My paternal grandparents were not from Prussia, but their 1730 ancestor-mmigrants came to PA from the Bern area of Switzerland. My grandparents spoke PA DUtch (low German) in their home. My grandfather and my father called me a "snicklefritz". My grandfather would also say, "Du bis du glenie madel". Or something like that. The song referred to is similar to one my grandparents taught me, but mine was "Yah, it is a 'snitzel bunk'". Not "snickel fritz". I think a "snitzel bunk" is a tool of some sort. I always related it to "snitz" which is dried apples in this part of the country. My grandfather also called me a "Pru-en". Which I think was simply our "prune". It was usually when I did something naughty. Was this also of German origin? Interestingly, my husband's family was from Prussia, arriving much later than my ancestors. In the mid or late eighteen hundreds. He had never heard the "snicklefritz" name. Thanks for the memories. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Schlosser" <csds@lsol.net> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz > My grandmother who came from Austria and grandpa from Germany use to sing > a song about a schnickel fritz? It asked If you were a schnitzel fritz? to > which you would respond ,"ya I am a schnickel fritz..." I can hear the > melody in my mind . > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My parents used to say "Du bis en kleinen deibel"....you are a little devil. Or "Du bis fericht in den kopf"....you are crazy in the head. John

The more I think about the "schnitzel bunk" song, the more I think it was about parts of the body. It had a chorus, "I do shaney, I do shaney, I do shaney schnitzel bunk." Then the next verse would be a question asking about another part of the body. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Wagaman" <bebsy@comcast.net> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz > My paternal grandparents were not from Prussia, but their 1730 > ancestor-mmigrants came to PA from the Bern area of Switzerland. My > grandparents spoke PA DUtch (low German) in their home. My grandfather > and > my father called me a "snicklefritz". My grandfather would also say, "Du > bis du glenie madel". Or something like that. > The song referred to is similar to one my grandparents taught me, but > mine was "Yah, it is a 'snitzel bunk'". Not "snickel fritz". I think a > "snitzel bunk" is a tool of some sort. I always related it to "snitz" > which > is dried apples in this part of the country. > My grandfather also called me a "Pru-en". Which I think was simply our > "prune". It was usually when I did something naughty. Was this also of > German origin? > Interestingly, my husband's family was from Prussia, arriving much > later > than my ancestors. In the mid or late eighteen hundreds. He had never > heard the "snicklefritz" name. > Thanks for the memories. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Schlosser" <csds@lsol.net> > To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:13 PM > Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz > > >> My grandmother who came from Austria and grandpa from Germany use to sing >> a song about a schnickel fritz? It asked If you were a schnitzel fritz? >> to >> which you would respond ,"ya I am a schnickel fritz..." I can hear the >> melody in my mind . >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >