Hilltown Families 
Good German Food!
Notes From Nan
BY HF Contributing Writer, Nan Parati
Greet God!
It is not yet Oktober, it is but now Fall und we have indeed FallFood in the Heads!
I write this as if I it in German writing were, therewith you the full Effect of Germany have can!
So! (You know, that Germans frequently with Exclamation Points speak!) We have yes for you (plural) this week German Food!
Unfortunately have we still not Beer by Elmer, and so that must you yourself bring! We have however very good Food that you of Germany und Oktoberfest remember will!
(Photo: Sunflowers in Plainfield, MA)
Fridays Menu (09/28)
We have:
- Kielbasa of the same guy who Elmer’s sausage patties makes! (with caramelized onions!) or vegetarian sausage without meat!
- German Potatosalad!
- Home made German chunky Applesauce!
- Sweet and Sour cabbage!
- and for dessert: Comes the IceCreamMan already again!
- And Susanne makes a Chocolate Ginger Bundt Cake!
Please! Leatherpants wear and tubas withbring! We will many fun have!
I have me the leg broken! That is not true, but the construction of such a sentence in German very comical is, and so I wanted it to say!
And now have we the Englishspeakingreturn!
The Goats Will Rise Again:
Some goats wandered in this week and brought some cheese with them, along with some made by their bovine friends and some by their sheepish friends.
We also have brie again, although it is not from Goat Rising.
Halloween Cards:
I know it’s not yet October, but we have four designs of Halloween cards that are reproductions of cards that were sent to young residents of Ashfield in 1909 and 1911. The sale of them benefits the Ashfield Historical Society. They’re cool—and some of them are really weird! WHAT were they thinking back then??? Really weird stuff!
Fall Festival:
The Elmer’s schedule will be as such:
8am – 11am Breakfast Burritos to Go, only (no sit-down breakfast service.) We’ll have coffee and tea and baked goods in our case but not full breakfast.
11am – 5pm Elmer’s Authentic New Orleans Crawfish Pasta
The store will be open all day for drinks, crafts, groceries and all the other things we have.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, September 30th: 3pm – 5pm
Art opening with new works by Marcine Appel! (Many of you know her as Marcine Eisenberg, but in real life her name is Marcine Appel.)
October 27th 7 – 9 pm Ray Mason! Live! Here at Elmer’s!
Halloween Night! Pumpkin Soup (from our own pumpkins!) and bread! Come on and get hearty before the parade!
Nan Parati:
Nan is the proprietor of Elmer’s Store in Ashfield, MA. A New England transplant from the Deep South, Nan shares her southern wit, wisdom and charm every week in her column, “Notes from Nan.” Share dinner with her every Friday at Elmer’s. Each weeks menu posted with her column. nanparati@aol.com Previous Notes from Nan:
Geschwendigkeitsbegrenzung
Look indeed time!
We have yes still Germanfood to withtake!
And has it tasted! Such good Germanfood had I yet never ge-eaten!
We have yes whole dinners: Sausage, (vegetarian and Kielbassa) with GermanPotatoSalad (so with vinegar more than mayonnaise) and GermanApplesauce, and SweetandsourCabbage.
Then have we individual servings of GermanPotatoSalad and GermanApplesauce (that we have ourselves here in Elmer’s ge-made.)
And so now am I very tired and I must home go therewith I me the hair wash can.
Upon AgainToSee!
Grosser Elmer