Amish Cookbook - by Valerie Alston (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

You may not know much about the people of Amish, their religion, customs or traditions but you must surely know about their food or would've at least heard someone raving about it. But before we talk about their food, lets first look at who the Amish are, for people who don't know. The Amish are a separate and distinct part of the Traditionalist Christian Church whose roots stem from Swiss Anabaptist origins. Amish people can easily be identified in a group of people as even after so many years (and modernization) they have kept a simple lifestyle in which not only do they dress differently, but also their mode of transportation, their education, their attitudes, everything is different. Their dresses are plain and simple and usually of darker shades. The men adorn hats and beards, while the women adorn long dresses. But that's not what makes them most distinct. It's the fact that they have refused to adopt modern technology in any way. Whether it is electricity or kitchen appliance