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DROPPING in As Announced in the Last Newsletter, This Is the Last Printed Newsletter for Those Who Are Not Members of the Chapel Society Or Who Have Not Donated $10 APPLE FESTIVAL TIME ... Pages 2, 4-5 Boehm’s Chapel Society FALL-WINTER 2018 [email protected] West Boehms Road, Willow Street, Pa., 17584 TO OUR FRIENDS DROPPING IN As announced in the last newsletter, this is the last printed newsletter for those who are not members of the Chapel Society or who have not donated $10. Nonmembers can still receive the newsletter by email. Please see Page 7. Inside Apple dumpling saga Learn where Apple Festival apple dumplings were once made. Pick up recipies for the popular treat. Page 2 Photo by the Rev. Joan Trout Boehm’s Chapel gets plenty of visitors, but most arrive by vehicle or walk in. Seven little words In late June, visitors dropped out of the sky. These visitors were not planning New inscription proclaims Martin a visit, but had no choice. Their hot-air balloon needed a place to land. Boehm is back in church’s fold. Page 5 Pastor Joan Trout, of Boehm’s UMC, snapped this picture. 2 FALL-WINTER 2018 Boehm’s Chapel Society newsletter Chapel Society plans events 33rd Apple Festival; program on“Room Enough for Them All” ; and vespers in Photos by Dona Fizer throughout the campus. the Chapel. Stehman’s Memorial UMC Church will provide a Above, at last The public is invited to large variety of hot and cold year’s Apple Festi- three activities, planned for the luncheon foods. Favorite items val, an Amish fam- Boehm’s campus and historic include chicken and corn, ham ily talks with Jamie Chapel between Oct. 6 and and bean soups, french fries, Fizer, the head Dec. 2, 2018. hot dogs, hamburgers, hot and apple butter mak- cold cider. Boehm’s UMC er. Amish are used rd to doing things the 33 Apple Fest will offer homemade baked goods and Grandview UMC old-fashioned way. At left, veteran ap- will be on hand with the much- ple butter chief Jim requested apple bread. McCullough takes Music will be presented by a turn at stirring “The Grace Notes” of Grace the kettle. Next to Community Church, Peach him is another ap- Bottom Road, Willow Street. ple butter veteran, Tim Price, one of the country’s Dick Karr. foremost woodwind artists and educators, will play and serve as guest director for the 20-piece jazz band. Attendees Vesper service, are encouraged to bring lawn in the chapel, is chairs. scheduled for 3 religious minorities of Europe p.m., Dec. 2. The Room Enough for All program consists of traditional were intended to live among lessons and carols with Native Americans in peace.” Michael Showalter, congregational singing of Showalter will touch on Tim Price museum educator at the familiar Christmas hymns. Ephrata Cloister, will present a variety of resident groups, Programs at the chapel “Room Enough for Them All” including the English, Scots- are free and open to the On Oct 6, the Apple on Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. in historic Irish, Germans, Welsh, French public. However, donations Festival will be held across Boehm’s Chapel. Huguenot and African- to offset fees for speakers Boehm’s United Methodist The PowerPoint program Americans, and the area of and musicians are always campus. The event will take will examine the diversity of the county which they called appreciated. Please contact place, rain or shine, from 9 religions and denominations home. boehmschapel@gmail. a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade found throughout Lancaster com, phone 717-872-4133, apple butter, dumplings, County as early as 1750. Advent Vespers or visit our website www. nuggets and apple ice cream To quote Showalter, “In boehmschapel.org for will be available for purchase this mix of cultures, dissident The annual Advent additional information. Boehm’s Chapel Society newsletter FALL-WINTER 2018 3 Apple Festival, 2017 Photos by Dona Fizer Asher, son of Kevin and Heather Moore, takes in the Apple Festival in the photo above. In middle photo, Penn Manor club members sell apple dumplings. Below, vendors alley is shown. Photos by Dolores Myers Dave and Kimberly Walker pose after their wedding. Former Boehm’s pastor marries in Chapel The marriage ceremony of the Rev. David McMillan and Kimberly Walker was held Sunday, June 15, in historic Boehm’s Chapel. Dave served as the pastor at Church as the Members of Boehm’s United senior pastor, the wedding party Methodist Church where he had included: Hannah 1995-2000 before previously served, McMillan (Dave’s being transferred as associate daughter), Becca, to Hibernia United pastor, 1989-1995. Sharon and Rachel Methodist Church, Dave is currently Walker. Coatesville, the pastor at St Serving as Pennsylvania. In Paul’s United groomsmen were 2011 he returned Methodist Church, Mike Hook and to Lincoln Park Wilmington, Isaac and Nathan United Methodist Delaware. Walker. 4 FALL-WINTER 2018 Boehm’s Chapel Society newsletter Did we mention apple dumplings? When Apple Festival time Meeting snitzing, kneading, rolls around, the thoughts of rolling dough and baking the members of the Boehm’s dozens and dozens of apple Chapel Society Board and the dumplings. When Boehm Boehm’s United Methodist bakers could no longer keep Church congregation revolve up with the increased demand, around apples, apples and the making of dumplings was more apples. outsourced to local bakeries. There is, of course, the APPLE DUMPLINGS homemade chapel apple butter, the central feature of 12 apples the festival. The generous ¼ cup + 1 tsp baking powder bakers of Grandview United 2 cups sugar Methodist Church set up their 2 tsp. salt stand, which features their 1/3 cup cinnamon delicious apple bread. While 2 2/3 cups shortening walking around the Boehm’s 8 c u p s fl o u r campus, visitors can savor 2 cups milk apple nuggets, caramel apples, homemade apple ice cream, Peel and core apples. Fill apple cider, and of course, hole of apple with a mixture of apple dumplings. sugar and cinnamon. Although folks at Boehm’s (This can be changed and and most residents of Lancaster adapted to your own taste). County, Pennsylvania, are Mix dough and roll, cutting used to a flaky crust encased into squares approximately cinnamon-sugar sprinkled 7 x 7 inches. Place apple on apple dumpling, a recipe dough and fold over apple. recently surfaced from a Bake at 375 degrees for 40 Virginia Beahm descendant to 45 minutes. Size of dough that presents a new twist to Above, Russell depends on size of apple. the art of making the fall Kauffman lifts The second recipe dessert. With plans for the a tray of apple submitted by Nellie Beahm 33rd Boehm’s Chapel Apple dumplings Duke, a descendant of Festival underway, it seemed in the Board- Benjamin Franklin and Eliza an appropriate time to compare ing House at Beahm, surfaced recently the two versions. Rawlinsville when archival papers were A search through the 1958 being sorted and transferred Personal Recipes Cookbook Camp Meeting. to the Tying Shed. It is compiled by the Woman’s Dumplings, assumed the five-paged sheet Society of Christian Service shown at right, containing 12 Beahm/Beam of Boehm’s Methodist Church are now pur- family recipes was distributed ended without finding a recipe chased from an at a reunion for Virginia Böhm for the typical Pennsylvania Amish baker. descendants sponsored by Jim Dutch apple dumpling. Most Galloway, a descendant of the likely, the Boehm bakers, of Rev. Martin Boehm. that era, knew how to make apple dumplings from scratch, submitted by former Boehm’s For many years it was Harry’s ELIZA BEAHM’S BOILED without the need of recorded UMC and Chapel Society recipe, that he acquired APPLE DUMPLINGS measurements and instructions. member Harry Neff, who spent while serving as a cook at Bring to a boil 2 quarts of water. Found in the more recent, many hours helping to snitz the Lancaster Woolworth store, that was used for the Peel, core, cut into quarter- 2003 Boehm’s Cookbook, and make apple dumplings for Recipes & Remembrances Apple Fest dumplings. Along pieces or slices, 10-12 previous Apple Fests. (Harry - A Collection by Boehm’s with Harry, many dedicated medium sized sour apples. United Methodist Church, passed away March 0, 2018. A members of Boehm’s UMC Make pastry: under the tab “Our Beloved memorial to Harry is included and Chapel Society spent long 1 ½ cups milk Boehm’s Chapel,” was a recipe in this newsletter on Page 8.) days at Rawlinsville Camp More APPLE Page 5 Boehm’s Chapel Society newsletter FALL-WINTER 2018 5 Apple The tombstone dumplings for Martin and Continued from Page 4 Eva Boehm near ½ tsp. salt Boehm’s Chapel. 2 tsp. baking powder In the bottom enough flour to make a photo, the new stiff dough inscription at the bottom of the Pinch off a medium sized stone. ball, roll out and place pieces of apple in it. Bring dough edges together on top and pinch. Drop in boiling water and cook until apples are tender. Sauce: 1 ½ cups sugar Martin Boehm tombstone updated 2 cups milk On Feb. 26, 2016, the In an 1811 interview of the present day Lancaster Cook until sugar is bishops of the board of with his son, the Rev. Henry Mennonite Conference, who dissolved. the present-day Lancaster Boehm, Martin mentioned only granted the remission by Pour over dumplings Mennonite Conference, being criticized for keeping unanimous vote. when ready to serve. granted a remission of the fellowship with those of other The reading of the censure of excommunication denominations and tongues. resolution of reinstatement, Any Böhm descendant, of the Rev. Martin Boehm Several local historians felt by Mennonite Bishop Stephen and honored him with the that Martin had never entirely with a current Chapel Weaver, on June 26, 2016, Society membership or status of bishop emeritus separated from his Mennonite of the Lancaster Mennonite brethren within his own heart.
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