Potted Meat Product.... (WAS) [rescue] SCRAPPLE

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 01:15:53PM -0800, Fogg, James wrote:
> Yeah, in the supermarkets you can find shrink-wrapped scrapple, but in the
> farmers markets, like Gratz (loved Gratz), and the smaller in-town
> stores/butchers, it's still hacked & wrapped. I've only been outta the
> region for a year. Also, as I recall, you are more of a Lancaster Co
> resident. Yes, things are more modern in your area. In Schuylkill Co, things
> haven't changed much since the 1930's. They never got much past the
> depression era there.
 
Hmm.  I think I've only had scrapple from the grocery store (usually 
Kunzler brand.  I don't know how far and wide they are known, but they 
have a fairly major plant locally).  And yes, I'm from Lancaster PA.  Live 
in the southern part (redneck territory).

> Another Dutchy food habit that I came to love was vinegar on french fries.
> We used to go to Gratz and get fresh hot fries from a stand there and they
> had vinegar bottles with sprinkle holes in the cap. Now we buy salt &
> vinegar potato chips for that kind of taste. There is a seafood restaraunt
> here in NH that has vinegar on the tables for fish, we use it for the french
> fries.

Interesting.  I picked up vinegar on fries from an italian shop on the 
boardwalk of ocean city (I forget if that was MD or NJ at the moment).  
Didn't know it was also a PA Dutch thing.  Despite being from the area, 
and still living in the area, my paths don't cross that much with the PA 
Dutch.

My paths do cross with Mennonites, but not the old order ones, so we don't 
really stick out much.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd