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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZVW_funeral-feasts_Kutztown-PA.html
Raisin pie is still known as leicht (funeral pie). This pie was a favorite at the gathering of family & friends which was held after the funeral services. In fact, raisin pie was rarely served except at these funeral gatherings. The Big Valley st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZVV_dutch-folksong-tradition_Kutztown-PA.html
The Dutch Country, like the rest of singinging [sic] America, has a two-fold folksong tradition: secular & religious. The Pennsylvania Spiritual is an original contribution to American hymns. Of the two folksong traditions the most important in Du…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZVU_dew-of-heaven_Kutztown-PA.html
For the Pa. Dutch, the dew which falls from heaven on the anniversary of the coming of the Christ child is supposed to have beneficial effects. Here are several examples: since the number 3 is considered lucky, three pieces of bread are hung on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZVT_cider_Kutztown-PA.html
The most common cider press of the 18th century was the two-screw press. Two men would turn the large wooden screws. As they turned, the roof was lowered onto the apple pulp. As the pressure increased, the cider flowed. The first step in making c…
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