[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sayings and Tales

[Ed S]

I suspect the word your dad said was Scheune so

Scheune  would be the barn or possibly shack for storage.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Rauchert" <jfrauchert at shaw.ca>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sayings and Tales


> My father passed on a few expressions that I find myself using when
> frustrated even though I am not too sure what I am saying :)
>
> Many a time we had Donner Wetter!
>
> The one I use most commonly is something like:
>
> Ach, du lieber schein!
> Oh, my dear light?
>
> I am not sure about the last word but it was pronounced shay-eh-n.
>
> Also we had a little joke.
>
> When ever someone says "Was ist los?" - What is up?
>
> Your reply is "Alles was nicht ungeboden ist." - All that is not tied down
> is.
>
> Again I am not sure about ungeboden, I think it should be closer to unten
> gebunden.
>
> Here is my father's way of making potato pancakes:
>
> John's Potato Pancakes
>
> 4 large potatoes
> 1 small yellow onion
> 1 large egg
> 2 tablespoons flour
> 1 teaspoon salt
> < teaspoon pepper
> vegetable oil
> sour cream
>
> Peel and coarsely grate potatoes and onion.  Stir in egg, flour, salt and
> pepper.  Make into pancakes and fry in oil until golden brown
(approximately
> 12 minutes).  Drain well and serve warm with salted sour cream.  (Hint: a
> bit of lemon juice on the grated potatoes will keep them from
discolouring.)
>
> On the farm in Alberta, he also enjoyed making Borscht with Pigweed
> (Amaranth) instead of Spinach.
>
> John F. Rauchert
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Margrit Weigel" <Margrit.Weigel at gmx.de>
> > Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sayings and Tales
> >
> > In German it is:" Ach, du lieber Strohsack!"
> > what literally translated means : "Oh, my dear strawsack!"
> >
> > The meaning is just an surprised exclamation loke. " Oh, my God!"
> >
> > Margrit Weigel
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ger-Poland-Volhynia Mailing List hosted by
> Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe http://www.sggee.org
> Mailing list info at http://www.sggee.org/listserv