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Pa. Dutch Diner Pokes Fun at Geno's Steaks
WPVI (AP) ^ | 7/19/2006 | Staff

Posted on 07/19/2006 1:54:59 PM PDT by wjersey

OLEY, Pa. (AP) - July 19, 2006 - The people who run the Oley Legion Diner in Berks County have put up a new sign poking fun at the English-only cheesesteak flap in Philadelphia.

The owner of Geno's Steaks in South Philadelphia has posted signs stating, "This is America: When Ordering Speak English." The Oley Legion Diner's new sign says, "Please Order in PA Dutch."

The Pennsylvania German-only request isn't enforced, although some regulars say they often speak the dying dialect.

Oley resident Carl Sayer says, "Sometimes that comes out first."

Paul Kunkel of Emmaus (eh-MAY'-uhs) has taught the dialect for 30 years. He says while it was widespread several decades ago, "Today, you don't hear it anymore."


TOPICS: Food; Humor; Local News
KEYWORDS: amish; englishonly; germanamericans; language
Samples of menu items at Oley Legion Diner

The owners of the Oley Legion Diner in Berks County won't force you to say "pannkuche" (PAHN'-koo-keh) and "schunkeflaesch" (SCHOON-keh-fleyesh) to order pancakes and ham, but you might want to become familiar with some of the Pennsylvania Dutch terms.

- Eggs -- oier (OY'-ur).

- Toast -- geroached brot (geh-ROHCHT' broht).

- Home fries -- gebrodene grumbiere (geh-BROH'-deh-neh GRUM'-beer-eh).

- Bacon -- seideschpect (SEYED'-eh-schpekt).

- Sausage -- wauscht (VAWSCHT).

- Scrapple -- pannhaus (PAHN'-hows).

- Coffee -- koffee (KAW'-fee).

- Cheeseburger -- gemauldt rinsflaesch kaese (geh-MAWLDT' RINZ'-fleyesh KAY'-seh).

- Soda -- soda (SOH'-duh).

1 posted on 07/19/2006 1:55:00 PM PDT by wjersey
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To: wjersey
People trying to get their 2 second of fame.
I will bet these people walked a line during WWI and WWII.
2 posted on 07/19/2006 1:57:20 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: wjersey

What is scrapple?


3 posted on 07/19/2006 2:00:01 PM PDT by Toby06 (True conservatives vote based on their values, not for parties.)
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To: wjersey
They need to go back to Pennsylvania, oh wait.
4 posted on 07/19/2006 2:37:15 PM PDT by CzarNicky (In the magical land of unicorns there's no need for clothes.)
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To: Toby06

What is scrapple? Kind of like a square sausage. You don't want to know the ingredients but, it tastes great!


5 posted on 07/19/2006 2:39:59 PM PDT by PhillyRepublican
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To: Toby06
What is scrapple?

Isn't that the flavored tea that Rush Limbaugh advertises?

6 posted on 07/19/2006 2:48:54 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: Toby06
What is scrapple?

A board game where you try to form words with little tiles that have letters on them?

7 posted on 07/19/2006 2:49:36 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: AmishDude

(whatever PING is in Amish)


8 posted on 07/19/2006 2:53:02 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Toby06
See, you take the parts of the pig nobody wants to eat, and you boil them down to juice, and you mix the juice with cornmeal, pour it into loaf pans, and refigerate until it gels.

Then you slice it into 1/4" thick pices, and pan fry it.

Beats the heck out of bacon.

9 posted on 07/19/2006 2:54:32 PM PDT by patton (LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
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To: PhillyRepublican
What is scrapple? Kind of like a square sausage

In the South, it's called souse meat. The picture below is pork souse and this is the first step in making it.


10 posted on 07/19/2006 2:55:25 PM PDT by cowboyway (My heroes have always been Cowboys)
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To: martin_fierro; AmishDude
If you are going to poke fun at somebody on the internet, poke fun of the Amish - they will never know...

;)

11 posted on 07/19/2006 2:55:59 PM PDT by patton (LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
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To: patton
See, you take the parts of the pig nobody wants to eat, and you boil them down to juice, and you mix the juice with cornmeal, pour it into loaf pans, and refigerate until it gels.

Sounds sort of like a dish my old German grandmother used to make back in Cincinnati. It was called "goetta".
Except for the cuts of pork used, recipe is similar. Yum.

12 posted on 07/19/2006 3:15:56 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("The Good Lord watches out for little children, fools and ships named Enterprise.")
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Schmect gut, nicht wahr?


13 posted on 07/19/2006 3:18:44 PM PDT by patton (LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
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To: patton
Schmect gut, nicht wahr?

Ich spreche nicht Deutsches gut.

But I catch your drift.

14 posted on 07/19/2006 5:16:23 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("The Good Lord watches out for little children, fools and ships named Enterprise.")
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To: wjersey

To sprech Dutch, chust use a heffy Cherman aksent und trow in some gut vords from Cherman dat chu know.

Das ist gut!


15 posted on 07/20/2006 4:13:47 AM PDT by AmishDude (Posting from Lake Balaton, Hungary.)
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