By Kevin Williams Another week of slim pickin’s in the blogosphere. For those new here, this is my weekly scanning of the blogosphere in search of anything and everything Plain. There’s not much Plain out there this past week but I still managed to scrape together an interesting roster of posts. So, first off: THE […] Read more
AMISH GREAT DEPRESSION PIZZA CASSEROLE The Great Depression cemented Amish culinary habits, which were already frugal. Read more
By Kevin Williams Scenes from an Amish bakery: If you find yourself in the Berne, Indiana area, you might just want to check out Countrylane Bakery and Gifts. This is a tiny bakery by Amish standards. “We baked about 15 pies the day before Thanksgiving,” says owner Marie Graber, which was a busy day. […] Read more
By Kevin Williams AMISH SMOKING: I’ve written about this topic before, but I stumbled upon a scene last week in Berne, Indiana that illustrated it well. Note this horse-drawn buggy parked outside of a “smokes” shop on US 27. This is about as close as I was able to get from an awkward vantagepoint […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Faceless dolls: Amish and Islamic Faceless dolls are almost as much a part of pop cultural portrayal of the Amish as shoofly pie and buggies. The reality is, though, that the vast majority of Amish children play with dolls that have faces. Even in pretty conservative settlements. The Amish have a Biblical basis […] Read more
By Kevin Williams If you go to the Country Bargain Barn during the winter, bring your coat. I was intrigued by small, hand-lettered signs I saw in the rural countryside northwest of Berne, Indiana. So, despite running behind on my schedule, I followed the arrows, which eventually led me to a weathered barn at the […] Read more
Hello! Time for our weekly whirl through the blogosphere in search of anything Plain to read. And, wow, slim pickin’s this week. Last week was slim pickin’s, but this week was even more sparse. Still, I managed to scrounge up a few posts that I think are worth a read. MERRY MENNONITE’S CHRISTMAS SHORTBREAD: You’ll […] Read more
