“On Friday evening, June 8, Germans and hosts will attend German-American festivities in the Somme Garten at the Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival in Heritage Park featuring a Maibaum (Maypole) raising, music and dancing. On Saturday, June 9, …”
"Plunder pastries can be found in every German bakery. They can be made with vanilla pudding, quark with jam (raspberry, apricot) or assorted fruit on top.mybestgermanrecipes.com/tag/german-pastries/" http://mybestgermanrecipes.com/tag/german-pastries/
German Bakeries come up with so many recipes combinations of pastries that will make your mouth water. For more German Heritage information… visit www.GermanNationUSA.com
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German-American Day at Findlay Market in Cincinnati, Ohio is a great time to celebrate your German Heritage. ~ Prost!
We have you covered if you forgot to pick one up last time you were at HB Munchen. This Hofbrauhaus classic crew neck T-shirt features the HB logo w/ crown on the right side of the chest, as well as an enlarged HB logo on the back.
"In celebration of the 60th anniversary of both the Porsche Club Westfalen e. V. and Porsche Club Berlin e. V. car clubs, the German automaker will release another exclusive 911 which will be given the name, Club Coupe. Looking remarkably similar to the …AutoTalk" http://www.autotalk.com/porsche-releases-yet-another-911-15456/
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This just goes to show that Porshe is more than just a brand.
"Epcot's Germany Wine Flight, available at the Weinkeller located in the Germany Pavilion, offers a terrific fun and educational way to learn about German wines …www.disneyfoodblog.com/…/hidden-gem-germany-wine-fligh…" http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2012/05/30/hidden-gem-germany-wine-flights/
Check out the comments from Max regarding how most German wines are dry instead of sweet as perceived by most Americans.
“A review of Seattle’s Heidelberg Haus, which serves up authentic German food in a homey dining room presided over by a bossy but benevolent server. By Providence Cicero No comments have been posted to this article. The first time I tried to have dinner …” http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2018133885_cicero04.html
Here is the completely authentic book of German cuisine, from delicious soups to the greatest baking specialties of the world, complete with indexes and both English and German. In addition to the easy-to-follow recipes, the author discusses some of the great restaurants in Germany and how to order the traditional dishes. She researched these recipes for a year in the United States, eating almost every night in German restaurants, from the most expensive, to small neighborhood eateries, then traveled throughour Germany itself. Every recipe has been tested in her own kitchen–she guarantees that the ingredients are readily available and that the average person needs no special equipment in order to cook it.
“Few countries in Europe,” the author writes in her introduction, “have landscapes more beautiful or maore varied than those of Germany. It is not a large country, slightly smaller than the state of Montana, but within this area there is almost every kind of terrain one finds in the Temperate Zone. The German cuisine is almost as varied as the terrain. Just as Bavaria passes as the archetype for the entire country, so the food of that section–the dumplings, sausages, beer, pork, and cabbage dishes–represents German cooking to the outside world Delicious though these dishes may be, they hardly begin to give even a clue to the whole spectrum of German cooking, which has more appeal than the average American palate than that of any other foreign country. Think of all the German dishes that have been taken over by Americans–not only hamburgers and frankfurters, with or without sauerkraut, but the jelly doughnut that was first the Berliner Pfannkuchen, Boston Creme Pie, that in Germany is ‘Moor’s Head’; the range of Christmas cookies; and even that old stand-by of ladies’ luncheons, creamed chicken in a patty shell, that appears in every German Konditorei as Koniginpastetchen.”
Here they all are, hundreds of them. So Prosit and gutessen: your health and good eating.
Customer Reviews:
228 of 229 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding for use by Americans., October 22, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking (Hardcover)
This German cookbook is specially designed for use by Americans: measures, ingredients, temperatures, cuts of meat, etc. However, all of the recipes are very authenic and wonderfully traditional. One does not have to fear conjuring up some strange variation of a traditional German recipe; something that is bad enough to make a German epicurian flee from the table! Included with the recipes one will find ample text that describes the qualities and goals of the German chef, plus valuable techniques that can make all the difference between average and excellent results. There are two complete recipe indexes: English and German. For the record, I lived in Germany for a number of years, and worked with Germans in the states for many more. This is the only German cuisine cookbook that I have ever found, which is truly great in all respects.
When you grow up in the heartland of America with some little known German Heritage in your bloodline, you can’t but one day but notice a certain connection to the all the German immigrants that once migrated to the United States to start a new life, help build a great country and preserve some of their homeland traditions, values and cultural heritage.
What a life changing risk/reward opportunity proposition that must have been for the millions of German emigrants to make. The sacrifices to endure this change had to be monumental. The discovery of your German Heritage probably started with your own surname as a child as you inquired to your parents of its meaning and origin.
Shortly after came the association of German Heritage food dishes, as family recipes were handed down through the generations to continue the sentimental connection prompting more questions regarding your genealogical “roots” history. The family dinner table was always considered the centerpiece and cornerstone of family history and heritage because the dialog that taken place there over the years.
Did you know that to this day, science and common sense agrees that the quickest association to your brain is literally through your stomach?
When you find pleasure eating good food, then that will surely turn into a strong favorable emotion. If there are other attachments to your dining experience like ambiance, heritage and traditional history, then there is no turning back. The emotion is locked in for life.
Don’t know much about your German Heritage yet?
No worries because we created a website that may help you out on your discovery journey to get you up to speed. It’s called GermanNationUSA and is designed to become the official site of German Heritage related tourism and commerce within the USA.
The ever populating GermanNationUSA website is still quite young as we continue to update and upgrade it at every chance, putting emphasis on German Restaurants and food related businesses across America.
We are creating a huge data base so you can hopefully locate a German Restaurant in your immediate area, or if you are anytime away from home so you can experience a bit of Germany, in a eating kind of way.
Of course within GermanNationUSA you will discover how German Heritage is thriving all across America with news headline updates, dedicated sections on German food, German restaurants, German recipes, German festivals & events (like Oktoberfest), German cars, German clubs, societies and organizations, German gifts, German costumes, German genealogy, German music, German dance and notable German themed destinations within the USA.
Got a little German in you?
Why not start exploring your German Heritage today within GermanNationUSA and then with a visit to a local German Restaurant near you and start connecting your stomach to your brain – and get in touch with your German Heritage.
The generic term of “beer garden” (Biergarten) is identified as an open-air establishment where beer is served. The old traditional characteristics of a beer garden in Germany for instance includes good trees (with no sun patio umbrellas), some sturdy picnic table style wooden benches (not plastic garden tables or chairs), and a gravel bed or cobblestone.
The largest known traditional beer garden in the world is the Hirschgarten, located in Munich, Germany which actually seats around 8,000 people.
Of course in the United States, there are Biergartens that are springing up all over the place such as in German themed restaurants, cafes and bars and some in addition to… neighborhood backyards in almost every region of North America.
After all what you really only need to start a Biergarten environment in your own backyard is only a shade tree, patio, table and a few flowers right?
Pretty much.
The purpose of a biergarten in your backyard is not just another place to drink a cold one, although that can surely be a tangible objective. The main idea is to just start simple.
What you are really creating is a relaxation zone living space outdoors. It is a place where one can become tranquil, comfortable and cozy. It should become a designated area for fellowship and goodwill where family, friends and neighbors can gather and feel welcomed, at ease and accepted with warm friendliness and joviality.
The Germans have a one word description for this type of coziness feeling unlike anything in the English language… it’s called “Gemüetlichkeit” pronounced as ge•müt′lich•keit or sounds like ga-moot-lick-kite. Very cool word.
Creating a Backyard Biergarten is not really that difficult to start and it can be as simple as you want it to be. In fact most homeowners start small with just a little area to work with initially and then they add something too it continually each year.
Here are a few tips to give you some ideas to think about to get you started…
If you don’t have a shade tree to start with in your backyard or patio area, plant one or purchase a patio umbrella to accompany your patio table large or small.
Install a flower bed nearby and if it’s a shady area, consider utilizing flowers that do well in partial to no shade areas like multi-colorful impatients or vinca minor and assorted lilies like a daylily or even water lily. Irises are always a given as they always add a nice touch within a home biergarten area. In partial shady areas to sunlit areas, it’s nice to incorporate a variety of daisies (including gerber daisies) that are available in different colors. Wave running petunia’s are a colorful choice and never forget to add in bright red geraniums. These look great in flower containers all by themselves. Additional flowers to consider for your biergarten include some daffodils, begonias or a variety of hosta plants in there too.
A regular patio table will due, however a long bench picnic style table enabled with a patio “German beer” umbrella would certainly set the themed ambiance from the start.
Add the little people within your biergarten. Garden Gnomes are wonderful conversation pieces. Many people give them names for fun.
Outdoor solar lighting around your Biergarden can be really cool and hanging patio lights and torches would create a great dusk time environment.
Do you have a spot for a nearby fish pond or fountain? The sound of running water is a great relaxer at the end of every day.
You have to have a grill set-up nearby too cook the brats. Maybe consider a cooler or tub full of ice to have nearby as well to keep the beverages cold.
German and/or Bavarian flags are nice accessories to display.
Don’t forget to add a custom made Bird House or two. A German “Cuckoo Clock” designed Bird Haus may be just the thing for added ambiance to your biergarten not to mention a beneficial living & dining resource for our feather friends.
Outdoor décor signs are a must to accentuate your new found outdoor oasis. You can now purchase several of these German themed outdoor signs or decor plaques online from select craftsmen within the USA as they are busily creating and getting them on their respective websites to market. I know for a fact that the demand is high because of its German heritage related. As a fun alternative to purchase these signs, it’s also quite fun to actually create, build and paint your own sign(s) with family and friends.Most certainly you would want to create colorful signs that would read like:
• Biergarten
• Willkommen
• Gemütlichkeit Gardens
• Gnome Sweet Home
• Oktoberfest
• Free Bier Tomorrow
• Got A Little German In You?
• Prost
A well thought out Backyard Biergarten can become a real conversation piece as it showcases your proud German Heritage to family members, neighbors and all visitors.
By creating your own Backyard Biergarten, you have the freedom to accentuate it in a variety of ways really any way you wish as you time and budget allows.. You are only limited by your imagination… and of course the outdoor living space to put it.
Just remember, once you get your backyard Biergarten all fixed up just the way you want it – you will have it made in the shade.
This Oktoberfest Biergarten street sign magnet makes a great party gift and is perfect for celebrating Oktoberfest. It uses the real German spelling and styling of the signs in the Munich beer gardens.
Product Specifications: * This part number is for ONE stein. * Zoeller and Born is a family owned operation that has been producing high quality beer steins since 1956. They specialize in steins with stunning handpainted relief. Zoeller and Born is one of only a few remaining German stein companies that still produce their steins in Germany with 100% German materials and German labor.
Disney Character Wooden Cuckoo Clock! With Images of Mickey, Minnie and 40 More of Your Disney Favorites! – Is it ever possible to pick a favorite story or character from the heartwarming Disney animated classics that have thrilled us for so many generations? Of course not…which is why you’ll find all of your favorites gathered together in the superb design of this wooden cuckoo clock, available from The Bradford Exchange. This delightful Disney wall decor displays fully sculpted images of Mickey and Minnie plus dazzling, colorful art of 40 of your favorite characters.The elegant spires of Cinderella’s castle inspire the design of this unique clock, while the classic clock face is adorned with four Disney character portraits. Plus, at the start of every hour, the miniature doors swing open and Tinker Bell appears to the twinkling sound of a magic wand. Strong demand is expected for this handcrafted decorative cuckoo wall clock, so the right time to order is now!This fine home decor is not intended for children.
A tiny figure of Tinker Bell appears to announce the hour, accompanied by the twinkling sound of a magic wand
Handcrafted adornments in fine artist’s resin include the fully sculpted and hand-painted figures of Mickey and Minnie and the hanging pinecone “weights”
A precise quartz movement powers the Disney Character wooden cuckoo clock’s elegant hour, minute and seconds hands, as well as the brass pendulum (with its classic portrait of Mickey) that swings underneath
Requires 2 “D” batteries and 1 “AA” battery (not included)
Accompanied by a Certificate authenticating your Disney cuckoo clock is an original from The Bradford Exchange
Measures 25″ H (including pendulum and pine cones) x 4″ D; 63.5 cm H x 10.2 cm D
This review is from: Disney Character Cuckoo Clock: Happiest Of Times by The Bradford Exchange
This is a beautiful clock but I must say I expected more. Having another disney clock in my house that has movement and 3 whole different sentences and that I bought for half the price of this one, I was a bit disappointed when I received this clock. Don’t get me wrong! It’s still a very beautiful clock but definitely overpriced. There are some setbacks IMHO: 1. Tinkerbell that serves as cucoo is so, so small that is difficult to recognize her!; 2. The display of the clock is white with some colorful characters and the hands are thin and gold in color. It’s very difficult to see the time from a certain distance; 3. The only sound this clock makes when the time strikes is a kind of a magic wand sound. Although they let you know this, I was nevertheless dissapointed. The clock arrived in pristine conditions, quick delivery and very well packed.
This item ships within 3-4 days (in addition to shipping transit time)
Great effort has been made to portray each cuckoo clock as accurately as possible. As with many handmade items, the exact coloration and carving may vary slightly from clock to clock. We consider this to be a special part of their character.
This traditionally styled German cuckoo clock features wooden hands, a wood dial with Roman numerals, and a warm light yellow hand-painted and hand-carved cuckoo bird. The cuckoo clock case is surrounded by five deeply carved maple leaves with a single hand-carved bird seated at the peak of the roof. Two cast iron pine cone weights are suspended beneath the clock case by two separate brass chains.
The hand-carved maple leaf pendulum continuously swings back and forth which controls the timing of the clock. If your cuckoo clock’s timing should ever need adjustment, you can control the speed of your clock by sliding the maple leaf up or down the pendulum stick. Sliding the maple leaf down causes the cuckoo clock to run slightly slower, while sliding the maple leaf up makes the cuckoo clock run slightly faster.
On every hour the cuckoo bird emerges from a swinging door above the clock dial and counts the hour by cuckooing once per hour. (Example: At one o’clock the bird will cuckoo once. At eight o’clock the bird will cuckoo eight times) The half hour is announced with one cuckoo call.
The 30 hour all brass mechanical Regula movement, which is produced in the Black Forest of Germany, is wound once per day by raising the two pine cone weights. One weight powers the time and the other weight powers the cuckoo and cuckoo call.
Great effort has been made to portray each cuckoo clock as accurately as possible. As with many handmade items, the exact coloration and carving may vary slightly from clock to clock. We consider this to be a special part of their character.
Customer Reviews:
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
This review is from: One Day Cuckoo Clock with Five Maple Leaves & One Bird
Got this for my wife for Christmas and she absolutely loves it. The craftsmanship is incredible, it keeps time very well, and it’s an authentic Black Forest Cuckoo Clock.
The only con, and it’s a very small gripe, is there is a bright-green sticker on the side of the clock that doesn’t come off easily and is very noticable.
While the arrival of immigrants from Germany in the 1800’s shaped Wisconsin’s history in many forms and fashions, their legacy of their Deutschland roots are still very influential today and can be seen all across Wisconsin in the form of German Restaurants that Wisconsin offers, particularly in Wisconsin’s largest city of Milwaukee, that was once widely known as the “Munich of the West.”
German Restaurants in Wisconsin these days are becoming popular again as Social gathering venues for friends, families, social groups and businesses.
Call it the Gemüetlichkeit effect as patrons seem to really appreciate the welcoming atmosphere, the good hearty German food, genuine beer and playful Oompah music while enjoying the coziness, heritage and history that often permeates their surroundings.
With the rapid explosion of social communities like facebook, it is now only a click away to tap into a page that features these German Restaurants within Wisconsin that’s now all in one location where one can easily browse the WALL and check out the latest localized German Restaurant news, reviews and special event information and promotions directly from the German Restaurants themselves.
You can also easily tap into a German niche related Amazon Storefront that’s conveniently
located on the WELCOME/willkommen page to easily purchase any number of items including Oktoberfest hats, dirndls, bier steins, cuckoo clocks, hummell collectibles or even bratwurst!
Certainly during the fall or Christmas season is when Wisconsin’s German heritage may be its most visible to anyone taking notice.
With all the colorful Oktoberfest & Christmas celebrations taking place in cities throughout the state during September thru December, it’s easy to identify the German influence and heritage everywhere you look.
Just remember, it only takes a quick visit to any of Wisconsin’s German Restaurants any month of the year, or a quick click on the German Restaurants Wisconsin facebook fan page to really get your German heritage fix (for the moment) fulfilled.
Come visit soon… you’ll really LIKE us either way!
I really don’t know if “German themed” outdoor signs (or decor plaques) actually authenticates your Backyard Biergarten – but I do know it can surely validate it’s ambiance by giving it yet another visual stimulate.
Today a growing number of homeowners of German Heritage are enhancing their outdoor living space by turning their backyards into Biergartens (it’s just not about beer either) as a cheerful gathering spot designed for comfort, relaxing, entertaining, fellowship and coziness.
German Restaurants and upstart prototype commercial Biergartens across the USA are doing the exact same thing.
The Germans have a word for that “homey” goodwill feeling – it’s called Gemütlichkeit.
By creating your own Backyard Biergarten, you have the freedom to accentuate it in a variety of ways from grills to beautiful floral gardens, ponds, gnomes, patio umbrellas, flags, custom made signs and even a variety of German themed birdhauses.
I’ll get to each of these items in upcoming blog post.
A well thought out Backyard Biergarten can become a real conversation piece as it showcases your proud German Heritage to family members, neighbors and all visitors.
Signs are a must to add to the ambiance of your Biergarten. You can now purchase several of theses German themed outdoor signs or decor plaques online from select craftsmen within the USA as they are busily creating and getting them on their respective websites to market. I know for a fact that the demand is high because of its German heritage related.
As a fun alternative to purchase these signs, it’s also quite fun to actually create, build and paint your own sign(s) with family and friends.
Most certainly you would want to create colorful signs that would read like:
Biergarten
Willkommen
Gemütlichkeit Gardens
Gnome Sweet Home
Oktoberfest
Free Bier Tomorrow
Got A Little German In You?
Prost
This is to just show you a few examples that you can purchase outright mostly already pre-made, or you can easily create yourself.
There are craftsman sign makers out there that will allow you also to “personalize” your signs as well to create something personally unique like:
Brian’s Biergarten
Willkommen to our Haus
Hingst Haus estbl.1990
Of course you can find all sorts of German Beer/Bier and Oktoberfest themed signs, plaques, posters and simple cut-outs online as well with many of them made out of tin, metal, wood or plastic.
Biergarten Accessoriesis a good place to start looking for signs and pretty much anything else Biergarten related as new items are being added weekly.
What’s in a sign?
It’s all about creating German Heritage Ambiance for all to enjoy isn’t it?
While the arrival of immigrants from Germany in the 1800’s shaped Wisconsin’s history in many forms and fashions, their legacy of their Deutschland roots are still very influential today and can be seen all across Wisconsin in the form of German Restaurants that Wisconsin offers, particularly in Wisconsin’s largest city of Milwaukee, that was once widely known as the “Munich of the West.”