On 7/20/2010 6:40 PM, Arri London wrote:
> dejablues wrote:
>> Nothing Amish is worth recreating.
> That's not true at all!
>
> AT one point my team worked on a research project (in Ohio) that
> required obtaining blood samples from Amish families. Despite my having
> to stick needles in their arms, at *every* household we were offered
> piles of wonderful food. We were even given take-away packages of
> goodies when we didn't have time to stay for a meal.
>
> It's very 'plain' food but fresh and well-prepared. Abundant didn't even
> begin to describe it
>

In my limited experience, the Amish food I have tasted tended to be
fairly sweet. They cook lima beans in a very sweet BBQ sauce.

Becca