This recipe is a favorite in some Amish settlements, merging a fall favorite with a spring favorite. Leftover autumn apples stored crisply during the winter are combined with rhubarb to make this wonderfully moist muffin.. You can use all store-bought stuff for this, but most Amish homemakers will be using their own homemade applesauce and […] Read more
Homemade rhubarb juice is amazingly delicious. I think just drinking rhubarb straight would be a bit tart, but Lovina – and other Amish cooks – tame it with blends of orange and pineapple juice and, of course, sugar. Rhubarb remains one of the most reliable spring staples in Amish kitchens as it can be […] Read more
Asparagus are a spring staple among the Amish. It’s a versatile vegetable that comes up early and annually if cultivated correctly. Here’s what an Amish woman in Michigan has to say about asparagus: Asparagus Another sure sign of spring is the green spears of asparagus poking through the thawing ground. Just like rhubarb, asparagus will […] Read more
Dates have their origins in the Middle East, commonly growing on palm trees in the Persian Gulf region. I often talk about how Amish cooks “discover” a new food and make it their own. Hispanic foods, pizza, and fast-food are all foods that are historically non-Amish but have been embraced by the Amish. I laughed […] Read more
I posted last week about a place in Dayton that I’ve found to procure wonderful whoopie pies. This shop’s presence is a great way to get me to accompany my wife to the Second Street Market in downtown Dayton each week where she operates a wild bird seed and supply booth. The whoopie […] Read more
CAPTION: I made this batch myself, it turned out tasty!:) Among the Old Order Amish homemade ice cream has traditionally been a winter treat. Without electric-powered freezers, winter is when ice is most plentiful outdoors so for the Amish this makes sense. For the rest of us, ice cream is a summer staple. I remember […] Read more
PHOTO: A serving of brown sugar dumplings, a very typical Amish dessert recipe…very creative, delicious, and uses very basic ingredients. Looking for a dessert that is a piece of cake to make but isn’t actually a piece of cake? This might be it! I have to admit when I saw the recipe for “brown […] Read more
