Welcome to this joint blog published by the Mennonite Heritage Center, the Goschenhoppen Historians, and the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center.
Each week we will be offering articles, recipes, helpful tips and more relating to our Pennsylvania Dutch heritage and presence in contemporary life. Be sure to subscribe, so you receive new posts by email!
In this unprecedented time of staying at home, we hope you’ll be inspired to bring pieces of the past to your present through Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, gardening, and crafts.
Sauerkraut
By Alan Keyser. Sauerkraut was one of the basic fermented foods prepared from a preserved vegetable. James Mease found, “In Pennsylvania it is a very fashionable dish among the Germans, and when prepared with neatness, is highly palatable, especially when eaten with salt pork.” (Don Yoder, “The Domestic Encyclopaedia of James Mease, M.D. 1804,” PennsylvaniaContinue reading “Sauerkraut”
The Pennsylvania German Herb Garden: Food and Medicine
By Diane Hollister. Title image: Drying lavender from the author’s garden. It’s early Autumn, and it’s time to collect and store the goodies from our garden. I’ve picked my lavender and hung it to dry. I’ve brought in basil, oregano, and other herbs to dry and store as well. I’m craving one more batch ofContinue reading “The Pennsylvania German Herb Garden: Food and Medicine”
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