Bøger af Ann Hark

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This is a new release of the original 1952 edition.

If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach then the way to a people's heart is through its cuisine. This book, more than volumes of history, takes you straight to the heart of a most loveable people-the Pennsylvania Germans. Their cookery has influenced the eating habits of our nation. This book contains more than 500 recipes, but it is more than a collection of recipes. In humorous vein, but with literary art and scholarship, the authors have strewn the pages of this book with a wealth of historical facts, half-forgotten lore, wise sayings and snatches of poetry and song. For home cook and gourmet it is a treasure-trove. For the historian, the folklorist and the public in general it offers a valuable bit of Americana.

While journalist and author Ann Hark spent many years in Philadelphia, the hills and farmlands of south-central Pennsylvania captured her heart. Her fascination with Pennsylvania Germans (especially Plain folk) and their ways led to research into everything from recipes to pottery, superstitions to ceremonies. She attended an Amish wedding and a Dunker love-feast, watched applebutter being made, and visited a one-room schoolhouse. She traveled, along with her Chauffer and her canine companion, Patsy, among her Blue Hills in search of lonely cemeteries and beautiful picnic spots. Hark compiled her entertaining writings into a year-long celebration of her piece of heaven (a summer cottage in Mt. Gretna) and the surrounding region. It will delight all who have sampled Pennsylvania German culture or explored its history.