The Coal Region is a melting pot of ethnic influences; English, Welsh, Irish and German immigrants formed a large portion of the initial flow of […]
Month: October 2018
Classic 7up Cake
In the Coal Region, we have churches and bars in almost every town – no matter how small the town — sometimes on every corner. […]
Welsh Cakes or Bakestones
Welsh Cakes originate from the country of Wales in Great Britain — an ancient Celtic country, historically known for agriculture and mining. It was once, […]
Liver and Onions with Gravy
Whether you love it, hate it, or won’t even try it, liver and onions is a very Dutchie and Coal Region dish. You will find […]
Homemade Peanut Brittle
When I was a child in the 60s and early 70s, we visited my Mom’s sister, my Aunt Gerry. often. She lived in Jersey just […]
Woolworth’s Lemon Icebox Cheesecake
As a small child in the 1960s, living in a very small town in the Coal Region (in Schuylkill County), it was a big adventure […]
Old Fashioned Popcorn Balls
With Halloween almost here and little ghouls and gobblins ready to descent on us for goodies, I got thinking back to my childhood when we […]
Leftover Mashed Potato Patties
Growing up in the western end of Schuylkill County in the Coal Region, we had access to great potatoes from local farms. Whenever my local hosie […]
Kapusta – Polish Cabbage, Potato, and Bacon Bake
Kapusta in Polish means “cabbage”. Our eastern European roots and Pa Dutch influence in Schuylkill County (Pa.) mean we love our cabbage dishes! There are […]
Coal Region Barbecue Burgers
In the Coal Region, we refer to a sandwich made with browned ground burger and a sauce (ketchup, mustard, sugar and vinegar) as “barbecues” (see […]