Unlike the story behind Fig Newtons, the histories behind Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and culture are far from hidden. As people migrated from Germany and settled in eastern Pennsylvania in the 18th ...

Ingredients (Wet Bottom) 1 cup dark corn syrup 1 cup brown sugar2 cups water 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda Ingredients (Crumb Topping)2 1/2 cups all purpose flour1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup shortening1 tsp.

Despite the current obsession with “fake news,” it was much more difficult to discern facts from fiction in the 17 th and 18 th centuries. With no standard well of information to pull from other than ...

It’s a language that was a cornerstone of life for European immigrants and is still spoken fluently in thriving Amish and Mennonite communities across North America and beyond. Longtime Lehigh Valley ...

For the last half century, the Palatines to America Genealogy Group has been a major force in helping people research their German-speaking ancestors. The organization’s name stems from the ...

Bookstore is making efforts to preserve language and Pennsylvania Dutch history. Masthof Press employees, from left, bookstore manager Lori Jones, production manager Daniel Mast and designer Richard ...