Sunday, August 27, 2017

Dienners Restaurant Dining Amish

Hi Dear Folk,

Last Tuesday, Mr. B. and I popped up to the Amish Country it was a beautiful day and the drive up there is through very typical Pennsylvania farmland, rolling hills, corn silos, and washing strung out to dry.  We decided to eat lunch out at Dienner's Country Restaurant.  We had the typical buffet serving Amish food.


Mr.B. looking over the pies.


Mennonite girl at the counter.


Cream of broccoli soup and salad.  The Amish make a lot of pickled preserves, such as chow chow

Chow Chow Recipe
¼ Peck (2 Quarts) Green Beans
1 Large Head Cauliflower [Separated in Flowerets]
3 Cups Shelled Lima Beans
3 Cups Fresh Whole Kernel Corn
1 Quart Onions [Chopped]
5 Green Peppers [Chopped]
¼ Peck (2 Quarts) Green Tomatoes [Chopped]
3 Quarts Cider Vinegar
4 Cups Sugar
½ Cup Salt
2 Tablespoons Celery Seed
2 Tablespoons Yellow Mustard Seed
2 Tablespoons Dry Mustard
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
Cut the beans into ½ inch pieces. Cook green beans, cauliflowerets, lima beans, and corn separately in boiling water until just tender. Drain. Mix the onions, peppers, and tomatoes with the cooked vegetables in a large heavy kettle.  Bring the vinegar to boiling and stir in a mixture of the sugar, salt, celery seed, mustard seed, dry mustard, and turmeric. Pour vinegar mixture over vegetables; bring to boiling, and cook 20 to 25 minutes, or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.


My lunch, finished off with coconut cream pie.

My dear dad visited the States only twice.  The first time he came over we took him up to the Amish country for a meal, my mum and dad very rarely ate out at a restaurant, but he declared it the best meal he had ever had.  I think it included chicken pot pie and several types of sausage, happy memories.


We usually take the same route up and we just GPS the last few miles, that was good. We are new to GPS not having cell phones, but Mr.B. has one in his car, so for the drive home we thought we would use it.  My goodness that thing took us all over jabip, I think we crossed Route 30 five times, the route I would have taken from that area, under over and across.  I could have done much better.


Phoenixville is a town we pass through, it used to be an old Steel town as many were in this part of Pennsylvania, these industries are long gone and the jobs that went with them.  Phoenixville has faired better than many of these old towns, being quite close to Valley Forge Park, and on the edge of much more affluent areas, that have become very expensive to buy a property, so people have moved out to this area buying properties.  The main street has a vibrant restaurant scene and several brew pubs.  I like the mural on this building, there are several throughout town depicting it's industrial history.

Many a year ago Mr. B. and I would quite often go to the old movie theatre here on a Friday night.  It has an old pipe organ, very nice indeed, The Colonial Theatre.  We really should think of going to one of their organ concerts.

Christy

4 comments:

  1. What a wonderful day out! Would I've to see all those places and the murals.
    Our GPS does that often, takes us into narrow winding back streets and all over the darn place but gets there in the end. It's easier to follow road signs or ask....unless we want an adventure!

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  2. The food looks wonderful. I don't like satnavs when I am driving but have used them a few times when walking. Its ok once you get going but they tend to tell you to go North up such and such street which is fine if you know where North is and what street you are on. Like you I'm not used to them. I like the mural.

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  3. Looked like a great meal. I may give the recipe you shared a go, I like to try something different each year.

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  4. That was fascinating! Thank you! I would love to visit such places xxx

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