In the Christian Church, Lent is the reflective period leading up to Easter. Of course, most people know it as the time when Catholics refrain from eating meat on Fridays.
With hamburgers and chicken fingers off the table, attention traditionally turns to fish. To accommodate flocks of seafood seekers, churches across the country organize Friday night fish fries.
Minneapolis, Minn. — Sharon Glover is standing in the middle of the church kitchen, making the sign of the cross with her batter-covered hand. She's in charge of the night's Lenten meal at St. Philip Catholic Church in North Minneapolis. And she's praying that the super-sized dessert recipe did indeed call for nine eggs....
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