Okay, it is time for our weekly romp through the blogosphere to explore anything and everything having to do with Plain culture that has been posted within the past week.  Our first stop: AMISH SCHOOL RISING:  Backroads Traveller Tom posts another gem, this one shows sequential shots of an Amish schoolhouse being built. Interesting photos […] Read more

Marshmallows are a sweet,festive food for all seasons, whether they be roasted over a summer campfire or enjoyed melted in a hot cup of winter cocoa.  This is a recipe for marshmallow pie that came to me from an Amish woman in Illinois.  It is a wonderful pie for the holiday season, sweet and packed […] Read more

Welcome to YouTube Friday where we explore, view, and analyze some of the best and worst online footage of various Amish, Mennonite, and Plain pursuits.  This is tough because I do have to sift through a lot of clips. I never want to post anything where I feel like someone doesn’t know they are being […] Read more

Homemade noodles are a staple of Amish culinary culture.  Eggs, flour, salt and water and, presto, you have the building blocks of a basic noodle recipe. I love looking at photos of homemade noodles, the process is as fun as the product.  The top photo is of homemade noodles from Clara Yoder of the Wheat […] Read more

It’s Friday which means time to explore YouTube and some of the fun video clips that people have posted pertaining to Amish and Mennonite life. There are some neat items this week. Read more

I wrote a post today about author Stephanie Reed’s book, The Bargain.   That got me thinking about Plain City, which I, coincidentally, just passed through last week on the way to my sister-in-law’s house.  Plain City, Ohio was once home to a thriving Amish community.  The first Amish arrived in 1896 and the settlement […] Read more