816-Lflncftter Farming, Saturday, September 1997
Seven Sweets And Sours Festival Celebrates Pa. Dutch Tradition
INTERCOURSE (Lancaster
Co.) What started as a simple
gathering 23 years ago, to cele
brate the end of the garden, has
grown into one of Kitchen Kettle
Village’s most popular events
the Seven Sweets & Sours Festi
val that’s always held the third
weekend in September, rain or
shine. This year’s dates are Thurs
day, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m.-5:30
p.m., Friday, Sept. 19 from 9
a.m.-8 p.m., and Saturday, Sept
20 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Sweets & Sours Festival is
a tribute to one of the most intrigu
ing aspects of Pennsylvania Dutch
cuisine—where the bounty of the
garden is preserved as delectable
condiments and relishes, to enjoy
alone or as a side dish to a main
course. Every inch of the Village
grounds will be tied into the
Sweets & Sours theme, from food
tastings and the sharing of recipes
to the colorful end of the garden
creature displays featuring far-out
critters made from com husks and
other natural materials. In be
tween there’s a winter quilting
bee, pumpkin painting, cookie de
corating, com shucking and wa
termelon seed spitting contests
(for the kids), and local artists
making scarecrows. Entertain
ment will be provided by “Banjo
Jimmy and his Sidemen.”
Then there are the special
events.
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p.m. and Friday 5-7 p.m. try the
World’s Only Foot-Powered Ice
Cream Maker run by Lapp Valley
Farm Ice Cream. This restored
1800 s farm thrashing machine
(originally powered by mule) is
now foot-powered by visitors who
take I'/j -minute turns to chum an
ice cream maker. It’s probably the
most inefficient way to make ice
cream, but certainly a lot of fun.
For their effort, each participant
earns a free sample of Lapp’s Ice
Cream an exclusive at Kitchen
Kettle made at the Lapp family
farm, and one of the smoothest,
richest ice creams made in the
U.S., bar none!
• From 1-4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, learn “How to Trans
form a Pumpkin into a Center
piece,” an ongoing fall floral
demonstration by Shreiner’s
Flower Shop.
• All day Friday, check out the
Chicken Barbecue that is run by
the Intercourse and Gordonville
Fire Companies and held under a
tent rain or shine. The barbecued
chicken is available for take-out or
eat-in, and the Ladies Auxiliaries
of both fire companies will offer
items to complete the meal.
• In addition. Kitchen Kettle
founder Pat Burnley will intro
duce the new fall ’97 through
spring ’9B Kitchen Kettle Village
Catalog, called “Lancaster County
Cooks toss new recipes into the
poL” As Pat explains, “For Years,
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we’ve talked about all of the peo
ple who have contributed to our
vast file of recipes that illustrate
the use of jams and relishes as a
cooking ingredient We thought it
was time to introduce the cooks to
the public, because they are unbe
lievably creative when it comes to
inventing new dishes, or new
ways of doing things to save
time.”
Of course, the heart of this festi
val is the Jam & Relish Kitchen,
where the making of Chow Chow
is always one of the most popular
food demonstrations and tastings.
Fresh batches of Pickled Water
melon Rind will also be featured,
along with the popular Com Rel
ish, Pepper Relish (both hot and
regular). Onion Relish, Pepper
Jam, Tomato Jam, Pumpkin But
ter and Pickled Beets. Brand new
for this year’s festival is a sweet
spread called “Peanut Butter
Schmier,” which tastes like a nutty
fudge with a hint of brown sugar
and is wonderful smeared over
homemade bread, on ice cream,
between chocolate chip cookies!
The Bake Shop will feature
Brownies with Peanut Butter
Schmier Frosting as a festival spe-
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At stands and shops throughout
the Village, and at the Kling
House Restaurant (open 8 a.m. to
8 p.m.), visitors will enjoy all
types of foods using relishes and
preserves as cooking ingredients,
including Grilled Chicken Breast
with a Raspberry Applesauce
Glaze, Harvest Quiche, Grilled
Beef Tenderloin on a bed of Com
Salsa, Grilled Ham Steak with
Cider Raisin Sauce, and Ginger
French Toast with Apple Raisin
Topping. There will be old favor
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ites to enjoy like candied apples,
chicken com soup and pumpkin
whoopie pies.
This event is open to the public
free of charge, with plenty of free
parking on the Village grounds.
Kitchen Kettle Village, which fea
tures Kitchen Kettle’s famous Jam
& Relish Kitchen as well as 34
food, artisans’ and crafts shops, is
located on RL 340 in the Village
of Intercourse, Intercourse, PA
17534. Telephone: (800) 717-
6198.