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Donneckers is in Lancaster County, the town of Ephrata to be exact. It indeed is still there. I have not been since they changed chefs earlier this year. Greg Gable who was with le Bec Fin has departed as executive chef. From what i hear, there have not been major changes ← I have a birthday dinner coming up soon and am thinking about taking it at Donecker's. I too have not been there for several years, but I think their $65 tasting menu with wine is still a pretty good deal. I'd like to take advantage of it before it goes away. If I end up going, I'll post a report. -Shawn

Too bad about Wilbur, but at least you have something to look forward to on your next trip. You did good by stumbling onto Lemongrass. If I knew you were headed to the outlets, I would have definately recommended it. Its one of our favorite places to eat on our way-to-many trips over to the outlets. I've never been a very big fan of scrapple myself, although others really seem to love it. Perhaps it is an aquired taste? Hopefully next time you're in town the weather will be much nicer! Take Care!...Shawn

So...how did you make out on your whirlwind tour of Central PA? -Shawn

Thanks Mike. I've enjoyed reading your posts about the Lancaster area and hope to be able to contribute. Thanks!...Shawn

Kerry, I just thought of something else. If you take the route we had discussed, and you find yourself heading back home North on Rt. 72, you'll see a store on the right hand side of the road called S. Clyde Weaver. They have a lot of smoked meats and cheeses there that you might be interested in. The store is about a mile north of the Saigon Cafe right on Rt. 72. It is a pretty store sitting in between several car dealerships. I believe it is right next to and after the Ford dealership. Safe Travels...Shawn

Hey Shawn, glad you are finally posting. I'm going to hit Palmyra today on my whirlwind tour of the area. I hope to hit the Seltzer store and now I'll check out the Kunzler factory too. I'm going to taste all the varieties I can. I'm interested to try the double smoked versions and to compare a few different brands. Next I'm sure I'll be trying to find a recipe to duplicate this wonderful stuff at home. There is only one very pathetic recipe on the net, it neglects to add salt and uses 6 ounces of culture, which I'm sure isn't correct for 10 lbs of meat. I wonder if any of the Penn Deutch cookbooks around would have a recipe in them. I think I smell a future thread! Thank you so much for your suggestions about areas to explore in Lititz, I hope to find my way there today and check out the Wilbur museum. ← Thanks Kerry. Glad you're having a good trip. Sorry the weather hasn't been nicer for you. In reading your response, I realize I made a mistake. I mentioned Kunzler being in Palmyra, when I meant to say Seltzers. I'm not exactly sure where the Kunzler factory is. Sorry about that...a mistake in my very first post, go figure. Have fun today! -Shawn

I drove down to Hershey today, stopped in Lewisburg to find something for a late lunch - and there in the deli case at Weis was Lebanon and sweet bologna (seltzer brand). I was given a taste of each and very quickly went over to find a nice roll. I made a fine sandwich with a mixture of half each Lebanon and sweet and some mustard. You are so right, this is lovely stuff. I'll have to take a good sized chunk home. But I'll be hard pressed to decide if it should be the sweet or not. ← Hi Everyone, I am a long time lurker here, and it was a private e-mail discussion I had with Kerry about this thread that convinced me to upgrade so that I could start posting messages. I too am from Lancaster county. My wife is from Lebanon, and I used to live in Hershey. I've always preferred the regular bologna as a cold sandwhich. But, I also like very much the sweet bologna fried with some cheese and spicy mustard. Its even better if you can find some pretzel bread to eat it on. Also, as a sidenote, the Kunzler factory is in Palmyra, the next town over from Hershey. They used to have a little store there, but I'm not sure if it is still open or not. Take Care...Shawn