Stop in for a drink
One of hundreds of Amish businesses in Lancaster County.
Popular Philadelphia Amish Sandwich Stand Closing Due To New Mandate
I was sad to learn yesterday that my friend Mose Smucker is shutting down his sandwich and meats business at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia after 12 years. A new city vaccine mandate on food establishments (taking effect January 3rd) means The Grill @ Smucker’s will shut down for good on New Year’s Eve. Mose, who is 70, made it this far but it looks…
2023 Clinic For Special Children Auction Schedule
The Clinic for Special Children runs a number of auctions throughout the warmer months, to support its efforts in researching and fighting rare genetic illnesses. The Lancaster County-based clinic serves the local Amish and Mennonite population, as well as individuals from beyond the community. The annual series of auctions are a primary source of funding for the clinic, which is now in its fourth decade….
That home made Amish rootbeer is some pretty horrible stuff….
I haven’t tried it yet..! I was tempted already but did not have the guts. This is the week. I will have to weigh in on it.
The zucchini bread, on the other hand…if I had to choose a desert-island food…
Wonderful photo. I often pass this sign on my way to The Country Gift and Thrift Shoppe in White Horse. (The thrift shop is a Mennonite Central Committee Re-Uzit Shop). I find that the root beer is very sweet.
Do Amish welcome outsiders to their businesses?
Rose this sign and others like it always intrigued me–these Amish have decided to ‘throw open their doors’ in a sense on one of the most heavily traveled roads in the county. It seems a very ‘un-Amish’ thing to do.
It’s the reality that the Amish have had to rely more on home enterprise, but it seems there are varying degrees to which given families are willing to accept outside contact.
In any case this family must really be ‘people people’!