Pennsylvania dutch is an american language that developed from the immigration of german speakers to colonial pennsylvania. Many scholars and some speakers of the language call it pennsylvania german in order to emphasize its historical connection with german rather than the dutch netherlandic language. Inside youll find recipes for some of the best recipes of the region with 358 selections in all. In preparation for the annual lynnheidelberg historical societys annual holiday open house, some research on the culture, customs and christmas tradition of the pennsylvania german or pennsylvania dutch, as they came to be called, was needed. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas coloring book blends santa claus with the traditional pennsylvania dutch figure of the belsnickel, a thin, cantankerous old man who visits children before christmas and rewards or punishes them based on their behavior. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas the night. A pennsylvania dutch christmas joan concilio, for the york daily record published 6.
I came across this book when i was doing another search for christmas books and ended up it buying for my children because i grew up in pennsylvania dutch. We have childrens coloring books, dictionaries, how to books, cookbooks, beliefs and more about pa dutch, a rich part of pennsylvanias heritage. The page is faded on the right, that was done when they printed it unfortunately. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas the night before christmas series by chet williamson and james rice sep 21, 2000 4. Although the belsnickel is skinny and dressed in black, he still sits in judgment over. Originally published in 1959 and written by a pioneer in a. A resident of brickerville, his recently published book entitled pennsylvania dutch christmas takes a look at particular traditions from our local area. Authentic amish recipes for dutch pennsylvania food and amish. Buy a cheap copy of pennsylvania dutch night before. Includes a pie recipe and information about belsnickel and the pennsylvania dutch dialect. This is an impressive resource or anyone doing research on the traditions of the pennsylvania dutch.
When i asked for a recipe, one of the ladies told me the ingredients right off the top of her head. The folk festival is held annually in early july, while the cultural heritage center offers seasonal events like heemet fescht, pennsylvania dutch christmas, and their annual easter on the farm. The belsnickel is one part of the annual pennsylvania dutch christmas program, christmas on the farm, at the pennsylvania german cultural heritage center at kutztown university in berks county. The christmas season is one of the busiest times in the pennsylvania dutch kitchen. Williamson, who is also a trained actor, lives in elizabethtown, pennsylvania. Why the pennsylvania germans are often called dutch.
Dec 05, 2017 pennsylvania dutch sand tarts are a cookie i grew up eating and taking for granted. I thought everyones family made them and little did i know that it was a very regional cookie, introduced by the pennsylvania dutch, amish and mennonites. The book, it turned out, was pennsylvania dutch night before christmas, by chet williamson and james rice. Its interesting to think the frugal, hardworking pa dutch influenced so many of our easter and christmas holiday traditions.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Upsidedown christmas trees and 4 more pennsylvania german. Our brewers are hard at work whipping up creative, and most importantly, tasty, pints and flights. No matter what the season, theres always lots to do in lancaster county.
Amish words, pronunciation, and a giveaway cindy woodsmall. Chet williamson is an awardwinning novelist and shortstory writer who has written for the new yorker, esquire, and many other magazines and anthologies. James rice an adaptation of the famous poem about a christmas eve visitor, set in the pennsylvania dutch country. The christmas putz of the pennsylvania germans book, 1941. When im writing a novel, one of my goals is to put enough pennsylvania dutch into the books that readers get the feel of the language as well as a sense of being inside the amish world. Pa dutch holiday traditions lynnheidelberg historical. The pennsylvania dutch responded by celebrating their most cherished christmas traditions from home and creating a few new ones. Second christmas is the custom of celebrating the day after christmas as the secular holiday, according to the book christmas in pennsylvania. The distinctive pennsylvania dutch dialect and the hilarious antics of crotchety old belsnickel will make this a christmas tale your family will enjoy reading aloud again and again. The party planning committee drops the ball on the annual christmas party, and on the behest of jim halpert john krasinski, dwight schrute rainn wilson gets everyone to celebrate with a traditional schrute pennsylvania dutch christmas. Apr 25, 2020 in striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Author illustrator james rice 19342004 produced sixty books, including the illustrations for pelicans treasured the night before christmas series. Discover lancaster pennsylvania dutch country amish.
The belsnickel is one part of the annual pennsylvania dutch christmas program, christmas on the farm, at the pennsylvania german cultural heritage. This is a recipe that is similar to my pennsylvania dutch grandmothers but by bianca smith. Pennsylvania dutch sand tarts, an amish christmas cookie. Consisting of newspaper and magazine articles dating back to the 17th century it is a treasure trove of cultural anthropology. This book would best be appreciated as a supplement to moores. Pa dutch books a collection of pennsylvania german books. Free pa dutch country travel guide lancaster pennsylvania. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in pennsylvania dutch country, pennsylvania on tripadvisor. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas coloring book. The term is more properly pennsylvania german because the socalled pennsylvania dutch have nothing to do with holland.
Dec 25, 2009 the night before christmas pennsylvania dutch style. Pennsylvania dutch christmas coloring book gerry kershner 1. If youre wondering what the pennsylvania dutch dialect sounds like click here to hear it spoken by a nonamish deitscher woman from northumberland county, pa. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas is also available on an entertaining audiocassette read by the author. Pennsylvania dutch recipes and stories home facebook. The pennsylvania dutch were possibly the first to bring the christmas tree tradition to america. Amish blackberry and strawberry baked amish apple dumplings. Sift the dry ingredients and add in alternately with the milk. Weve enjoyed a few hearty breakfast casseroles while visiting an amish inn. Pennsylvania german culture rich in holiday traditions main. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas by chet williamson book cover, description, publication history. Moore blends santa claus with the traditional pennsylvania dutch figure of the belsnickel, a thin, cantankerous old man who visits children before christmas and rewards, or punishes, them based on their behavior. Enjoy this retelling of the christmas story from the bible in pa.
Have you tried these classic pennsylvania dutch dishes. Click here to see a large picture of the dutch cooking recipe book. Pennsylvania german culture rich in holiday traditions. A pennsylvania dutch christmas cheer or fear, belsnickel is here, and i judge your year as. If you want to learn how to speak and read the language spoken by the amish and mennonites there are many. These groups share some beliefsmany revolving around a conservative life. Belsnickel is a crotchety, furclad christmas giftbringer figure in the folklore of the palatinate region of southwestern germany along the rhine, the saarland, and the odenwald area of badenwurttemberg.
Shop for pa dutch books at masthof bookstore and press. The figure is also preserved in pennsylvania dutch communities and braziliangerman communities. First of all, we can quickly dispose of the pennsylvania dutch misnomer. He dresses up as the traditional winter christmas giftbringer figure belsnickel, cooks german food, and plays a game similar to. Heres page 1, and pages 2 and 3 have the history of pennsylvania dutch cooking. Once you have some sweet friendship bread starter, you can make this fruity easy pork and sauerkraut. Pennsylvania german deitsch, pennsylvania deitsch, pennsilfaanisch deitsch, listen helpinfo.
The 15 best things to do in pennsylvania dutch country. Amish recipes for christmas the christmas season is one of the busiest times in the pennsylvania dutch kitchen, where the cookbooks are thrown open and amish recipes start flying. For weeks before christmas the house is filled with the smell of almond cookies, anise cookies, sandtarts, belsnickle christmas cookies, walnut kisses, pfeffernusse, and other traditional cookies. Review of pennsylvania dutch night before christmas. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas the night before christmas series by chet williamson and a great selection of related books, art and. The night before christmas pennsylvania dutch and english 18 99. Tried and tested recipes made by the early dutch german settlers in pennsylvania. Children will enjoy coloring the pictures while reading this retelling of the christmas classic by clement c. We have childrens coloring books, dictionaries, how to books, cookbooks, beliefs and more about pa dutch, a rich part of pennsylvania s heritage. Dutch night before christmas, which includes great phrases such as and mama and me, well, we outened the light, crawled under the covers and schnuggled. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Most pennsylvania german speakers are not used to reading their native language. Bake on greased cookie sheets about 10 min at 350 degrees fahrenheit. Pennsylvania dutch sausage and potato soup just a pinch.
These dishes are best known for their comfort food feel and use of. Experience authentic lancaster county amish attractions, shopping, dining, and lodging. The christmas poetry of the pennsylvania dutch book, 1941. Dutch baked peaches, fried potatoes hanover, potato chowder, dutch pancakes, and so many more memorable dishes are found inside this small, but comprehensive cookbook. As explained in the authors note, in pennsylvania dutch country, a crotchety old gentleman known as the belsnickel plays the role of santa claus.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Recorded at the dryville hotel, lyons road, mertztown, pa. Kershner books as well as other great pennsylvania dutch books like this one. Oliebollen dutch doughnuts olliebollen, or oliebollen is a dutch pastry similar to a doughnut. Sep 24, 2018 hyde flippo taught the german language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the german language and culture. Pa dutch night before christmas story time youtube. Pennsylvania dutch coloring book 9781589800571 by chet williamson. Fred fritch and the longswamp pennsylvania dutch language class sing a few christmas carols, in the pa dutch dialect.
At the center of a homes christmas celebration was the tree, a fir cut from pennsylvanias abundant woods and brought inside a few days before christmas. Jan hagel cookies are a dutch christmas tradition and are made with nuts, egg, sugar, and butter. The christmas poetry of the pennsylvania dutch book. What it is, friends, is my best selling book to date. Our getaway guide is packed with information on where to stay, where to eat, where to have fun, where to shop when visiting here.
A pennsylvania dutch a christmas carol aboard the new rhoads trolley on the ave, west reading, pennsylvania 19611 rated 4. Though it is widely believed that the dutch in pennsylvania. Squeezing more than 350 different pennsylvania breweries into a trip may be a tall order, but it doesnt mean you cant try. Use more flour, if necessary, to make a stiff dough. While best known for its thriving amish communities, lancaster is also americas home for pennsylvania dutch cuisine. If you want to learn how to speak and read the language spoken by the amish and mennonites there are many books here. This retelling of the christmas classic by clement c. The pennsylvania dutch also called pennsylvania germans or pennsylvania deutsch are descendants of early german immigrants to pennsylvania. Narrated by an authentic amish farmer with a true dutchy accent. In the heart of the keystone state lies lancaster county, a quiet area packed with farms, bed and breakfasts, and tradition. Discover lancaster is the official online travel resource for pennsylvania dutch country. Enjoy this retelling of the christmas story from the bible in pennsylvania dutch.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas pelican press, 2000. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas the night before. The books subtitle, the foodlore and fakelore of pennsylvania dutch cuisine, suggests that weaver, who grew up with a grandfather who spoke to him only in the dialect pennsilfaanisch deitsch, is. It was ed in 1978, and has cute illustrations by howard imhoff, throughout the book. A pennsylvania dutch a christmas carol about facebook. Click here to hear the dialect spoken by douglas madenford in 2017. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas chet williamson.
At the center of a homes christmas celebration was the tree, a fir cut from pennsylvania s abundant woods and brought inside a few days before christmas. This is a pictorial history focusing on the nineteenthcentury christmas customs. Chet makes his home in elizabethtown, pennsylvania. Pennsylvania dutch night before christmas book, 2000. Dec 02, 2017 fred fritch and the longswamp pennsylvania dutch language class sing a few christmas carols, in the pa dutch dialect. Belsnickel also belschnickel, belznickle, belznickel, pelznikel, pelznickel, from pelzen or belzen, german for to wallop or to drub and nickel being a hypocorism of the given name nikolaus is a crotchety, furclad christmas giftbringer figure in the folklore of the palatinate region of southwestern germany along the rhine, the saarland, and the odenwald area of badenwurttemberg.
For weeks before christmas the house is filled with the smell of almond cookies, anise cookies, sandtarts, belsnickle christmas cookies, walnut kisses, pfeffernusse. Christmas poetry of the pennsylvania dutch twelvetide. Pennsylvania dutch christmas traditions poor richards. Moore, which blends santa claus with the traditional pennsylvania dutch figure of the belsnickel, a thin, cantankerous old man who visits children before christmas and rewards or punishes them based on their behavior. Early christmases in bethlehem, pennsylvania 17421756 with translations by dr. Youll find all you need to know about lancaster here. Our getaway guide is packed with information on where to stay, where to eat, where to have fun, where to shop when visiting here the guide also contains a pa dutch map and. Inspired by the downhome taste of the pennsylvania dutch, these recipes are the perfect answer when youre craving a cozy, hearty meal. See more ideas about pennsylvania dutch, folk art and scandinavian folk art. For a translation of what she is saying click here.