Takeout kraut: A new way of keeping an old tradition
RUSCOMBMANOR TWP, Pa. - There's only one way many people want to start the new year: with take-out kraut. The New Year's Day tradition of pork and sauerkraut -- said for centuries to bring good luck in the new year -- may have been hampered by pandemic restrictions. With takeout dining the only option until Monday, customers at Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery made sure nothing stood in their way. "Normally, we would serve 1,500 people by 4:00," said owner Hamid Chaudhry. "We have done so far over 400 meals, and our meals are for a minimum three people per meal, so we're almost at 1,200 peopl...