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Dutch letters in Iowa. The Dutch letter (also referred to as banket letter, [1] almond letter, butter letter, [2] and in Dutch as banketstaaf, banketletter, boterletter, and letterbanket) is a type of pastry that is typically prepared using a mixture of flour, eggs and butter or puff pastry as its base and filled with almond paste (or persipan), dusted with sugar and shaped in an "S" or other ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Dutch Americans in Iowa. Pages in category "Dutch-American culture in Iowa" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Pella Dutch, also known as Iowa Dutch, is a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in Pella, Iowa. Pella Dutch's origins began with the migration of a group of 800 Dutch settlers under the leadership of Dominee (Reverend) H. P. Scholte in 1847. In 1860, the Pella Weekblad, Pella's first Dutch language newspaper, debuted. The paper continued to be ...
Iowa Chop House, located at 223 E Washington St., Iowa City, is open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday. Micky's Irish Pub is located at 11 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, and open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m ...
Banket (bahn-KET) is a type of sweet pastry filled with almond paste, which originated in the Netherlands.It is made in several forms, each of which goes by various names. One variety consists of long bars or loaves which are sliced into individual servings – also referred to in English as almond rolls or almond patties, and in Dutch as banketstave
In 1847, 800 Dutch immigrants led by Dominee Hendrik "Henry" P. Scholte settled the area known as Pella.The name "Pella" is a reference to Pella of the Decapolis, where the Christians of Jerusalem had found refuge during the Roman–Jewish war of 70; [4] the name was selected because the Dominee and his followers sought religious freedom as well.
It is now crossed by Iowa Highway 102, and Mahaska County Road T-33. A new high road was constructed diagonally across the marshy bottom-land on the left (northwest) side of the river, connecting the bridge to the south-most end of Peoria Cross Street.
Pella, Iowa's Tulip Time festival, also celebrated in early May, began in 1935 in celebration of the town's heritage. It is a three-day event that features street washing parades, costumed wooden shoe dancers, wooden shoe carving demonstrations, street vendors selling poffertjes and an antique Dutch street organ.