Here is some Amish in the News to start off your Friday.
WISCONSIN POWER STRUGGLE: Â No, we aren't talking about the state's governor and legislature, we are talking about a high-voltage power line that is proposed to cut right through the heart of western Wisconsin's large Amish settlement. Â Over 100 Amish men packed the Cashton, Wisconsin town hall to generally silently voice their opposition to the project. Â Perhaps the most persuasive argument was put for by one Amish man about the power lines: Â "We aren't going to use it, so why it in our community." Â Click here to read more.
GOOD NEIGHBOR FRIDAY
MINNESOTA: Â In Minnesota area English rallied around an Amish family who lost a lot in a house fire. Â People pitched in to donate blankets, clothing and anything else they might need.
NEW YORK: Â In the Empire State good news flowed the other way as dozens of Mennonite men showed up to rebuild a non-Mennonite man's business after it burned down. Â Click here to read this "feel good" story.
SAFFRON: Â Such a mysterious, flavorful spice! Â Saffron is not something I've seen used in traditional Amish cooking, which tends toward the plainer fare, historically. Â But Saffron is cultivated in some pockets of eastern Pennsylvania by Mennonites who have deep culinary roots here. Â Check out this story to learn more about saffron's place in Pennsylvania Dutch culinary culture and get some great saffron-infused recipes like "Saffron Corn Soup" a twist on the traditional, regional "chicken corn soup."
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