dejablues wrote:
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> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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> >> 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
>
> I detest the Amish and all they represent and will never miss a chance to
> bash them. I don't care if people don't like that.
> I understand that they are a very popular group for genetic studies, since
> they are all descended from about 200 immigrants, hence your blood testing
> project.


Precisely. We were investigating a genetic disease, cystic fibrosis.