Who couldn’t use an extra dose of luck in 2021?
If ever there was a year to indulge in central Pennsylvania’s New Year’s Day tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut for good luck, this is the year.
Almost every area has a variation on the belief that the first food you eat at the turn of the year can influence what kind of year you’ll have. Around the world, different cultures indulge in traditional New Year’s foods.
Pennsylvania Dutch lore dictates eating the fermented cabbage and pork will bring good fortune in the new year.
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The pig roots forward so if your first meal includes pork, you’ll move ahead all year, according to Pennsylvania German folklore. The swelling of the sauerkraut symbolizes bounty.
This year, a handful of restaurants and fire companies are selling the meals, and following Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders are selling takeout or drive-through pickup.
Of course, you can prepare your own pork and sauerkraut at home. But if you’d rather buy a meal, here are some places in the Harrisburg region to go:
City Line Diner
The diner in Paxtang is open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will serve pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and soup of the day for $12.95.
3302 Derry St., Paxtang, 717-565-1171
Cocoa Diner
Pork and sauerkraut is on the menu and served with mashed potatoes, choice of a side and choice of soup or salad. Cost is $12.99. The diner is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
590 E. Main St, Hummelstown, 717-566-6002
Chambers Hill Fire Company
The fire company in Swatara Township is shifting to a drive-through only for its annual pork and sauerkraut dinner fundraiser. It will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the firehouse. Dinners will include pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green beans, apple sauce, rolls and butter.
Cost is $9 each. Proceeds benefit this all-volunteer fire company.
6400 Chambers Hill Road, Swatara Township
Colonial Diner
The diner is serving pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and choice of soup or salad. The price is $12.95.
4301 Jonestown Road, Lower Paxton Township, 717-307-9496
Flinchy’s
Owner Matt Flinchbaugh has streamlined Flinchy’s traditional New Year’s Day celebration.
This year, the neighborhood restaurant will open at noon with pork and sauerkraut dinners available for takeout or the option to be ordered on Flinchy’s heated, enclosed deck.
Flinchbaugh said the dinners replace the restaurant’s traditional buffet, something they are unable to do this year due to the pandemic. The dinners cost $10 a piece. The restaurant is also selling hot dogs with sides for $5 or two hot dogs with sides for $7.
Also, this year Flinchbaugh said due to tough economic times, the restaurant will not be donating proceeds from the meals to the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area as it has done in the past.
1833 Hummel Ave., Lower Allen Township, 717-761-9000
Lower Allen Diner
The diner is open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, including on New Year’s Day. The pork and sauerkraut dinners include mashed potatoes, choice of side as well as choice of soup or salad for $15. Available for takeout but the restaurant is also open for indoor seating.
3449 Simpson Ferry Road, Hampden Township, 717-730-7300
Middlesex Diner
Pork and sauerkraut for takeout is available on New Year’s Day. It’s served with mashed potatoes, two sides and choice of soup or salad. The diner is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
1803 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, 717-241-2021
Wooden Nickel
The restaurant will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with traditional roasted pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and applesauce. Diners also can order off the restaurant’s regular menu.
219 Market St., Millersburg, 717-692-3003
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