As noted on Christianity.com, "Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is the Christian day to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and His death at Calvary.
"On Good Friday, we remember the day Jesus willingly suffered and died by crucifixion as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins."
As it is a Friday (Good or otherwise), that means no meat for Catholics. And back on Good Friday in March 1972, that provided an opportunity for two of the lesser fast food giants in Lorain to promote their own fish sandwich special and hopefully reel in some customers.
First up is my sentimental favorite: Sandy's. Sandy's offered its fish sandwich for a thrifty 25 cents each or 4 for a dollar. Here's the Journal ad that ran on March 30, 1972.
In case Sandy's didn't hook enough customers with its fish sandwich special, the restaurant chain reminded kids to stop in on Saturday for a free Easter egg give away.
Right next to the Sandy's ad in the same edition of the Journal was this ad for Burger Chef.
Those fish fry places have to be raking in the cash.A few weeks ago I went to the Slovak Club on Broadway with some family and friends.$24.00 for a perch dinner.That is a lot of cash for some fish.But they were packed out the door out onto the street.So evidently times aren't as bad as people say they are.
ReplyDeleteA blessed Good Friday to everyone.
ReplyDeleteI had Catholic friends and so was familiar with the "no meat on Friday" thing, which as we all grew older, became sort of a dirty joke.
ReplyDeleteI recall, that through Lent, our local skools served various iteration of fish and fish patties on Fridays. We didn't get it any other time of year, so it was something of a treat. Except the tuna salad in hotdog buns toasted heated in the oven with melted "cheese" on top. I didn't like those all that much.
No fish for me - been allergic to it my entire life. Being Catholic, I ate a lot of grilled cheese on Fridays.
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday, everyone!