Amish peanut butter was commonly served at after-church lunches, and it frequently showed up at wedding and funeral lunches as well. My siblings and I would gladly skip the various assortment of jams and jellies if we could have some sweet Amish peanut butter!
This Amish apple pie has a beautiful buttery crust with just the right amount of flakiness. The hint of caramel in this filling adds a subtle richness, making this apple pie stand out from its competitors.
The documentary of the families who left the Amish in the early 1980s.
Visiting Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a stark reminder of how much one Amish community can vary from another, but still be called Amish.
While some sects of Amish are less conservative than others, generally, their hope of eternal life is largely based on their loyalty in keeping the rules and traditions passed down by their forefathers.
You are probably wondering why the forefathers saw a need to establish rules and regulations at all. That is really a good question!
Since they believe their lifestyle will affect their "hope" of Heaven, their church leaders sought to appease God by shunning "worldliness" and living by specific guidelines of which they assumed God would approve.
