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Article: German traditions thrive at harvest festivals
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- September 22, 2009
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For the past 593 years, the Durkheimer Wurstmarkt has highlighted
Germany's wine-harvest celebrations.
Against a backdrop of carnival rides, twinkling lights and tents
with live music and dancing, last week's festival kept traditions
alive with the consumption of tons of sausages and copious amounts
of riesling wine.
In our own backyard, 19th-century German immigrants transplanted
the same joyous harvest spirit with traditional foods, wines and
celebrations. Today, the traditions continue.
Cheese monger Carol "Dearheart" Pascuzzi at Pennsylvania Macaroni
Co. in the Strip District carries a variety of traditional German
harvest kase or cheese.
"The cheeses go from mild to strong, so have ...