Currently Featured Amish Recipes
1/2 lb. sweet chocolate
1 cup peanuts
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
Melt chocolate in top of double boiler over boiling water. Remove from heat, add condensed milk and peanuts. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper.
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
4 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla
nuts if desired
1/3 cup milk
2 cups oatmeal
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoon soda
6 ounce package chocolate chips
Cream shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Add eggs,
vinegar and vanilla, mix well. Stir in dry ingredients and mix
thoroughly. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls
on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375o for 9 to 11 minutes.
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 cup softened bread crumbs
1 egg - beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon thyme
2 tablespoons cooking oil
8 small white onions
1 can tomato soup (10 1/2 oz)
1 can condensed beef broth (10 1/2 oz.)
6 medium potatoes
6 carrots, scraped and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Combine first six ingredients. Shape into 24 meatballs. Brown meatballs in cooking oil in a 4 quart dutch oven. Remove as they brown. Combine soup and broth in dutch oven. Add meatballs and vegetables. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add parsley. Serves 6 to 8.
5 pounds ground beef
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery
1teaspoon chili powder
3 tablespoon salt and pepper
3 gallon water
1 gallon tomato puree
1 cup corn starch
2 gallons kidney beans
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
Brown meat, onions, celery and 1 teaspoon chili powder in a very large pot. Add water, tomato puree, 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder and salt and pepper. Let mixture come to a boil. Thicken with corn starch and then add kidney beans. Makes a very large batch.
24 marchmallows, cut up
1 large can pineapple chunks, drained and cut in half (save juice)
Mix above and set in cool place. Make following sauce:
2 tablespooons flour
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
pineapple juice
1 cup whipped cream
Cook first four ingredients in double boiler until thick. When cool, add whipped cream. Mix with fruit mixture and serve.
The Amish Way cookbook, compiled by Adrienne Lund, published by Jupiter Press, copyright revised edition 1994. Adrienne Lund is the author-publisher of nine Amish cookbooks and a children's book about the Amish way of life. Her books are available in our gift shop and in our online store. Visit her website at amishwaycookbooks.com. Used by permission.
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