This summer we learned about Goot Essa, an Amish cheese maker in central Pennsylvania. The business had adapted to the recent disruption and started selling their foods online (with non-Amish help to run the website). Last week I spoke with Goot Essa’s founder, John Esh Jr. John has kindly answered some questions – about his […]
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John Esh of Goot Essa (Holiday Cheese and Fudge Gift Basket Giveaway)
I loved hearing about the different cheeses! I would not have thought apple butter with cheese! I grew up and lived near New Wilmington PA Amish and have several friends there. I sure miss them since I moved to Colorado last year!Thank you for sharing your story.
The cheese is pretty good
I ordered several different cheeses fro, Goot Essa–I found the Mountain Home Smoked Cheddar to be the best of the lot, but I really like smoked cheeses.
In my cheese frenzy, I regret not having noticed the mustards or the fudges. Ach, next time…
Gorgeous Baskets
Congratulations to this family for keeping their business going during these challenging times.
Their baskets of cheeses and assorted other goodies are absolutely beautiful!
I have not ordered from them before, but I have bought Amish cheese in Pennsylvania when visiting there. The cheese made there is wonderbar!
Hope to order soon.
Goot Essa
How kind of him to offer a gift basket, a very fine one. The selection contains some really good sounding items. Would be very pleased to receive it. I have not heard of Howard, PA before.
A nice gift.
We will keep this in mind as a gift to give to others. Looks good!
Goot Essa
Innovation & imagination creates opportunity!!! I enjoy exposing my husband to Amish food & culture, so I’m sure we both would be excited to try Goot Essa. Thank you for the kind offer.
Cheese basket giveaway.
Would love to win.Hoping to visit Pa. this Summer.
Gift Baskets
They look so pretty. I’m sure all the products are delicious.
Love Cheese
The Cheese and such looks mouth watering!!!! We go to Holmes county every year just for the Cheese and goodies. We would love to try these!!!
I enjoy Amish food products and will definitely bookmark this site!
Love cheese
These cheese basket are beautiful and look delicious would love to try some. I live near an amish community in PA. Atlantic, PA they are very nice folks
Quality
These cheese baskets look amazing! Pure goodness.
Holiday cheese and fudge basket giveaway
Merry Christmas!!!
Holiday cheese and fudge basket giveaway
Merry Christmas to all !!!
Cheese
Cheese looks delicious. The other products sound good too. Interesting read about the business.
Merry Christmas!
Q&A with John Esh of Good Essa
Formerly of Ephrata Pa, I now live in southern De and miss Lancaster County terribly. I moved here due to my husbands health issues so he could be near the beach. He has since passed on and I long to be back near that beautiful countryside and the peaceful Amish way of life.
These cheeses all look so delicious—I’m looking forward to getting on the website and seeing what I can order for myself and friends&family!
Sheep Cheese!
Very excited to find a place to get sheep milk cheeses! Can’t wait to try your other cheese as well. Merry Christmas from Tennessee.
good stuff
Goot Essa is a pleasant addition to sending gifts other than wine to distant relatives and colleagues. Good to know about it now.
Looks great
Am going to order some for friends, would love the basket for my family!
Cheese basket giveaway
Hope everyone there has a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for the chance to win this beautiful gift!
Robyn
Sounds Delicious!
We have visited several Amish settlements over the years for fresh vegetables, cheeses and canned goods that are a world apart in quality from store bought. Now I know of another to visit! I have great respect for the Amish for striving to maintain their culture and community in especially hard times right now. The goody basket would be a real treat for any of us.
WANTED TO SUPPORT THE AMISH BUSINESS
I just found your site on Face book from Amish America..I just ordered the Christmas Memories..I always read about the Amish and have always wondered how their cheese would taste..I knew they were good cooks..So now I will find out..Wanted to order everything, in fact I did look at one basket with the fudge but changed my mind..I am so glad to have found your site..I am entering this just to see if I can win to get the fudge..lol…
Thank you
For the chance to win this beautiful cheese basket. Your products look amazing!!
Cheese! Lively cheese!
I thank you for the love and dedication to your craft!
May you be filled with holiday spirit and have a safe and healthy New Year.
Marilyn Adams
Thank You!! I would love to win I love fudge and would love to try the cheese
Cheese
This sounds like a really neat business
Wonderful to see the business expanding!
I look forward to reading your posts! I’m so curious about the Amish, have had some small dealings with them and find them delightful! The basket looks wonderful, please thank Mr. Esh for offering to us for a treat! Thank you!
Q and A with John Esh of Goot Essa (Holiday Cheese and Fudge Gift Basket Giveaway)
A blessing that you made a good business decision to keep the family farm in your family. We need more family farms! Your cheeses, condiments, and fudges look delicious. I am hungry looking at the pictures. God bless you and yours.
Cheese and Fudge Basket
Boy, does this look delicious. What a great holiday gift!
Cheese and Fudge Basket Giveaway
The cheese and fudge look delicious and I will keep this in mind when I need a gift for friends and family. Thank you for the opportunity to win this basket. Merry Christmas!
Cheese and Fudge
Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful Cheese and Fudge Basket. I love AmishAmerica website. I’ve been visiting the Amish more years than I want to admit. Please keep writing.
Yes & Thank you.
Yes, please enter my name for the Goot Essa Basket Giveaway
mentioned. Thank you.
Yes, please enter my name for the Goot Essa Basket Giveaway
mentioned. Thank you.
Yum!
You’ve definitely started my mouth watering! Would love to win this.❤️
Wonderful!
The cheese gift boxes look very attractive and wonderful. I’m originally from Juniata County Pennsylvania from the old order Amish. But I live in North Carolina now
Wonderful Good!
Your products look wonderful good. I am going to order some Swiss
Cheese. It’s my favorite. No wonder, my grandmother is Swiss. I guess it’s in my blood. Looking forward to trying some of the other cheeses as well. Aging your cheese in a cave is old world amazing. I hope your business thrives and brings you and others much joy.
Goot Essa Country Basket
What a GREAT ARTICLE about keeping the dairy farm in the family! With more & more small producers being forced out by the commercial farms, this is an encouraging article. Quality is much higher in operations like this. Praying for your future. Cheese makes a great gift. Restaurants buying this high quality cheese will increase business for both.
Looks delicious!
Thanks for the great article on this business. The cheeses and everything else looks so good.
Holiday cheese & fudge gift basket giveaway
I love Amish cheese!! Never thought to pair it with apple butter. Would love to win the basket and give it a try.
Beautiful assortment
Great article on your business and family. Would love to win this beautiful basket and try all the delicious products.
What a treat
One thing is for sure this would be a wonderful gift for anyone on my list and the history of how the cheese is aged and a family dairy would be so interesting. My family loved Amish cheese and goods and this would be a must have anytime of year or occasion.
Excellent Cheese
When I first saw Goot Essa advertised, ordered Swiss cheese and others. Received order promptly and found the items delicious. The cheese is so fresh tasting it is hard to stop eating. Then ordered other items and am very pleased with everything. The fudge is wonderful. So for those who have not ordered, do so and you will be very pleased.
Cheese & Fudge Basket Giveaway.... ooooh my!
So looking forward to ordering some of these wonderful cheeses an more. I grew up in Southwestern PA and visit PA often each year. So happy to read about your awesome cheese making with fellow dairies. Looking forward to trying Der Edel Blue Kase with a Raspberry-Red Beet Spread. I am very intrigued with such a spread. I am harvesting right now my beets and had an ample supply of raspberries this last season. Thank you for such a fine offer. Win or not looking forward to trying many of your cheeses. 🙂
Cheese - one of my favorite foods
I’ve never heard of making cheese from sheep milk. Makes me happy that their business is thriving amidst this pandemic. I would love to sample every one of their cheeses. I will definitely be ordering some online when I can decide which one to go with. I love all the cheddars, especially if they are very sharp. I’m sure I’ll find one that will delight my taste buds.
Great Christmes Gift
This might solve a few Christmas gift problems I’m having. Is it online ordering or do they have a store I can visit?
Looks wonderful
The cheese basket looks wonderful. I’m sure this family business will do well advertising on this site.
Great Cheeses
They all sound so wonderful that it makes choosing just one so difficult.
I wish I still milked my Guernsey cows.
I could survive on cheese alone!! (Okay, maybe with some fruits and vegies thrown in occasionally ….).
Thank you for sharing information about another local business that we can support!
cheese and fudge sample giveaway
I’ve heard of goat cheese but not cheese made from sheep’s milk. interesting! Kind of you to have this giveaway!