Millions of Americans sit down to a meal of pork & sauerkraut on New Year’s Day, carrying on a custom that dates back centuries in Germany, and has been carried on by Pennsylvania Germans in America.

Adding fermented vegetables to the first course of a meal is common in Ukrainian cuisine, and one of the most popular pickled-vegetable dishes is sauerkraut soup. It might sound a little odd, but ...

FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I LIKE THAT RESOLUTION. THAT’S A GOOD ONE. WE ALL NEED TO GET BETTER AT MATH. I KNOW I DO. SIMPLE ALGEBRA IS HARD FOR ME. ALL RIGHT, WELL, NEW YEAR’S TRADITION, OF COURSE, IS PORK ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - For many families across the Midwest and Appalachia, New Year’s Day isn’t complete without pork and sauerkraut. This custom, deeply tied to German and Eastern European heritage, is ...

Here in central Pennsylvania, it’s a tradition to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. Germans, who migrated to the states brought along the recipes, and believed eating pork and sauerkraut on ...

It’s been a long day at Dietrich’s Meats and Country Store. In the past few weeks the shop along Old Route 22 in Krumsville, Greenwich Township, celebrated its 50th anniversary at that location, ...

New Year’s Day is still two week’s away, but preparations for annual pork and sauerkraut dinners are well underway. It’s a longstanding Lancaster County tradition that’s said to bring luck for the ...

There’s something fun about apples refusing to be limited to just snacks or pies. With a collection of 19 different recipes, this ingredient manages to crash both dinner and dessert menus while acting ...

2–3 lbs pork loin, Boston butt, or pork shoulder (depending on how lean you like it) Add a sprig of rosemary and season with salt and pepper to taste Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for ...