Faspa: Recipes, Stories, and Traditions. from the Mennonite Table - Hardcover

Klippenstein, Maria: - "My name is Maria Klippenstein (born Neufeld). I was born in Steinbach Manitoba on September 25th, 1940. My parents were Suzanna and Gerhard Neufeld. Myparents lived with my mother's parents Jacob and Maria Hiebert in their big home and farm. My first 4 years of life are filled with the memories of this homestead and form a significant part of my upbringing in this faith and tradition I have spent my life preserving. After leaving the homestead, my parents carried on with the Mennonite way of life. I grew up only speaking plautdietsch - a dialect of low German specific to Mennonites. We were members of an orthodox Mennonite Chortitzer Church and followed their religious tradition and teachings. I was married in the Chortitzer Church in the village of Chortitze, Manitoba to John Klippenstein, his family also were of the same faith and traditions. I have strived my whole life to value, pass on and preserve the cultural heritage of a persecuted people, the Mennonites."