Pennsylvania Scrapple: A Delectable History

By Amy Strauss

Join author Amy Strauss as she traces the sizzling history and culture of a beloved and sustaining Pennsylvania Dutch iconic dish, scrapple.

The name may remind you of a certain word-based board game, but scrapple has been an essential food in Mid-Atlantic kitchens for hundreds of years, the often-overlooked king of breakfast meats. Developed by German settlers of Pennsylvania, scrapple was made from the "scraps" of meat cut from the day's butchering to avoid waste. Pork trimmings were stewed until tender, ground like sausage, and belnded with broth, cornmeal, and buckwheat flour. Crispy slabs of scrapple sustained the Pennsylvanians through the frigid winter months and brutal harvest months, providing them with a high-energy and tasty breakfast meal that people enjoy even today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Oct 9, 2017
• ISBN: 9781439662984

Amy Strauss

Amy Strauss is a food marketer by day and a food writer by night. She's the author of Pennsylvania Scrapple: A Delectable History (The History Press, 2017) and has clocked more than a decade of experience in food writing, advertising and content partnerships, including those with well-known brands Campbell Soup Company, Condé Nast, Wawa, Bon Appétit, Good Morning America and Open Table. She lives in Philadelphia and owns Herman's Coffee with her husband, Mat Falco. Follow her on Instagram @amystrauss or visit her online at amystrauss.com.