I didn't make them this year!!!! With all the snow days I've taken off, they lowered our snow predictions for Monday so I wound up working! I did however particpated in the consumption of two, one very traditional my sister-in-law made with the potato and lard, and one my cousin made, more of a yeast donut like everyone is used to...both were square though no hole...
My mom did stop by a local bakery and got a couple since we didn't make them, then we wound up with two bags of the homemade!!!
If you vant now to hear PA Dutch accent, click below. My grossvatter spoke like this, often mixing in German words in with English. My grossmutter had a bit of this, flaur, haus, are still accented by here. These guys are starting a series called ask a Dutchman, I'll be following it just to smile a bit.
I didn't make them this year!!!! With all the snow days I've taken off, they lowered our snow predictions for Monday so I wound up working! I did however particpated in the consumption of two, one very traditional my sister-in-law made with the potato and lard, and one my cousin made, more of a yeast donut like everyone is used to...both were square though no hole...
My mom did stop by a local bakery and got a couple since we didn't make them, then we wound up with two bags of the homemade!!!
If you vant now to hear PA Dutch accent, click below. My grossvatter spoke like this, often mixing in German words in with English. My grossmutter had a bit of this, flaur, haus, are still accented by here. These guys are starting a series called ask a Dutchman, I'll be following it just to smile a bit.
Wow,
Sounds just like all of our family get togethers we used to have. Most of the people in my family that talked like that are gone now.
Just about the only PA Dutch I know are cuss words, because my Dad used to cuss us out in PA Dutch.
Actually my FIL used to teach PA Dutch (Night school) at Quakertown High School. They had a 5 year waiting list of mostly people that wanted to learn it to be able to talk to their spouses in PA Dutch. He's 92 now, and not in too great shape.
My Grandmother used to call me "Chunny", and my brother was "Chimmy".
My Dad used to exchange his Vs and Ws:
He had a fishing Buddy named "Howard", but he pronounced it "Hovard".
And when I went to "Votech" school, he called it "Wotech".
My Dad used to go to "Grundsow Lodge" meetings with my Grandpop. You were only allowed to talk Dutch there, and anyone caught speaking English had to put money (fine) in the jar.
Haha, I hear ya Bear, my little church I went to growing up, Church of the Brethren, the old timers used to speak Dutchie. My
Dad remembers them painting their chrome bumpers black. My mom mom's church up in New Berlinville was very Dutch also! I'm going to follow Doug on you tube, he has a number of video's of home speaking Pa Dutch, the actual German language not just the accent using English words.
Mustang electric smoker
King Kooker vertical gasser
Charbroil silver smoker
Earnhardt Jr smoker
Brinkman smoke n' grill
a-maze-n cold smoker rack
look like donuts - so what makes today donut day ?
Today isn't donut day.
This year "Fastnacht Day" was on the day I started this thread (March 4)
Fastnacht Day is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The word translates to "Fast Night" in English. The tradition is to eat the very best foods, which are part of the German tradition, and lots of it, before the Lenten fast. Fastnachts (pronounced fost-nokts in German) are doughnuts. There are three types of Fastnachts, one made with yeast, one made with baking powder, and one made with potatoes and yeast. All are slightly crispy on the outside and not as sweet as standard doughnuts.
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