Lenten Lunches

In the years following the war, a group of ladies put together Wednesday (and later, Thursday) lunches for working men. This allowed them to get a good, quick meal, and also attend the church’s mid-week services during Lent. The meals were famous for the homemade desserts made by the committee members, for which recipes were printed in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin newspaper.

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