Four years ago this past winter I had a chance to explore the small Amish settlement outside of Lindsay, Ontario. Â Â Lindsay is a community of 20,354 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 43 km west of Peterborough. Â I remember at the time, the settlement felt so remote and north, waaaaay north. Â I thought for sure Lindsay had to be the farthest north Amish settlement there was. Â But Lindsay is still in the part of Ontario that juts southward quite a bit so it really is at about the same latitude as Minneapolis or Portland, Oregon. Â That means Amish settlements in northern New York's North Country, communities in Maine and Montana are all farther north than Lindsay. Â Seems hard to believe, but true. Â I would love to go back to Lindsay sometime in the summer. Â The area is known as the Kwartha Lakes and is quite beautiful, but we were there when the area was frozen over by the wicked winds and snows of January. Â Â The settlement is small and philosophically progressive, aligning themselves with the Amish in Aylmer, Ontario; Â Unity, Maine, and Manton, Michigan.
One of the places we stopped was Zehr's Bakery, an Amish-owned home bakery. Â The photos here are of the wood stoves they use to bake the goodies.
And then there was one of the more unusual concoctions I have encountered:  Joggin' in a Jug.  It's a brew of unsweetened apple and grape juice and apple cider vinegar.  The label makes some pretty mighty claims: that several ounces a day will keep cholesterol in check and soothe arthritis. I think the labeling laws must be a little more lax in Canada, the FDA would probably be all over that in a flash here in the USA. 🙂
You can make your own Joggin' in a Jug:
1 qt. grape juice
¾ c. honey
¾ c. apple cider vinegar
Mix all ingredients together in a large gallon jar. Drink 2 ounces a day.
But I am not vouching for any of the label's claims. Â Still, the Amish proprietor spoke pretty highly of the brew.
Kelly S
Jogging in a Jug - several maybe 10 or so years ago, this was sold on an info-commercial. One of my great Uncles ordered it then started making it - Almost everyone in the family was making it and drinking it. I'm not sure how much was consumed or how long, but they are no longer drinking it. I don't recall honey in the recipe, but I remember the grape juice, the apple juice and the vinegar. LOL
Kevin
Thanks, Jennifer and let me know how the Joggin' in a Jug works for you!