Hello, AmishReaders! We’re declaring April a month of “Free Recipe Fridays.” Every Friday this month we’ll post one of the delicious recipes found in The Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook by Georgia Varozza. Enjoy! Crackletop Molasses Cookies 4 cups flour 2 … Continue reading
The following excerpt is from an article on my website about the Amish school shooting. It was written as supplemental material for my book A Pocket Guide to Amish Life, but given the Lifetime movie of the same topic, I thought I … Continue reading
For those of you interested in a taste of Amish things, here’s a real life problem. It comes for the Amish publishing house (Pathway) which prints three monthly papers. Each month their flagship magazine, Family Life, chooses a life problem … Continue reading
I was up to Cattaraugus County, Western, upstate New York, for research the other weekend. Left Virginia on Friday morning early, got up there in time to find the library, county offices, still open. The town of Randolph looked like … Continue reading
I lost my last living Grandparent around Christmas 07. Drove up to Canada from Virginia to attend the funeral. She lived in Ontario, close to the lake, at an Amish community where the Pathway Papers are published. When I walked … Continue reading
Hello everyone, A story appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on 3-20-09, written by reporters Michael Sangiancomo and Donna J. Miller. I have included a link to the online archives if you’re interested in reading the entire story. To quote … Continue reading
