Posts Tagged ‘amish tradition’

The Tradition of “Seven Sweets and Seven Sours” Among the Pennsylvania Dutch, Amish, Mennonite and Moravians

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

The community we call “Pennsylvania Dutch” are actual descendants of German-speaking settlers. Since early settlers arrived in about 1683, the word “Dutch” became a corruption by English-speakers of the word “Deutsch,” which means “German”. The traditions and cuisine of these Pennsylvania Dutch has long held a fascination with outsiders. One of these fascinating traditions is [...]