Some Pa. Dutch Add Days at Market
A few of the Pennsylvania Dutch merchants at the Reading Terminal Market have increased the number of days they are at the market beyond the Wednesday-to-Saturday schedule that seems to have gone on forever.
It started with Moses Smucker proprietor of Smuckers Quality Meats and The Grill at Smuckers, who opens on Tuesdays. More recently, Hatville Deli and L. Halteman have added Tuesday hours. Roger Miller, proprietor of Miller's Twist, plans to go to a Monday-Saturday operation starting Jan. 3, although he won't be open for breakfast on the additional days.
Miller said the forthcoming opening of the Convention Center expansion prompted him to expand the schedule.
Smucker's move to Tuesday demonstrated to other Mennonite merchants that there are profits to be reaped on that day of the week.
Paul Steinke, the RTM's general manager, said he's been told that another reason is the desire on the part of at least one Amish merchant to provide additional employment opportunity for his community, which has felt the recession just like the rest of us.
Could this be a start of a new trend, as a younger generation of Pennsylvania Dutch merchants make their presence felt at the market?
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