Amish Home Dinner

Amish Home Dinner

Monday, 9/9/2024

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We had the pleasure of having dinner at Alvin & Martha Lapp's house, a local Amish family. They do this as an additional income stream to supplement their farm. The family was delightful (especially the children) and there were homemade goods for sale after dinner. The meal, which consisted of salad, beets, "chow chow" (a homemade Amish staple of pickled vegetables), rolls, baked chicken, roast beef, mashed potatoes, buttered noodles, and corn fresh from their farm, had all the homemade flavor and goodness of Sunday dinner at Grandmas many decades ago. The meal was served family style and the children (of various ages) all took part in serving, refilling, clearing, and washing dishes.

We were greeted as we stepped of the bus by three of the family's children and their dog.

Their house was not a country cabin you might expect, but a modern, new home built on their farm.

We got a peek into their dairy barn.

One cow was especially social and interested in us.

No farm is complete without chickens for fresh eggs.

And there were ponies.

The boy's each had a favorite pony that they would ride (bareback) and love.

At dinner time we were ushered to the bottom floor on their house which they use for large events such as these dinners and Sunday church when it is their turn to host (Amish don't have church buildings but instead take turns hosting Sunday service at their houses).

The tables were set and ready for us to be seated. As you can see, this Amish family has electricity for this room because they generate it themselves with a propane generator.

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