This Little Amish Food Stand on a Maryland Back Road Is Worth Pulling Over For (24 Photos)
If you’ve followed my stops through the Somerset County, Pennsylvania Amish settlement these past several months – starting at the charming backroad bakery, stopping in at the tiny farm stand, and on to the hidden variety store – we now come to the final Amish business I visited on this wintry mid-December day.
And I actually went one state over to reach it. That sounds more dramatic that it actually was.
Kuntry Korners Produce is technically located in Maryland, because the Somerset County settlement sprawls across state lines. The community is one of those multi-state Amish settlements we’ve looked at here before, having one or two church districts over the state line in Garrett County, MD.
Now like the last stand I took you to – where I had to ring a bell for service – this one was also unmanned, but I never ended up seeing anyone. There was a lone buggy parked outside the home though.
Rather, this place runs – like quite a few other Amish places – on the honor system.
And being December, you won’t be surprised to learn that Kuntry Korners was not loaded with fresh produce. However, they did have a neat assortment of food products.
The most eye-catching of which were these soup mix jars. Close-to-everything you need to make soup, in one jar, decoratively put together.
You almost don’t want to make the soup, they’re so neat to look at. I picked up a couple for gifts. They were $4.50 for the “plain” jars you see above, or $4.75 for the “decorated” ones below (note the tops).
Cheesy Potato:
Something called “Love” Soup:
Moving along, the place did have quite an array of canned goods. Some of it local, some of it from Walnut Creek, a sizeable producer out of Ohio which supplies Amish stores all over the country.
That’s quite a row of canned goods.
Not to mention some fresh, or we can call it non-canned, produce.
Looks like potatoes, onions, and such.
And a few decorative items.
Bulk snacks and sweets portioned out to individual sizes.
Heat source for chilly days.
Here’s where you leave payment.
Cash, or check.
And a few more things before we go. Homemade butter!
Brown eggs are four dollars a dozen.
Maple syrup – and one I hadn’t come across before – maple sugar!
So there you have it. It’s a simple place. But a nice selection of products and a good mix of fresh and canned stuff. No doubt when warmer months hit they’ll have a good bit more in the way of fresh produce.
So definitely worth a stop – especially if you visit the area and combine it with the other Amish businesses in this community I’ve been covering here lately. And if you missed them, again those are:
- Inside A Charming Backroad Amish Bakery (28 Photos)
- Customers Have to Pull a Rope for Service at This Tiny Amish Farm Stand (22 Photos)
- Step Inside A Hidden Amish Variety Store Full Of Things You Won’t Find At Walmart (35 Photos)
Microwave?
I loved the directions for the optional ham in the Cheesy Potato soup. Just warm it in the microwave! Obviously NOT oriented to the local Amish population.
Maryland Amish Food Stand
I’m so embarrassed. As an Englischer, I’m accustomed to my electric fridge. When I first saw the butter on the table & eggs in the cooler I thought, “Shouldn’t eggs and butter be in a refrigerated section??” I’d forgotten that both items can sit out on a counter top for quite a while before “going bad.” Lol. I’m used to spreadable butter in a plastic container and eggs being kept in my fridge.
Maple Sugar
I assume the Maple Sugar would be delicious, but I’m a sugarholic. I only use organic raw sugar at home, and it has a molasses taste. I would definitely try this, because it sounds good to me. I eat dark brown sugar, right out of the bag..LOL I’m also fascinated by this article, and Amish living. Thank you Eric for your stories, views, and the history, of the Amish.