By Kevin Williams
A classic Amish haystack. This is from an Amish kitchen in Indiana.
AMISH HAYSTACKS: I didn't think I'd like this video at first, but a few things made me feel immediately more comfortable. She is based in Sarasota, Florida, which has a large "Plain community" of various varieties. As a Yoder, she's obviously drawing upon their Plain culinary traditions. But she seems very authentic, she isn't pretending to be Amish (she's not). She's a Mennonite Mom surrounded by technology, but guided by tradition. I like that. We've talked a lot about Amish haystacks over the years, now you can see them being made by Lynette Yoder.
Now, we have published plenty of Haystack meals on Amish365.com , here is a classic Haystack recipe:
- 1¾ cups soda crackers, crushed
- 3 pounds hamburger, browned, and 3 tablespoons taco seasoning added
- 4 cups lettuce, shredded
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cups green peppers, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- Spaghetti, rice, or both — cooked until soft — enough to suit.
Instructions
- Put some of each on your plate, one layer at a time. Top with shredded cheese or a homemade cheese sauce. Also, salsa or ranch dressing is a good addition.
- This will serve a family of six, but amounts can be adjusted to suit your taste and other vegetables can be added.
Amish Haystack
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups soda crackers, crushed
- 3 pounds hamburger, browned, and 3 tablespoons taco seasoning added
- 4 cups lettuce, shredded
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cups green peppers, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- Spaghetti, rice, or both — cooked until soft — enough to suit.
Instructions
- Instructions
- Put some of each on your plate, one layer at a time. Top with shredded cheese or a homemade cheese sauce. Also, salsa or ranch dressing is a good addition.
- This will serve a family of six, but amounts can be adjusted to suit your taste and other vegetables can be added.
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PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COOKING
This looks like an amazing cookbook to have and I am tempted to buy one. What makes this book so fascinating and probably a treasure is it was printed in 1936. When you start getting cookbooks that far back, you really are entering a culinary and cultural time-capsule and the recipes are probably so authentic, so farm-to-fork. This book likely captures pure Amish/PA Dutch cooking before the tourist trade caught wind of it and kind of changed it.
While there is no visible table of contents for me to share with you, here are some customer reviews:
The potato salad which uses NO mayonnaise and is sooo good . That is just one of the recipes that I have wanted to make again. Thanks so much for keeping the past alive.
Wow, a no mayo potato salad? You don't see that much anymore.
Another reviewer:
I collect cook books and this is a great addition, many recipes are usable in our modern ways and the rest ( build the fire in the oven ...) are just plain entertaining to read. Also has a lot of great Amish/ Englisher poems and writings.
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