Fish Friday

The custom of serving catfish with all the fixings on Fridays originated in the South as a way of promoting camaraderie. "Pass the hot sauce!" is a common refrain, and side dishes may include coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad and "hushpuppies". Hushpuppies are attributed to the Civil War days, when southerners would keep their dogs from barking at fish fry cookouts by throwing them balls of fried cornbread with the command, "hush, puppies!" The SFCC Multicultural Center sponsors its own version of this custom on Fridays, but in the same spirit of fun.