March 5, 2007

• Fastnachts,Fascnachts or FUSS-NUTS...no matter how you spell it they didn't have any!!

  My cute dutch ma goes to the old corner store in town to get fastnachts . 
  It use to be a Polish store owned by brothers called Konopelski's .They made their own Keilbasa and horseradish!!
  Now it is owned by Arabs.
  She says to the owner "Do you have any fastnachts?"
  ...he says "WHAAAAAT????" ,
  She says in her strong Pennsylvania Dutch accent...
  "It is 'Fastnacht Day,do you have any fastnachts???"
  
  Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent Begins, is known as Faschtnacht Day in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is the day when a doughnut is made of raised or unraised dough. In earlier times, the doughnut was rectangular in shape with a hole in the center. Today, the more familiar round shape is popular.It is common to  smear the doughnut with molasses or roll it in sugar. Fastnachts were produced as a way to empty the pantry of fat and butter, which were forbidden during Lent.Fastnacht is spelled many different ways depending what country the person came from.
  
  He asks "what are 'FUSS-NUTS' "  
  ....she explains that they are sort of like plain donuts .
  He wants to know "Do 'Tastykake'  makes 'FUSS-NUTS' ???? "
  No...Tastykake makes good Butterscotch Krimpets ,Cream  Filled Koffee Kake Cupcakes  and Tandy Kakes
  
  .....but not FUSS-NUTS!!!!
  The local church women and fire companies still make fastnachts and you can get them there.
  I made some...twice and both times they did not raise right.
  I told my sister that I used Rapid-rise Yeast.
  She told me that "only retards use that"
  ...well now that I know that nugget of wisdom I guess I know everything.
  
  http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8521.asp
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  TASTY KAKE-TANDY KAKES
  4 eggs
  2 c. sugar
  1 tsp. vanilla
  1 c. milk
  2 Tbsp. margarine
  1/2 lb. bar Hershey chocolate
  2 c. flour
  1 tsp. baking powder (mix
  together)
  1 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
  3 to 4 Tbsp. water

  Lightly grease 11 x 17-inch cookie sheet; set aside.
  Scald milk and margarine; pour into batter and beat until
  smooth; pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
  When done and while still hot, spread with peanut butter and
  cool 30 minutes in refrigerator. When cold, melt Hershey's
  chocolate with 3 to 4 tablespoons water; spread on top of
  peanut butter, this is last layer. Cool 30 minutes. Cut into
  36 to 48 bars, depending how large you want them. You can also
  make fluffy creamy bars, use jar of fluff marshmallows instead
  of peanut butter.
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  If you were having your last meal and it could be whatever you wanted, what 2 or 3 things would you pick??...My mom would say Fastnachts!!
  Me...guacamole with chips and cheese enchiladas or a greek salad.

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