Wellsville: Trinity Lutheran Church to hold annual Election Day Dinner

Trinity Lutheran Church of Wellsville, NY will be cutting the cabbage for sauerkraut on September 13, as we have done for over a hundred years.  It will be served as a part of our annual Election Day Dinner, but 2020 is a year like no other, and with it come changes.  COVID-19 restrictions dictate that dinners will be available only through a curbside pick-up service.  After decades of dedicated service, our head cook, Bruce Hand, has stepped down. Many thanks go out to the Hands for their key role in this fundraiser over the years.  As with all organizations, we are facing an evaporating pool of volunteer workers.  Sauerkraut devotees still exist, but our dropping ticket sales indicated that in spite of it being a superfood, younger generations are not huge fans.  For those who eagerly anticipated to of our traditional Sauerkraut Supper, as did we all, this is a bit of a wrench.  Fresh sauerkraut will still be available for sale in the morning, first come, first served, on Election day for those who love it.

 

Oktoberfest, Novemberfeast, or Sauerkraut Supper, it is still an Election Day Dinner by any other name. We have come up with an exciting meal that is bounteous, yet less labor intensive  - an adaptation to move us into the future.  We are now offering a full, authentic, three-course German meal that is made up of comfort foods.   As you've no doubt noticed, food prices have risen dramatically and so the ticket price has jumped to $15.  It sounds high, but look at all you'll be getting:       

appetizers:  onion tart, braised Nuremberg sausage

two entrees:  pork roast with gravy AND sauerbraten (German beef pot roast)

spaetzle (egg noodles)

sauerkraut - now in a separate container

red cabbage

green beans with bacon

pumpernickel bread

dessert: choice of apple pie OR Black Forest cake  

 

Consider this as an opportunity to enjoy these German treats, some of which are rarely available in this area. We will be offering 200 tickets for the dinner this year, and they will be available at both the church and daycare offices at 470 N. Main Street, Wellsville, beginning September 14th.  If you still have your doubts, try us anyway and cast your vote in a survey to be made available after the supper online.  We encourage our diners comments, merely asking that you keep any criticism constructive.  We will use your feedback to fine tune our fundraiser.  

 

Our tagline was, "Vote, then eat!" 

In 2020 it's, "Vote, then eat!  Then vote again!"