GeraldWR@aol.com wrote: > > As a child I had no idea of my ethnic background, until a teacher assigned > the class to find their ethnic heritage. My parents said we were German but > came before the World Wars. I was the only German in my school class. > but didn't connect it as anything ethnic until I started my > genealogical studies and discovered my PA-Dutch background. > Gerald - Oboy, this is a nostalgia trip. I have lived in North Carolina for many years, but last summer I was delighted to find that one could buy red pickled eggs in the deli dept of a grocery store in Erie, Pa. My Indiana-born husband thought it was bizarre and I was nuts! They were not of course as good as my mother's (she made hers from home-canned pickled beets for one thing) but they were recognizable. My husband muttered about them being 'rubbery' and my sister and I had to explain to him that they are SUPPOSED to be rubbery! However I am not as sure as you are that they are Pennsylvania German as opposed to just Pennsylvania. Although my father is Pa Dutch, he did not cook, and the eggs were made by my mother who was English. With us it was not associated with Easter; she made them for every picnic, considering it less trouble and more portable than deviled eggs. Although I don't cook much either, I shall certainly keep the recipe for future reference. jan