The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #103157   Message #2106107
Posted By: PoppaGator
18-Jul-07 - 02:32 PM
Thread Name: french toast and syrup
Subject: RE: french toast and syrup
Apple butter was very commonly available in New Jersey during my childhood there. I do not recall any specific reference to it as a specifically "Pennsylvania Dutch" item, like Shoo-Fly Pie or scrapple.

But maybe it is a regional specialty for the Pennsylvania area or the northeast in general, whether or not it comes from the Amish. It is not generally available, or even known, here in Louisiana.