Bop's Pa. Dutch Vorld Vide Vep Paitch
You know you're Pennsylvania Dutch, if ...
- You've ever sat down to eat a meal at one of those restaurants inside
the Green Dragon.
- You sometimes like to have pig stomach for your Thanksgiving dinner.
- You step outside in the Spring time and don't notice an aroma.
- You know what a "wunnerfitz" is ... and a "schnickelfritz."
- You never tell people that rain is in the forecast; you tell them
"they want rain." And a torrential downpour is "really makin' out".
- You run to the store to stock up on bread and milk every time they
want snow.
- You go to at least one fire company carnival every year.
- Before going outside you ask "what's it like outside?"
- You never clean your place. You "ret it up" instead.
- You always order your fasnachts ahead of time.
- When going somewhere you ask people if they want to "go with."
- When you run out of brown sugar, you say "the brown sugar is all."
- You reach for the salt and pepper before tasting your food.
- You put ketchup on your eggs.
- You know what's in scrapple, and you eat it anyway. Yum yum!
- You save bacon fat in an old coffee can for later use in frying.
- You mix your pot pie dough with your hands.
- Molasses is the main ingredient in your pies, baked beans and medicinal
potions.
- You put gravy on your pancakes .... and french fries.
- You've ever been bobbing for funnel cake.
- You know about the hazards of electric fences!
- Your kids get grexy now and then.
- You scold you children by saying, "You daresn't do that!"
- Your last five direct ancestors all have the same first and
last names.
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