Hope everyone is feeling as good as I do today
Some days are very painful but there are many good ones.
In going through some video's of this year's Oktoberfest,
I am struck by how good some of the video quality is and how
it makes me feel like I am there.
This is a fun video to watch. The folks are held back about 100 yards from the opening bell. Then it's like a Black Friday Sale in the US, only instead of shopping you run to get a good place in a tent (Festzelt). One difference is there is no pushing, everyone seems courteous as they run in their lederhosen and dirndl's many with a beer already in hand. You feel your part of the race and fun watching this video.
This is a darling video that shows early in the day music in the tents at Oktoberfest
Since it is family friendly in the morning and afternoons, the Oom Pah Bands with the lovely brass instruments
Be sure to click the icon on the far right hand corner to make this full screen and watch it,
The quality is excellent, you will feel like you are there with a ring side seat next to the band and with the tables and folks dancing.
One of the most popular desserts at the Oktoberfest is.....
The many ways the locals eat Weisswurst
at the Wiesen
This is a subject always of great discussion. Watch this video and you can see how the local men AND women have this down to science each doing it their own way, pulling the meat away from the skin effortlessly.
I am still an amateur at making bratwurst and still need to master making a good Weisswurst before I share
it with you. I do recommend making your own Wurst. It is fun to see it all come together from
good pork and all the sudden you have a sausage with that wonderful texture that is unique.
I made this Thuringer style because when we lived in Southern California we
liked to BBQ year around.
I will make some Weisswurst next to share with you.
Our German Cookbook
A recipe book and short biography of my Grandmother Emma Block. Her recipes, culture and cooking styles that were brought over from Germany. How they evolved when she came to America in the early 1900s and settled in Portland, Oregon on the west coast of the United States. Over 100 recipes
Bonus Recipe CD with the Ebook and recipes with step by step pictures
Biography of my grandma
Emma Block From Germany with Love tells the story of my grandma, Emma Block, growing up in a little town in Baden/ Würtemberg, Germany near Heidelberg named Steinsfurt. Then at the age of 15 immigrating to the United States, taking a train with one of her sisters and brothers to Hamburg and sailing the Atlantic with other hope filled Germans wanting to make a life in the "New World". It was not easy but with good values learned in her German upbringing made a full life, had a wonderful family with lots of fun and celebration including the great German meals.
This is a very popular Oktoberfest songs where everyone sings with the band
and the hands go up high as you can imagine during the chorus
German Hände zum Himmel Lyrics
Wenn du heut' nicht in der Stimmung bist,
lass doch alles so sein wie es ist,
wir wollen trinken, noch einen trinken,
weil man die Sorgen dann vergisst,
fühlst du dich manchmal auch so allein,
glaub mir, das brauchte gar nicht zu sein,
denn heute abend gehen wir
feiern,
die ganze Welt ist ein Verein.
Und dann die Hände zum Himmel,
komm lasst uns fröhlich sein,
wir klatschen zusammen
und keiner ist allein,
und dann die Hände zum Himmel,
komm lasst uns fröhlich sein,
Und dann die Hände zum Himmel,
komm lasst uns fröhlich sein,
wir klatschen zusammen
und keiner ist allein,
und dann die Hände zum Himmel,
komm lasst uns fröhlich sein,
wir klatschen zusammen
und keiner ist allein,
wir klatschen zusammen
und keiner ist allein.
English Hände zum Himmel Lyrics (Translation)
"Hands to the skies"
If you're not in the mood today,
let everything be as it is,
we want to drink, drink another one,
becasue you forget your worries,
if you sometimes feel so alone as well,
believe me, it doesn't have to be,
because this evening we're going to celebrate,
the whole world is one society.
And then hands to the skies,
Come let us be merry,
we're clapping together
and nobody is alone,
and then hands to the skies,
Come let us be merry,
And then hands to the skies,
Come let us be merry,
we're clapping together
and nobody is alone,
and then hands to the skies,
Come let us be merry,
we're clapping together
and nobody is alone,
we're clapping together
and nobody is alone
Breathless Through the Night (Atemlos durch die Nacht)
Since it was released in late 2013 by Helene Fischer, Breathless Through the Night (Atemlos durch die Nacht) has become an instant German party hit. The following year, this song about love and living in the moment, became one of the main Oktoberfest jams. When done by a live band the song makes the entire tent come alive. In the years to come, Atemlos durch die Nacht, has a chance to move way up our list as it solidifies itself as a top Oktoberfest song.
This is a wonderful tool from Germany, that makes the longer Spaetzle noodles. My German friend brought one over from Germany for me.
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Karin Elliot born and raised in Germany
is a chef and wonderful friend giving me encouragement through the years here and donated her recipes for our newsletter. She also does wonderful volunteer work like providing meals for school children in need in Tuscon, Arizona.
Many German-Americans and German immigrants are interested in Native American items from books and movies to jewelry and arts and craft supplies. Karin will take care of you personally with her online store Native Rainbows
This is the newsletter you are reading now, called the German Goodies Recipe Newsletter. I have been publishing this for 20 years now and we have had a lot of fun doing it.
If you enjoy the history I talk about in this newsletter you will also love the history of other dishes and foods I like to do in my
Food History Newsletter
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