Gerald, Although it's possible, I doubt that in fact you were the only one in your class with German heritage. First of all, true Anglo-Saxons are by their very origins, of German lineage. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes conquered and dominated Britain, giving the British Isles much of its non-Celtic, non-Gaelic and non-Welsh culture. The very name "England" means "land of the Angles" and "English" means "tongue of the Angles." Secondly, 80% of the population of the U.S. is said to have German heritage. So I would suggest that you can smile a little when you reminisce and recall how ignorant your classmates really were about their heritage. At least you new you had German roots. Cheers to all, Larry > ---------- > From: GeraldWR@aol.com[SMTP:GeraldWR@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 1997 7:00 AM > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Pickled Red Beets and Eggs > > 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. > Class > mates made fun of me as someone their fathers had fought in WW II. > This was > in Ansonia, OH. Pickled eggs was the ethnic food that I knew from > pre-school > days in my home, but didn't connect it as anything ethnic until I > started my > genealogical studies and discovered my PA-Dutch background. > > Gerald Rhoades > Harrisburg, PA >