As I write this I’m sitting at home late Sunday morning, happily munching on bread slathered with Amish peanut butter, trying to keep it from sticking my laptop’s keys together. Amish across America will soon be doing the same at the after-church fellowship meal (the peanut butter, not the laptop part), at which the Amish interpretation of the venerable nut spread features prominently. What makes…
The short answer: yes. Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Wendy’s too. The bulk of the Amish diet still consists of home-prepared meals. Amish farmers have traditionally eaten a diet based around dairy products and home-raised foods. Most Amish today, regardless of occupation, have an extensive garden at home. Amish housewives still do a lot of canning. Amish diets have changed But with occupational changes, Amish…
The skill of slaughtering animals is one now beyond the capacity of most modern folks, though it was once quite common. Many Amish still do kill chickens and other farm animals for food. A running joke among Amish farmers has something to do with a visitor from the city thinking milk “comes” from a grocery store. Wish I could remember the punchline but the point…
Produce sales have become an important way for many Amish to earn a living. Some Amish have their own stands which they often operate at the end of the lane. Even more sell their produce to buyers at local produce auctions. This has become especially popular in recent years among the Amish of eastern Lagrange County, Indiana, who bring their produce to a specially-built auction…
The last family I sat down with while selling books here in Lancaster County on Saturday evening made sure I left with a special treat–a slice of snitz pie. It was a delicious, thick-crusted wedge of apple-buttery goodness and I devoured it at once. About ten times better than what I’ve been eating lately anyway! ‘Sylvan’ and ‘Rebecca’ had church today at their home, and so all…