Berks residents line up early for pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day – Reading Eagle
Eating pork and sauerkraut on the first day of the New yearEating pork and sauerkraut on the first day of the New year is a tradition steeped in early Christian religious custom and Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but Berks Countians who turned out to churches and fire halls on Monday had a more palpable reason for getting in line: they know it supports a worthy organization whose members roll up their sleeves days before to get things ready.
Source: readingeagle.com