Rochelle, Texas, has a population of around 167 described by one source as "a number they are evidently comfortable with". This is their school building (couldn't help but wonder if the size of the lettering indicated who was in charge of making the parking signs...).Once a year the Rochelle Volunteer Fire Dept. holds a fish fry dinner fundraiser. Folks come out in droves not only to support the fire dept. (fire is always a threat in this dry part of the world) but because the fried catfish is delicious! We arrived an hour after it started and the line stretched across the parking lot. Once inside, catfish appetizers were handed out to those faint from hunger. In addition to the dinner they also do a dessert auction with most cakes bringing between one and two hundred dollars. Not bad!
PS - Although the meal truly was delicious I couldn't help but note it had a definite color scheme... fried catfish (brown), hush puppies (brown), hand cut french fries (brown), pinto beans (brown), slaw (white), chocolate cake (dark brown), iced tea (brown).
Early in my marriage, I made theme dinners. One of the more memorable ones was "brown night" with foods similar to those you've listed. It was a theme which wasn't repeated.
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