Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking has almost 200 proven recipes for traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery. Food is abundant and appetites are hearty in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. The traditional... More > dishes are relatively simple and unlike most regional cookery the ingredients are readily available. Best of all, no matter who makes them the results are wonderful good.< Less
The Pennsylvania Dutch are a hard working people and as they say, “Them that works hard, eats hearty.” The blending of recipes from their many home lands and the ingredients available in... More > their new land produced tasty dishes that have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations. Their cooking was truly a folk art requiring much intuitive knowledge, for recipes contained measurements such as “flour to stiffen,” “butter the size of a walnut,” and “large as an apple.” Many of the recipes have been made more exact and standardized providing us with a regional cookery we can all enjoy.< Less
This is a collection of recipes that have been handed down for generations in my family. They are simple recipes that don't require odd ingriedients that you'll have to search high and low for. I... More > hope you enjoy, and remember when making those apple dumplings to make extras, you'll never have enough.< Less
A brief history of Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas with special regard to the Pennsylvania Dutch. All aspects of the village are included, briefly, with a focus on the... More > history of the Old River Lutheran-Reformed Union Church.< Less
A brief history of Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas with special regard to the Pennsylvania Dutch. All aspects of the village are included, briefly, with a focus on the... More > history of the Old River Lutheran-Reformed Union Church.< Less
These Gals are Really into SECTS!
The Official Pennsylvania Dutch Pin Up Calendar-
Ten of Lancaster County PA's Hottest Amish and Mennonite pinup babes ( and two that are "chust... More > so" ) take you from Intercourse to Paradise through Gap so you don't end up in Blue Ball with Bird-in-Hand issues.
Can you believe these are really our town names in Pennsylvania ?!?
Berks County has Virginville, but these gals haven't been there in a loooong time.
Amish girls sure are sexy...they like to Mennonite!< Less
Mary At the Farm: And Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit Among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith M. Thomas.
What a marvelous book this is. It offers insight into the lives,... More > manners, domestic arts and cuisine of the Pennsylvannia Dutch people. It is considered among the major reliable early 20th century sources for this uniquely American cuisine.
After interviewing a number of old informants, the author, Edith M. Thomas, wove together this factual but fictitious story of Mary Midleton and her visit one summer to the farm of her Aunt Sarah and Uncle John.
At age nineteen, Mary is about to be married and feels the need of learning about "how to keep house, cook, economize and to learn how to get the most profit from life." What better school could she have than the Bucks County farm home of her great aunt and uncle.< Less
The Pennsylvania Dutch family of Robert and Nora Dreisbach spans the 20th century, from 1894 to 2003. The book is a loving look at Nora, Robert, and their 7 children. Originally published as a... More > monthly newsletter and distributed to their descendants, it is now available to the public. Full color, 87 pages, 8.5" x 11".< Less
This book is a repository of the terms, concepts, symbols and mythological references used in the Heathen path of Urglaawe. The entries include the cultural values, spiritual awareness, and wisdom... More > carried through the centuries in the oral lore of the Elder healing practice of Braucherei, which is also known as Pow Wow. Included in the entries are traditions and customs that are part of the living Deitsch, -- Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch -- folk culture. Adherents to Heathen paths, including Ásatrú, Irminenschaft, Theodism, Forn Sidr, Odinism, and other traditions, will find these entries useful as they provide another voice to the totality of the Teutonic folk experience.< Less
This book (PDF) is a repository of the terms, concepts, symbols and mythological references used in the Heathen path of Urglaawe. The entries include the cultural values, spiritual awareness, and... More > wisdom carried through the centuries in the oral lore of the Elder healing practice of Braucherei, which is also known as Pow Wow. Included in the entries are traditions and customs that are part of the living Deitsch, -- Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch -- folk culture. Adherents to Heathen paths, including Ásatrú, Irminenschaft, Theodism, Forn Sidr, Odinism, and other traditions, will find these entries useful as they provide another voice to the totality of the Teutonic folk experience.< Less
