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My Town Monday: Election Day in The Village of Peninsula

By fromskilledhands ( November 2, 2008 at 6:20 pm) · Filed under Community, Election Day, Food, My Town Monday, Peninsula

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For over 100 years, the Peninsula United Methodist Church has held an Election Day dinner. Traditionally, local farmers who were members of the Church donated and prepared the food. The chickens were “so fresh that they had been scratching in the yard the day before”; and the turnips, potatoes, coleslaw, and vegetables had been recently harvested. The women prepared the food and baked pies for the event.

Although the food isn’t all locally produced any more, not much has changed over the years: the food is still prepared and served by volunteers; and all proceeds benefit the Church. The menu is, as always, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, turnips, green beans, coleslaw, cranberry sauce, bread and butter, homemade pie, and coffee, milk or ice water. It’s a bargain at $10/adult and $8 for carryout.
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So if you’re in our neck of the woods on Tuesday, stop at the Methodist Church. Have a seat at one of the long tables, chat with folks about politics, the weather, or whatever suits you. You’ll enjoy a great meal, have fun, and support the Church. If you’d like to make a monetary donation to the Church, please send it to the Peninsula United Methodist Church, 1575 Main Street, Peninsula, OH 44264.

The Village of Peninsula, population 602, gently resisting change since 1834.
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And if you’re so inclined, please visit Cups of Kindness, our art show to benefit the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.