The PA Melting Pot: The Pa Melting Pot - Part 2 - Great Britain - Part 1

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The Pa Melting Pot - Part 2 - Great Britain - Part 1 - Ireland

These immigrants came to western PA in two

waves because of religious persecution, the

potato famine …

Please see photos of Ireland at bottom of post.

Irish Catholics

1800’s and on
By 1850 10,000 in Pittsburgh
Settled in Pittsburgh and southwestern PA
From Ulster in Northern Ireland
Others came from Leinster, Munster and Connaught
Area’s first most significant Catholic influx
Tradesmen
The Protestant hold on Pittsburgh created an anti-Catholic sentiment
Late 19^th century emerged as a force of their own
17 % of the southwestern PA population claim Irish as part of their heritage.

Popular Irish foods: Potato Onion Soup, Irish style; Dublin Coddle (potatoes, pork, ham); Colcannon (potatoes, kale, leeks), etc. The Irish also used recipes with cabbage: boiled cabbage with smoked pork butt, Irish boiled dinner (brisket, cabbage, beer, potatoes). The Hunters left legacies of lamb & beef dishes such as Irish Stuffed Shoulder of Lamb, Lamb Stew and Steak and Potato Pie. The Fisherman provided Irish smoked Fish & Rice with Saffron (Kedgeree) and Scallop and Mushroom Pie. The farmers left the legacy of Irish Soda Bread, Oat Bread, Potato recipes, Irish Peas... Irish desserts: Donegal Oatmeal Cream, Chocolate Potato Cake, Apple Amber (pastry, apples, meringue).

RECIPES BELOW

Potato Onion Soup, Irish style

LINK TO James Beards's Irish Potato Soup with cheese & red ale

Dublin Coddle (potatoes, pork, ham)

LINK TO British Food Dublin Coddle recipe

Boiled cabbage with smoked pork butt

LINK TO Smoked Butt

Irish boiled dinner (brisket, cabbage, beer, potatoes)

LINK TO All recipes Irish boiled dinner

Irish Stuffed Shoulder of Lamb

LINK TO the BBC's Stuffed_shoulder_of_lamb with video

Steak and Potato Pie
(recipe says it is English but it is Irish, too)