Pennsylvania German Arts and Antiques

Christkindl Market in Mifflinburg

"Snook also served Mifflinburg Rose Soup to guests. The recipe, which she found in the book 'Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking,' by William Weaver is said to have been popular in the Buffalo Valley area of Union County in the early part of this century."

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Lancaster County Heirloom Vegetables in The Washington Post

 

"Von Saunder, who spent much of her childhood in the suburbs of Baltimore and Washington as the daughter of an aeronautical engineer, lives in the heart of Lancaster County, and in proximity to the self-contained Amish and Mennonite farming societies that have grown seed strains brought over by their ancestors in the 18th and 19th centuries."

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Bill Weaver and a Culinary Keystone Center at Kutztown

"Planning is still in the works, but the goal is to research and promote foods 'grown in Pennsylvania, cooked in Pennsylvania, sold in Pennsylvania,' said Mr. Weaver, a culinary historian known for his books on heirloom vegetables and Pennsylvania German cooking -- and for the Roughwood Seed Collection, more than 4,000 varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers that began with his grandfather's saved seeds and is dedicated to preserving Pennsylvania heirlooms."

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Bill Weaver's New Book on Culinary Ephemera

 

 

"A prolific Devon-based food historian, Weaver is better known for writings on more enduring things - the foodways of the Pennsylvania Dutch, the travails of heirloom varieties of beans."

"So dabbling in the world of paper ephemera seems an odd departure. That is, until you realize that it's his parallel universe - the candid snapshots below the family portrait over the mantel."

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Weeding Germanic Vegetables at the Wentz Farmstead Garden

"The Wentz Weeders, a group of approximately eight volunteers, work year-round conducting research and finding suppliers of appropriate varieties of heirloom plants in order to maintain the authenticity of the garden. The outside work then begins in the spring with lots of planting, weeding, and harvesting and continues as the seasons progress."

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Andrew Zimmern Samples Pennsylvania German "Bizarre Foods"

"The historic Antes House in Upper Frederick Township was recently the setting for the Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods' program with host Andrew Zimmern."

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Amish Farmers' Market Opens in Baltimore

"Patapsco Dutch Farmers' Market, at 3321 Annapolis Road, opened about two weeks ago with 15 vendors, who travel from Lancaster, Pa., to sell their meats, eggs, cheese, butter and milk, baked goods, soft pretzels and ice cream, and prepared meals like barbecued chicken, ribs and fried chicken."

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Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Picnic in Tampa Bay, Florida

"The 33rd annual "Pennsylvania Dutch Picnic" will begin at 9 a.m. in shelter 5, Fred Howard Park, 1700 Sunset Drive, Tarpon Springs. The public is invited. Bring a picnic lunch and beverage."

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Scrapple Fest in Perkasie

"Once more the group seized the occasion to dine on a pork product that causes some outside (envious) observers to declare, 'Scrapple – some people have no taste. That’s OK; there will always be a peasantry.'"

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Redware and Scrapple at the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville

"The Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville is holding several workshops in March."

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