Collop Monday!
We have arrived at the final days of Shrovetide. “Shrove” is from “shrive”, “to absolve a penitent”.
On this day one customarily in earnest began to consume the leftover meat in the house, before Lent began.
Remember: once upon a time Latin Church Catholics were more serious… about everything.
Hence, today we would eat collops – slices of bacon – reserving the bacon fat for pancakes and so forth on Tuesday, when we would consume the last of the animal fats… Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras.
In this time of “carne-vale” we would, as Catholics, say “good-bye – Latin vale!” to meat.
So, have some bacon today. Perhaps bacon and eggs?
On this day one customarily in earnest began to consume the leftover meat in the house, before Lent began.
Remember: once upon a time Latin Church Catholics were more serious… about everything.
Hence, today we would eat collops – slices of bacon – reserving the bacon fat for pancakes and so forth on Tuesday, when we would consume the last of the animal fats… Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras.
In this time of “carne-vale” we would, as Catholics, say “good-bye – Latin vale!” to meat.
So, have some bacon today. Perhaps bacon and eggs?
Labels: Lent
posted by jope @ March 04, 2019
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