So what would it be? Well I ended up not settling on something all that penitential. Turns out I made a childhood favorite made popular probably back in the 60s or 70s, and that is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with good old fashion white Wonder bread, Peter pan, and Welch's, slid onto a paper plate accompanied by, what else, Frito corn chips.
I needed to eat after all. Plus I did abstain from meat. The ingredients just jumped out at me as an easy meal. But truth be told there was really no penance in the meal, unless you count the paper plate--which I actually find makes for a more classic, eye-appealing presentation that indirectly somehow affects the palate.
But you've got to love a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich...but next time polished off with a glass of ice cold milk.
Can I make you one?
TGIF fellow Catholics and my Okie trad patriots.
TGIF fellow Catholics and my Okie trad patriots.