OT: Which one of these would you prefer:
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Yeah - if I'm on death row, say for some HOA incident or something, there will be gravy in/on/around my last morsels. Maple syrup? I don't really see it.
You are most likely correct but I don't particularly care for thick gravy and being an ancient relic, I am on a restricted diet!
No never been in their kitchen but I ate a lot of their food growing up.
Yes. Sorry, it was the 50s and I've lived in NY Since 1972. Grew up in "Overlook" and my Dad had a business in Tharptown. To this day, the best lunches I've ever eaten were at the Hudson Pool Room.
It’s Masser’s now and they still have solid food. Although the building that you are probably remembering is their chicken joint with the main restaurant next door. https://massersinc.com/
Their market is just a bit down the road towards Shamokin has a good selection of butcher’s treats.
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There are Amish all over the valley on the way to our cabin. Their properties are immaculate compared to others.
I believe I've been there since the change over. When I was in high school thay opened a 19 cent burger joint next to the restaurant. Stopped there on my first date with my future wife. Don't go back to the area any more, parents, in laws and my wife are gone. Hard to think about seeing those old friendly spots alone. Perhaps if I have a few years I can introduce my granddaughter to Knoebels.⁷It’s Masser’s now and they still have solid food. Although the building that you are probably remembering is their chicken joint with the main restaurant next door. https://massersinc.com/
Their market is just a bit down the road towards Shamokin has a good selection of butcher’s treats.
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Yes there is, homemade is the best. We used to have a truck farm and make our own kraut out of late flat dutch cabbage. Too old now so we're down to store bought kraut, not as good. Unless someone can point us to a good brand.
I went to a Mt. Craft days in Somerset PA and got a recipe from a vendor there. It's pretty easy to make, and no it doesn't stink and is very good. Of the Supermarket brands I like Silverfloss the best.
Cool. We live 30 miles from Somerset but hardly get over that way. We found a Mennonite Market near Martinsburg and buy their homemade kraut which is pretty good. They also have raw honey which is better than the watered-down kind found at some places.
Is home made really worth the effort? It’s basically pickled cabbage, no?
For the occasional times that recipes require sauerkraut, I’ll just buy it from the store, perhaps even in a can
Sauerkraut is a fermented food made with cabbage and salt, pickled cabbage uses salt, cabbage and vinegar, so no, they are not the same.Is home made really worth the effort? It’s basically pickled cabbage, no?
For the occasional times that recipes require sauerkraut, I’ll just buy it from the store, perhaps even in a can
Is it worth the effort? That is a personal preference so to us it was well worth the effort, you know the old adage, "to each their own."
We would pick a sunny day in late October, early November, set up a make-shift table outside and get down to it. In about 3,4 hours we had 3 big crocks packed full. When ready, my wife would can it into quart jars, usually 45- 50. Kraut was a staple in our diet and we had enough to share with family. Kraut has enough probiotics that you don't need to take a supplement.
Our effort didn't end there. We put up, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, green and yellow beans, beets, peppers and asparagus. Collards, kale, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, egg plants, squash and blue berries were frozen or made into soups and stews and then frozen. Kidney beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans and great northern beans dried in the field and then stored in jars. Grapes were enjoyed as they ripened. Carrots and parsnips were left in the ground and covered thickly with saw dust to be dug up when needed throughout the winter. potatoes were dug up and kept in a cool room and lasted for a fairly long time. A little self-pat on the back, if I may be permitted, I grew the best hard-neck garlic, Rocambole, Romanian Red, China White. Garlic was planted around "Columbus Day" and harvested around the Fourth of July.
So, making kraut was not that much of an effort when you take into account the total effort we put forth. To us, again, it was well worth the effort. A lifestyle we relished. For years we grew at least 50% of the food we ate. On top of that we were certified organic so there were no preservatives or GMOs to contend with.
We still buy apples, pears, peaches and cherries from local orchards and farm fresh eggs from local farmers.
Sorry to ramble on so, but your questions brought back memories.
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Sounds like you and your family did a lot of the same things mine did. Must be a SW PA thing. LOL.
But yea Sauerkraut is cabbage, and salt and a crock, thats it. I guess if you want to get adventuresome you can throw in some caraway seeds. LOL.
Homemade is so good and its full of probiotics and will keep in a cool place (root cellar) for months.
My mom still "cans" Tomatoes, Green and Yellow beans (I love her Dillly Beans), Red Beets, Blueberries. She also still does corn and corn relish and Apple sauce and Apple butter. Pears and Peaches. At 93 she is a force.
Your mother sounds like quite a lady. Gardening was something my mom and grandmothers always did and I guess I just picked up on that. My wife comes from a gardening family so it was just natural to do for us.
LOL, yea she is. Sometimes we wish she would slow down a little.
She also quilts and sews.
Gardening and farming was a big thing for my parents and Grandparents as well. Grandparents had Chickens, Pigs and Dairy Cows.
We had garden next to the house but had what we called a "truck patch", which was where we grew most of the crops like corn and potatoes and the crops mom and dad canned with and the pumpkins and squash we sold as kids.
Simpler times.
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