Betty Groff

Elizabeth "Betty" R. Herr Groff (c. 1935 – November 8, 2015) was an American celebrity chef, cookbook author, and authority on Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine. Groff authored six cookbooks focusing on Pennsylvania Dutch foods, including "Good Earth and Country Cooking," which Time Magazine called "one of the top five regional cookbooks introduced in 1981."[1] In 2015, The Patriot-News further praised her contributions to regional food traditions, writing "... Groff was to Pennsylvania Dutch food what the late chef Paul Prudhomme was to Cajun cooking."[1]

Groff was born Elizabeth Herr in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, to Clarence N. and Bertha K. Root Herr.[2] She was a 10th generation Pennsylvania Mennonite and a direct descendent of Hans Herr.[2][3] She married her husband, Abram B. Groff, on November 12, 1955.[2]

In November 2014, the New York Times selected Groff's recipe for glazed bacon to represent Pennsylvania in a survey of Thanksgiving foods from all 50 U.S. states.[4][5]

Betty Groff died on November 8, 2015, at the age of 80.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gleiter, Sue (2015-11-12). "Pennsylvania Dutch cooking authority Betty Groff dies". Pennlive.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pennsylvania Dutch cooking authority Betty Groff dies". Lancaster Online. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  3. ↑ Gleiter, Sue (1990-03-09). "Betty Groff's Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  4. ↑ "The United States of Thanksgiving: We've scoured the nation for recipes that evoke each of the 50 states (and D.C. and Puerto Rico)". New York Times. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  5. ↑ Long, Michael (2014-11-26). "Mount Joy's Betty Groff brings home bacon for a Pennsylvania Thanksgiving". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
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