The
Schoortasche, also called
Scoor Dutch or
Schoor Dutch refers to the people and culture of the
Hudson River Valley who are of Dutch or mixed Dutch ancestry. They may also be called simply
Hudson Valley Dutch. They are descended from the poorest classes and of their native
Holland and other southern and insular provinces of the former
United Netherlands.
The term appears to be a compound of scoor or schoor, meaning laborsome or hard-working and Tasche, meaning Dutch, in the dialect.