I'm also thankful for Pennsylvania. In photographing all my cookbooks, I found a few Pennsylvania Dutch ones that I inherited from my mom when they were moving house. My home state. Now that I live far away from there I get frequent homesickness, especially for a lot of the local cuisine. Much of it is an acquired taste, but now that I can't get it easily I miss it so. You've probably heard of pretzels and sticky buns. But scrapple? Any other fans? If there are, you know what I mean. Yum yum. I found this recipe in my book, best not to read it too closely. But again fantasies of being a Pennsylvania Dutch farm wife pop into my head.
(I'm totally going to lose my Seattle passport for this, meat is not always trendy in the circles I run in, except for the occasional white-meat chicken on top of organic local greens. But who cares? If you know scrapple you know what I mean. And really, it's halfway through this daily-posting madness so I think I can do whatever I want.)
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Ooh, I hope that the job works out!
Alas, I am all too familiar with scrapple (I live near Philadelphia). And double alas, I've never seen an actual recipe for it. I haven't eaten it since I was a child, anyway, but now I think I might be slightly ill anytime I see it. Some truths are best never revealed, I guess.
My mom is Pennsylvania Dutch, and my NaNa and PopPop had pigs on their farm up there. I love scrapple! We can't exactly get it in the South, but we have other equally non-PC delicacies. Like chittlins. Yummy!
I'm assuming you're using a FREE RANGE HOG's HEAD.
Congratulations on the good interview. I love it when those things go well.
Scrapple! I'm a big cookbook aficionado, and I have read many an old recipe for scrapple.
Sadly, I have never experienced the wonder of scrapple firsthand. I just like to say it.
Scrapple! Also, Yahtzee!
The job sounds good but the scrapple? Not so much.
I hope the job works out for you. I have not had scrapple though I've certainly heard of it. Have you actually eaten any? I have to admit I have a few homesteading dreams of my own.
Yes, I grew up having it quite a bit. I rarely do now because it's hard to find on the west coast, so of course that makes me even more nostalgic.
My great grandparents were born raised and married in Pennsylvania, before they moved to California and bought a ranch back in the 30s. We treasure so many Pennsylvania Dutch recipes handed down by her. That food just makes you happy. I found you through Mrs G.
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