Word of the Week – Lebish
May all your food be tasty! Great food is the icing on the cake to a great time with family and friends. We all anticipate and compliment each other on how good the food tastes. There are times however when our meal does not taste that great. Some times it’s the recipe that doesn’t quite cut it. So […]
Mom’s Oatmeal Cookies
I remember being excited for mom’s cooking growing up. When I saw this recipe I automatically thought “this has to be a good one”. Since recipes that survive from the 1940’s will only do so if they are good ones.Mom’s
Oatmeal Cookies, 19401 ½ cup
flour½ tsp
salt1 tsp
baking soda1 tsp
cinnamon¼ tsp
cloves2/3 cup
shortening1 cup
brown sugar1 egg¼ cup
water2 cups
oats1 […]
Loving Our Enemies
Heinz Gaugel, the man who painted Behalt, did much of his
research in the Martyr’s Mirror. In his
reading, he came across an account that he felt deserved a prominent place on
the canvas, and in the story of our people. In fact, he requested, that this story is one that we never leave out
when people take a […]
Word of the Week – Vexel
What source of finance do you use to make a purchase? Within the Amish Community, generally most individuals are most comfortable carrying cash to make purchases. This being the most traditional way, and involving the least amount of technology. Which also means going to the bank to deposit and get cash. Today’s word has to do […]
Breakfast Casserole
One of many people’s favorite meal, Breakfast!For your Saturday morning enjoyment, or anytime for that matter. 2 lbs
Tater tots¼ cup
buttersausage
gravy15 eggs1 tsp
salt½ tsp
baking powder1 tsp
Lawry’s seasoned saltbacon
bits (optional)Cheese
sauce: 2 small
cans cheddar cheese soup1 can
milkFry
tater tots in butter and put into the bottom of a roaster. Cover with sausage
gravy. Beat together eggs with salt, baking powder, […]
Best Brown Bread
When I think of a simple lifestyle, I inherently think of growing your own vegetables, raising chickens, milking a cow and making your own bread. So with that thought in mind I have a Brown Bread recipe rightly named by a great young girl from Pennsylvania. Thanks Twila for taking the time to share with […]
The Big Book: Martyr’s Mirror, A look into the Past
Persecution is often viewed as a hindrance to the growth and
development of the church. Not one of us
desires to be persecuted, but when it does happen, God has faithfully supplied
the grace and courage to face those hard times. It is often in times of persecution that the greatest acts of faith are
seen.It is also true […]
Worlds Best Sugar Cookie
1 cup
butter1 cup
powdered sugar1 cup
white sugar2 eggs2 tsp
vanilla¾ cup
cooking oil1 tsp
salt1 tsp
baking soda5 cups
flour1 tsp
cream of tarterMix and
roll into balls. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees on
an un-greased cookie sheet. Usually baking time is 6-8 minutes. Do not over bake. If you bake for 7-8 minutes I find the edges […]
Galley Slaves and Moving
By the middle of the sixteen hundreds, the public execution
of Anabaptists had come to a complete stop, but there was still
persecution. Certain areas would
attempt to deal with their “Anabaptist problem” by pressures other than killing
them. The goal of ridding their area of
these subversive heretics would rise and ebb depending on other concerns. If you were […]
A Renewal Movement, Halb-taufer and the Anabaptist Church
In the years following the migration of Swiss Anabaptists
north into the Rhine valley, they settled on farms and estates where they lived
in a quiet but sometimes uneasy alliance with their neighbors and the noblemen
who owned the estates. Forbidden to own
land or build their own church houses, they met in small groups in their houses
and barns. […]