There wasn’t a rainbow – in fact, the temperature topped the 70-degree mark – but diners enjoying a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner on Thursday likely felt they found the proverbial pot of gold.

Cooked up and served by members of the Escalon Lions Club, with some help serving and waiting on tables from Escalon High School students, the annual St. Patrick’s Day meal was offered on Thursday, March 14.

It was put on at the city’s Community Center and featured both eat in and take out options.

The tables were packed with happy diners, enjoying corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, a roll, dessert and beverages.

Proceeds from the dinner ticket sales, a silent auction and for the various drawings offered go to benefit community projects of the local Lions Club, including their longstanding high school scholarship program.

The dinner featured some 300 pounds of corned beef, 150 pounds of potatoes and 100 pounds each of carrots and cabbage, with the cooking starting on Thursday morning, so everything would be ready in time for the evening dinner.

This year was the 58th annual event for the Lions Club holiday tradition.