Food memories stay with us

Nostalgic food. What comes to your mind?

For each person, a different cherished taste memory may bring a smile to your face. Often, our food memories may be connected to a pleasant event, be it a visit to a grandparents’ home, a holiday with family, the annual beach vacation or a trip to the amusement park or fair.

Other times, a food memory becomes embedded from an early age, like a comforting dish it seems as though we’ve been eating all our life. Or there is a diner, restaurant or snack that we’ll always go back to, even after we’ve moved far away. Food memories are often cultural or regional, so many of the distinctive foods featured in this publication are unique to our part of the world, country and even within our state of Pennsylvania. For example, scrapple or Lebanon bologna are not as popular or even known in Western Pennsylvania as they are in the central and southeastern part of the commonwealth. We hope you enjoy this little “slice” of Juniata Valley food nostalgia!