Die alde Zeide: Deitsche Heiser un Deitsch Esse (part 2b) (Digital Download)

On October 6, 2017, Alan Keyser gave part 2 of his talk at Muddy Creek Farm Library, Farmersville [Ephrata], Penna. on the subject of the log houses of the early Pennsylvania German settlers. This talk was one of many that Mr. Keyser gave over the years on the subject of Pennsylvania German folklife at a monthly meeting of the "Katzebuckel Schul" held at the library. This informal school still meets monthly and is conducted entirely in Pennsylvania Dutch.

In the talk, Die alde Zeide: Deitsche Heiser un Deitsch Esse, part 2b (Penna. German Homes and Foodways in Olden Times) provided here, Mr. Keyser covers backing in a bake oven, the tools used in the bake oven, and smoking hams. This talk was the second half of the second part of a two-part series on Pennsylvania German log houses and foodways.

Mr. Keyser is one of the foremost living researchers and teachers of Pennsylvania Dutch folklife and the author of the critically acclaimed How We Ate, published by the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center.

This digital download is provided as a 27-page PDF, including 14+ pages of Pennsylvania German text with between-the-line English translation and illustrations and a separate 10+ page appendix containing an English-only translation with illustrations, with an accompanying 35-minute audio recording of the talk given in Pennsylvania Dutch.

Butch Reigart, transcriber, translator, and editor.

For a sample of the audio, please click below:

Please note that the two files are about 63 megabytes total. We recommend backing them up to a personal computer.

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