Along the Scottish border pancakes known as carlings made of peas fried in butter and salt
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Along the Scottish border pancakes known as carlings made of peas fried in butter and salt
A circa 1930s recipe from the Rhode Island records which we are using today as part of our series on food and the Lenten season.
Basing one's diet exclusively on vegetables is a modern concept.
How fish became a principal food eaten during the Lenten season is unclear. The season does coincide with the thawing of waterways and the maturity of a variety of seafood.
As part of our series on the culinary traditions of Lent we turn holy week in New Mexico in the 1940s.