Deutsch Country Days - Everything Else

The last post in the Deutsch Country Days trip

begins with the street scenes.

These melancholy musicians  played outside the

smoke house.  There was one particular song I would love

to have but is had such a difficult name that even they

couldn't pronounce it.  Beautiful music.

The dulcimer gang was much more lively

getting the kids involved as they sang

Old MacDonald and other tunes.

The entrance was next to the spiced nut vendor,

it smelled like cinnamon rolls but actually

were several flavors of nuts.

The gardens were winding down, this bed

of gourds ready for whatever crafts were

on the schedule.

I had fun with this Civil War tent.  I told my granddaughter

and the neighbor girls to be VERY careful around these guys.

One of the Yankees told them that it was OK, they were the 

good guys, or at least the winning side.

I looked at the neighbor girls and told them that since they 

were German, they would be OK, probably on this side had

they lived in this area back then.

Then I turned to Taylor, my granddaughter, and said

You, on the other hand, have cause for concern!

Her eyes got big and she hurried on.

 Pictured on the table is Hardtack, a mixture of

flour, water and shortening, which makes a  

preservable food source.  It was hard as a rock.

I have the recipe for this and a hardtack pudding

in my Rebel Cornbread and Yankee Coffee cookbook.

There was a petting, animal observation area for the kids.

The girls loved the goats but I was admiring the turkey.

After the event we decided to stop for an early dinner

in Washington, MO at a little place with an outside patio

next to the train tracks and river.  The girls were 

coloring their menus and then decided to decorate the cups 

as well.  Pretty clever.

This is a first for me.

Do you know you can stop hiccups by 

drinking through a straw while holding your ears?

The Girls.

 That is the last of Deutsch Days for this year.

The rest of the week was spent taking care of some 

errands, have a few lunches, working on 

sewing projects and trying to get some Christmas gifts

in order so it's all done and paid for by November!  

Living History Weekend in Marthasville, MO

as Deutsch Country Days kicked off it's annual

event on the historic Luxenhaus Farm.

 The all volunteer staff demonstrated skills of the

German settlers.  It is sponsored by the Lexenhaus Farm 

German Heritage Foundation.

Part 4 and all previous links