempting me to rationalize that it would be a bigger sin to waste the food.
So what to do? Put it in the fridge and wait for tomorrow.
Don't you just love Lent? Anyone for pizza?
7 comments:
Like my wife, you call it "pork roll". Many other Jerseyites I know call it "Taylor Ham". At least it will be tasty tomorrow.
I thought that north of New Jersey's Mason-Dixon line (where the 609 area code is), that particular delicacy was known as "Taylor Ham." Or is that just in Paterson where I grew up? Of course, here, south of Trenton, it's definitely "pork roll."
Wrap it in foil and warm it up in the oven tomorrow. Don't try to nuke it.
I ordered Vegetarian pizza today... I was going to make tofu stew, but I'm sick and don't feel like cooking...
I ordered Vegetarian pizza today... I was going to make tofu stew, but I'm sick and don't feel like cooking...
. . . but my wife is from Weehawken.
I am so NOT happy that I read your blog before reheating the piece of DELICIOUS chicken parmagiana pizza. A half-hearted yeah! for spinach salad........
You know it used to be the case Catholics fasted a lot more. Before the 1900s in America it was EVERY wednesday and friday...
For Greek Catholics, there was no
+ meat
+ fish
+ DAIRY
+ wine
(In some places no olive oil!)...
...FOR THE WHOLE OF LENT!
A day Catholics of the Latin rite have to suffer through eating:
* Chesse Pizza
* Fish & Chips
* Grilled Salmon
* Ceasar salad
* Fish sand. w/FF
* Baked Mac & Cheese
* Pancakes
* Friend Shrimp
* Rattlesnake (if ya got it!)
* Grilled Swordfish
* Potato Stew
* French Toast
* Tomato Bisque...
* lobster bisque
Yea, real penitential to not eat some meat until tomorrow folks!
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