WIN FREE POPCORN, JAMS & JELLIES!!!
 We will select one winner at the end of November to receive a FREE Popcorn Popper, Popcorn, Jams and Jellies. A gift pack worth more than $55.00.
August 2003 Winner
John Gandy of Texas
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Prize consists of the following items:
- 1 Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper
- 4 - 2 lb. bags of Popcorn (includes 1 Baby White, 1 Crimson Red, 1 Blue Diamond and 1 Purple Gem)
- 4 - 9 oz. jars of Jam & Jelly (includes 1 Strawberry Jam, 1 Boysenberry Jam, 1 Elderberry Jelly & 1 Apple Cinnamon Jelly)
- 1 Bag of Regular Egg Noodle
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Anyone placing an order via our secure shopping cart here at Amishmart.com, will automatically be entered into the Sweepstakes. We will post the winners name on the website and in our December Newsletter, the "Horseshoe Chronicles". Click here for Sweepstakes Rules. Entries can also be sent via e-mail to cdm@amishmart.com or via U.S. Postal Service to: Amishmart, P.O. Box 129, Geneva, IN 46740. All entries must include full name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and e-mail address to qualify.
Visit our website at www.amishmart.com to
see additional sale items for this month.
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Amish Life: The Amish at Work
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Some of the Amish men work as carpenters on a construction crew for large contractors, as the Amish people are well known for their fine wood craftsmanship. Usually the Amish men hire a driver with a full size van to take them and their tools to and from the worksite each day. Others have their own crew of carpenters and work as independent contractors. The Amish ladies are usually homemakers, but there are a few that work away from the home. Several Amish families have their own businesses. For example in our area there is a family that builds kerosene cook stoves that are used by the Amish people. Another family runs a blacksmith shop that was passed down from their father many years ago. Another family runs a green house where you can get your vegetable plants and flowers in the spring. And yet another family runs a bakery where you can buy all kinds of baked goods, such as breads, !
pies, donuts, etc. I know one family that owns a dry goods store and another that owns a grocery store. Until recently nearly all Amish families also farmed 80 to 100 acres in addition to being carpenters or business owners. Due to the limited availability of farm land in the area, most families now purchase 30 to 40 acres to live on. This gives them enough ground to build a house and barn, have 2 or 3 horses, a few cows, a few chickens, and a large garden. |
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Recipe of the Month: Sweet Potato Casserole
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- 3 cups cooked and mased Sweet Potatoes
- ½ cup Butter
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
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- Topping:
- ½ cup Flour
- 1/3 cup Butter
- 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Pecans, chopped
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| Mix first 5 ingredients together and put in buttered baking dish. Combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle on top. Sprinkle ½ cup pecans on top of entire mixture. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown. This is a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving dinner. Yield: 1 – 9 x 13 pan.
This recipe comes from our featured cookbook of the month called "Miller Family Cookbook" (Item No. AMT-P-702). It is a collection of more than 160 pages of recipes. Don't forget to check out our Country Fresh Egg Noodles (Item No. AMT-N-1001) as well as some of our Gourmet Flavored Noodles. For more information on this cookbook and others, please visit our website at www.amishmart.com.
If you have a suggestion for a topic we could cover in a future newsletter or if you have any questions concerning Amish life, Amish food or any of our products, please feel free to send us an e-mail with your question.
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