European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sooth Holland St. An s stained Glass windows represent both Catholic and protestant periods. Continued from Page 3 Farmers in traditional clothes stand beneath their families crests to negotiate cheese prices with buyers like they have done for hundreds of years. Out of town guests will find the event picturesque however and they will receive plenty of attention from vendors in the handicraft Market that surrounds the weigh House that Day. There tourists can buy a variety of dutch crafts such As candles and pottery and of course plenty of Coda cheese. At regular thursday and saturday markets vendors also sell cheese along with everything from fabric to socks fish to lace curtains. Expect to pay from 4.50 guilders to 9 guilders a Pound for Coda cheese. The Farmers cheese marked Boe Ekaas tends to be a bit More expensive than the factory made cheese which is usually wrapped in cellophane. Steenkamer said she finds the Farmers cheese has a stronger flavor than the factory made cheeses. Nelly Verweij who has been Selling cheese at the markets for 10 years simply Calls the Farmers cheese  although for most Coda is nearly synonymous with cheese the town also enjoys a history in Candle making. As a result for the past 38 years the town has held a Celebration that it Calls Coda by candlelight on this third tuesday in december every Home and business on the town s Market Square and along streets leading into it houses its electric lights in favor of candles. Windows in the town Hall which form the Centrepiece for the Celebration boast no fewer than 2,500 flickering candles. Visitors and locals fill the Square where they sing visitors can watch a demonstration of pottery making in Adrie Moerings Clay shop. Touring dutch town is fast fun and filling carols and witness lighting of the City s tree an annual gift from Coda s sister City of Kongsberg Norway. The Market events Are followed by More Carol singing at several nearby churches. Another of Coda s claims to Fame Worth checking out is its cookies called . The treats consist of two thin coaster size waffles stuck together with a Caramel like filling. The cookies often served with Coffee can be purchased at the Market or in Many of Gouda s stores some of which make the delicacies while you wait. Visitors can also watch another Coda specially being made at the Adrie Moerings pottery. In a fascinating display artist Moerings turns snakes of Gray Clay into thin pipes which he later glazes in the style of delftware. Most of the Coda pipes resemble Indian peace pipes icing and straight while a few look More like Moerings Adrie Moerings uses a plunger. To create the bowl of � pipe Handlebar Mustache. The Coda native also shows off his skill making pots and vases at the Potter s wheel. Not far from Moerings shop a 17th-Century tobacco merchant s Home forms an entire museum dedicated to the display of Clay pipes tiles and Coda delftware called the Blackamor. Across the canal from the Blackamor housed in the old St. Catherines Hospital is a must see museum. Its collection includes several period rooms including an 1 both Century Kitchen pharmacy and schoolroom. Unlike stateside museums with their electric eyes alarm systems and rope barriers this museum allows you to walk among the age old pieces of furniture to Chance a closer look. One room displays modern artworks primarily by women artists. Another a former Hospital wardroom features 16th-Century altarpiece and liturgical garments. Two Long hallways Are lined with 19th and 20th-Century paintings. Another couple of rooms will Likely interest younger visitors. One is a toy room filled with antique dolls doll houses and trains. The other is the museum s torture chamber and mad room for the insane which the adolescent set might find intriguing. Coda also offers tourists a Chance to visit the red lion Mill a working Windmill that grinds much of the flour and oat flakes used by area bakeries. Shoppers Likely will find Overall prices in Coda s shopping areas comparable or better than those in neighbouring Germany. Best of All its shops Are open until 9 . Thursdays until 6 . Other weeknights and until 5 . Saturdays. Shops Are closed on sundays. Stripes Luigu be february 25, 1993