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"This is the first recipe I ever used to can apple butter. Recipe starts out with applesauce, great for any time of year. It was my first time canning and it turned out great! This would make great Christmas gifts. I gave a lot of mine away earlier this year and everybody loved it. Their only complaint: put it into bigger jars! This recipe make a dark,..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground allspice...

"Enjoy!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg yolks, molasses...

"Sweet and creamy cooked dressing on a beautiful old fashioned salad. From a 1960 cookbook "Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking". I usually peel the apples and omit the nuts."

Ingredients: dry mustard, hard-boiled eggs...

""Several people have asked how to make traditional clear toy candy. It is so simple that anyone can do it, but remember it is dangerous so no small children please.
You will need: a pan, a candy thermometer, clear corn syrup, sugar, and water. No flavoring please - that is why it has a unique flavor. You may also add a small amount of red..."

Ingredients: corn syrup, sugar, water...

"This is my Nana's mother's recipe, which was probably her mother's (who only spoke Pa-German). Nana made this every holiday with turkey and ham. It's a bit of work, but well worth it. Nana always made it the day before and baked it the day of eating it."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, fresh parsley...

"Wonderful addition to our monthly "game night"! So sweet it must be served with vanilla ice cream. I doubled this recipe and used a 9x13-inch pan. Believe me, it was 18 servings."

Ingredients: cornstarch, crushed pineapple in juice...

"This is an old standby in Pensylvania Dutch country! To use as a stuffing, increase bread to 6 slices and add 2 beaten eggs."

Ingredients: onions, potatoes...

"My husband's grandmother ONLY makes this for Easter dinner-but it's a simple recipe with a few ingredients so you can make it ANYTIME you like-It's kinda a "bread filling/pudding" but sweet from the pineapple and sugar. Goes great with ham!!!"

Ingredients: crushed pineapple, eggs, milk...

"This is based on a recipe from a copy my daughter has of the cookbook “Amish Cooking” compiled by a committee of Amish Women, published by Herald Press. In the book, it is known as “Sarah Schwartz’s Rhubarb Rolls” but it makes such deliciously gooey rolls that the new name is more apt!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, granulated sugar...

"This is a real authentic Pennsylvania Dutch recipe. My grandmother use to make gooseberry pies, but we dont have gooseberies in Texas. I guess Texas doesn't have everything!"

Ingredients: unbaked pie crusts, gooseberries...

"These squares are so popular in our N. E. Pa. area and are often requested for bake sales. At times more flour, little at a time, may have to be added to make it easier to roll without the dough falling apart. It is a very forgiving dough, though. If you seem to have extra filling left over it may be used to make small tarts using pie crust dough."

Ingredients: crushed pineapple, eggs...

"If you like molasses, you will love this rich, moist cake. The recipe comes from a Pennsylvania Dutch restauranteur named Betty Groff and is published in an old book by her called Good Earth and Country Cooking."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, light brown sugar...

"A delicious substitution for the plums would be apricots. From the Pennsylvania Dutch chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947"

Ingredients: cream, egg yolks, plums...

"Apple pandowdy is a bit like an apple pie but with fluffy cake on top. When I was growing up, we had an apple tree in the back yard. The apples were too tart to eat raw, but they were delicious in baked desserts. This is the first one I ever made on my own. You can substitute molasses for brown sugar like I normally do, and I use vanilla paste..."

Ingredients: eggs, lemon juice, milk...