Jiggs Dinner/Sunday Dinner
A group of friends prepared a Jiggs Dinner/Sunday Dinner for us, yesterday. I had been talking to one of them and they were surprised that I had never had Jiggs Dinner, a traditional Newfoundland feast, before. He went on to explain in detail how to prepare it. Then he said that, of course, you prepared such a dinner for a whole group. This got him thinking. "I'm getting hungry thinking about it, now", he declared. And before I knew it, plans were in the works! We almost missed it. This was because we knew what was on offer and just assumed that this "dinner" was offered at suppertime. WRONG! It was ready for NOON! Luckily, we found out in time. I have to admit, I was unsure how much I would enjoy this meal. Here is the list of the foods involved: salt pork, peas pudding, cabbage, turnip, carrots, and potatoes. It was explained to me that for Jiggs Dinner to become Sunday Dinner, you added other meats like chicken and moose. We would have both. So this was tec...
