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![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0132616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.013.2.6.16
- Title:
- Diane Betler fries doughnuts for Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, German, Carnival, foodways, Food habits, Doughnuts, Cooking, Swiss
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0142616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.014.2.6.16
- Title:
- Fried yeast-raised doughnuts made by Diane Betler
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Swiss, Carnival, Doughnuts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, German, Food habits, foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0152616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.015.2.6.16
- Title:
- Doughnuts ready to be glazed
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- foodways, Doughnuts, Cooking, German, Cooking, Swiss, Food habits, Carnival, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0162616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.016.2.6.16
- Title:
- Diane Betler glazes doughnuts
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Doughnuts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, foodways, Cooking, Swiss, Cooking, German, Carnival
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0172616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.017.2.6.16
- Title:
- Homemade glazed doughnuts drying on a rack
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Carnival, foodways, Food habits, Doughnuts, Cooking, Swiss, Cooking, German, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0182616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.018.2.6.16
- Title:
- Glazed doughnuts made by Diane Betler for Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Carnival, Cooking, German, Cooking, Swiss, foodways, Doughnuts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0192616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.019.2.6.16
- Title:
- Homemade glazed doughnuts ready to be served at Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, Cooking, German, Doughnuts, foodways, Carnival
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0202616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.020.2.6.16
- Title:
- Doughnuts on plate
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, German, Helvetia (W. Va.), foodways, Food habits, Doughnuts, Carnival, Cooking, Swiss
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0212616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.021.2.6.16
- Title:
- Pair of doughnuts made for Fasnacht by Diane Betler
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Carnival, Cooking, German, Cooking, Swiss, foodways, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, Doughnuts
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0222616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.022.2.6.16
- Title:
- Vintage kitchen tools on display in Diane Betler's Helvetia home
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, German, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, Cooking, Swiss, Doughnuts, Carnival, foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0232616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.023.2.6.16
- Title:
- Vintage German sign hanging in Diane Belter's Helvetia kitchen
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Food habits, Doughnuts, Carnival, Cooking, German, foodways, Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%](/image/4224BetlerDianePhoto0242616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerDiane.Photo.024.2.6.16
- Title:
- German sign in Diane Betler's kitchen
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Food habits, foodways, Doughnuts, Carnival, Cooking, German, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
