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Published 1993

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This is a book about the cookery of the Pennsylvania Dutch and the nurturing earth that sustains it. Ours is a land of the thistle finch and saffron, of the mythical Elbedritsch and the Belschnickel, of the hex sign and powwow magic. It is a land of rolling hills, lush green in summer, powder blue in autumn haze, of snug valleys filled in winter with the muffled sound of Amish sleigh hells and the crackle of poprobin soup.

The Pennsylvania Dutch are a people of many beliefs, of many lifestyles, but we share one thing in common: our cookery is the product of our land. We are America’s “farmers next door,” kitchen gardeners to New York and Philadelphia, and to a great many places farther away. Our down-to-earth style of cooking, robust, rich in flavor, captures the essence of ingredients that come out of our own backyards. Indeed, our soil is so rich, even our weeds taste good.

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