Dallastown/Red Lion: June 2009 Archives

You might remember that last fall, I mentioned an unexplainable Yorkism just briefly.

I was reminded of it again today, when I received a photo and story about a family that produced several generations of Eagle Scouts. The release states they are from Troop 152, The Brogue.

I hear a lot of people say this. In fact, I would say that more people call it "the Brogue" than call it Brogue.

But I still have no idea why this is. Can anyone shed any light?

And, to thank them for being the source of a good blog question, here are the aforementioned three generations of Davis family Eagle Scouts, from left, Rob Davis ('78); Rob's son Bobby Davis, who earned the Eagle award on May 23; Dr. Bob Davis ('49); Bobby's grandfather; and Dr. Tom Davis ('52), Bobby's uncle. For his Eagle project, Bobby widened and re-located a section of walking path in Spring Valley Park.

One place our family likes to eat is the Cracker Barrel in York Township, near York County Tech.

In our opinion, the best day to eat there is Sunday, because of their great specials. That's where we went last Sunday after church, because Mom and I wanted to get the Sunday special of "Homestyle Chicken."

From Cracker Barrel's Web site:
"Starting at 11:00 a.m. every Sunday, enjoy two boneless chicken breasts hand-dipped in fresh buttermilk, breaded and deep fried to a golden brown in our kitchen. Served with choice of two vegetables."

While we waited, Chris and Sarah made an alien out of paper napkin rings, and we played the peg-jumping game (which Sarah is better out than I am.)

Once dinner came, we were glad to dig in.

My dinner: Homestyle chicken with fries and dumplins

(Read on for the rest of the family's choices.)