Fasnacht Day

[tesarver]

Today in our part of Pennsylvania, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, is Fasnacht Day. What is a Fasnacht? It is a German potato fried donut. Traditionally the Pennsylvania Dutch used lard, sugar, butter, eggs, potatoes and any other rich food to make these donuts to eat prior to the beginning of a austere diet for Lent. So this morning I headed down to the most hopping place in Easton this morning. The Easton Bakery for 1/2 dozen of these delectable treats:

Camera Canon SL1
Lens: EF 24-105mm f/4L

1/250 sec @ f/8, ISO 100


Building: 1/320 sec @ f/8, ISO 100
Fasnachts: 3.2 sec @ f/11, ISO 100


Comments Welcomed

Tom

[Stan]

Re: Fasnacht Day

They sound quite nice Tom

I suppose thats the equivalent of our pancake day today

stan

Stan

[Columbarius]

Re: Fasnacht Day

We used flour rather than potato & these days leave out the lard (although my mother used to use it to fry with) to make a flat pancake (crepe as the French would say) for today is Shrove Tuesday, clear the larder before Lent & get ready for 40 days of shriving beginning tomorrow Ash Wednesday.

Hey where's the snow gone Tom?

[tesarver]

Re: Fasnacht Day

Thanks Stan & Russell. The Snow is slowly melting away. Right now we are well below freezing but buy the weekend we are to move up to 40 F. Time to get out the shorts.

[Stan]

Re: Fasnacht Day

Time to get out the shorts.

look forward to seeing a picture

stan

[tesarver]

Re: Fasnacht Day

Thanks Stan