Lenten Fish Fry dinners begin Friday

How popular is a Friday Fish Fry during Lent?

Just ask Boy Scout Troop 283. Its annual Lenten Fish Fry is the organization's primary fundraiser for the year and helps to defray costs and keeps the program affordable.

"We serve in excess of 500 meals in three hours," says Beth Keen, the fundraising co-chair. "It’s a lot of work, but it’s a lot of fun also for our Boys and our adult volunteers."

Catholics traditionally abstain from meat on Friday during Lent, which begins Wed., Feb. 14, and ends Thursday, March 29.

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The Friday, open-to-the-public dinners – and, in at least one case a Friday fish lunch – are usually organized by Knights of Columbus councils. You’ll find homey, comfort food at affordable prices. Beer and wine, if available, is usually extra.

While several churches in the state have ongoing Friday Fish Fries, Boy Scout Troop 283 has a one-day-only dinner. This year, their dinner will be on March 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Christ the Teacher School at 2451 Frazer Road in Newark.

The food, mostly all homemade, includes beer battered haddock, fried shrimp, French fries, macaroni salad, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, salad, rolls, clam chowder, and desserts

Prices for eat-in or take-out meals range from $18 for a combination Haddock/Shrimp meal to $15 for individual Haddock or Shrimp meals. Clam Chowder is available for $4 for a bowl. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fishfryde.org.

Here's where to find more dinners:

Holy Angels Church in Fremont Hall, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, (302) 731-2219. Feb. 23 from 3 to 6 p.m.: Fish Fry Takeout only. The meal includes fried fish, French fries, coleslaw and roll for $10. Order form http://tiny.cc/n9h0qy.

Holy Cross, 631 S. State St., Dover, (302) 674-5787. Fish dinners in the parish hall from 4-6 p.m., starting Feb. 16 through March 23. The menu includes broiled flounder, fried cod, fried shrimp with coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, tater tots, rolls, drink, and choice of dessert. Children’s menu (ages 12 and younger) includes fish sticks.

Holy Family, 15 Gender Road, Newark; (302) 368-4665; From 4:30-7 p.m. Feb. 16, March 2, March 9, March 16 and snow date March 23. Fried or baked cod and pollock, scalloped potatoes, green beans and hush puppies, stewed tomatoes, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, pasta salad, desserts, iced tea, lemonade, coffee, tea, and milk. Soda is $1. Beer and wine available. Adults, $10 children 4 to 12 pay $5. Takeout available.

Our Lady of Lourdes, 532 Stein Highway, Seaford; (302) 629-3591; From 4:30-7 p.m. Fridays. The menu includes baked breaded flounder or vegetable lasagna with choices that include scalloped potatoes, baked mac, and cheese, glazed carrots and cut green beans. All meals include homemade soup, rolls, cole slaw, desserts, coffee and iced tea. Adults, $9; $5 for children younger than 10.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 345 Bear-Christiana Road, Bear; (302) 322-6430. Three fish fries will be held Feb. 23, March 9 and March 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. Menu includes baked or fried fish, coleslaw, stewed tomatoes, green beans, French fries, and desserts. Desserts and take-out available. Alcohol drinks and beverages extra. Cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children. To-go is available.

St. Jude the Apostle, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes, (302) 644-7300, offers fish dinners from 5-6:30 p.m. Fridays from Feb. 16 to March 23. The menu includes cod or baked tilapia, French fries, cole slaw, roll, and dessert, or a Captain’s Platter consisting of fried flounder, fried shrimp, French fries, cole slaw, roll, assorted beverages, and dessert. Cost is $11 per person; and $6 for children younger than 12. Take-out is available.

St. Helena’s Masci Hall, 602 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington; (302) 764-0325. The Knights of Columbus will be hosting Lenten Fish Fry dinners from 5-7 p.m. from Feb. 16 to March 23. Baked or fried fish or crab cake platters, including two vegetables, are available for $10. Soup, salad, beverages, and desserts are available. Children's fish available. Proceeds benefit the Parish Social Ministry and food pantry.

St. Mary of the Assumption, 7200 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin; (302) 239-7100. From 5-7 p.m. Fridays in the church hall Feb. 16 through March 23. The menu includes crab cakes, fried and baked fish, seafood gumbo, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, French fries, stewed tomatoes, salad, clam chowder, and rolls. Costs range from $11 to $15; children’s meals and salad soup combinations are $5. Beverages and desserts are extra. Takeout available. Cash-only.

St. Paul’s Church, 1010 W. Fourth St., Wilmington; (302) 655-6596. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23, March 9 and March 23. The menu includes fried or baked fish, French fries, mixed vegetables, salads, and coffee. Cost is $8.

St. John the Beloved, 907 Milltown Road, Sherwood Park, Milltown; (302) 999-0211. From 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 23, March 9 and March 23. Takeout available. The menu includes baked or fried flounder; baked potato, fries or macaroni, and cheese; coleslaw, green beans or applesauce; rolls. Cost is $11 for adults and $7 for children. No reservations required. Takeout available.

St. Joseph (Wilmington), 1012 French St., Wilmington; (302) 658-4535. Fish fry lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays through March 23. The menu has included a fish sandwich and fish dinner with coleslaw and potato salad; canned soda and water.

Christ the Teacher School, 2451 Frazer Road, Glasgow; 5-8 p.m March 9 only. Eat-in or take-out. Beer-battered haddock or breaded shrimp, macaroni and cheese (for children), French fries, macaroni salad, coleslaw, tossed salad, New England clam chowder, and desserts, homemade by Boy Scout Troop 283. Beer and wine available for purchase for dine-in guests courtesy of the Knights of Columbus. Advance tickets highly recommended. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fishfryde.org. The haddock meal is $15; shrimp $15; haddock and shrimp combination is $18; children’s macaroni and cheese $7; and clam chowder is $4.

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