By Kevin Williams BUTTONS AND THE AMISH: It is romanticized in pop culture that the Amish eschew buttons. But, like everything with the Amish, it’s not so simple. If could set their Facebook relationship status with buttons they’d likely pick “It’s Complicated.” Buttons came to be viewed by some Amish generations ago as too ornate and […] Read more
By Kevin Williams The Home Place has become one of my favorite Plain-owned businesses. Located in Brown County, Ohio – about 40 minutes east of downtown Cincinnati – I first visited last summer. The store has grown by leaps and bounds since then. Today, we’ll focus on the bakery and Monday I’ll show you the revamped and […] Read more
By Kevin Williams My next stop in Switzerland County, Indiana’s Amish settlement was to the home of an Amish doll-maker. The hand-made, homemade dolls are absolutely gorgeous. And I am not someone that usually plays with dolls! The almost 80-year-old Amish woman who makes them learned the craft from her mother. She painstakingly makes the […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Editor’s Note: Welcome to Amish365.com! Stick around and explore to learn more about Amish culture, rural America, and get some great recipes (“Marriage Meatloaf” is the site’s most popular recipe ever). Also, sign-up for the e-newsletter so you can get Amish information and recipes in your inbox! Also, this post has gotten […] Read more
By Kevin Williams I had never visited the Switzerland County Amish community until yesterday. First, let me say, for anyone who thinks Indiana is just a board-flat piece of scrubland, think again. The route to the Bear Branch, Indiana Amish settlement took me through corkscrew twists and turns and atop narrow ridges […] Read more
Do The Amish Celebrate Halloween? My hometown held the annual rite of autumn: costumed kids going around from house to house saying “trick or treat!” It’s the one day a year when kids do what you are told not to do the other 364 days: take candy from strangers. That in itself makes the day feel […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Amish culinary culture is influenced by pop culture. Pizza is now as common in Amish kitchens as it is on Super Bowl Sunday. And as McDonalds and other fast food joints have made inroads into Amish country, the fast foods are often “copied” at home. I’ve seen Amish recipes for homemade “Pizza […] Read more
