Should I give a gift to the family who we bought a CSA farmshare from this year? I was at their house every week from May to Oct picking up produce, and even a few chickens. Complication is that they're an Amish family (maybe Swartzentuber?), and I have no idea what would be an appropriate gift. It's the parents, and about 5 kids under the age of 10. The best idea I have at the moment is a jar of maple syrup from my trees, since that's about the only thing their farm doesn't have.
posted by saffry on Nov 20, 2009 - 16 answers

I've got some Amish Friendship Bread starter that i've been keeping in 1 gallon zipper bags. The directions state to add 1 cup of flour, sugar and milk on the 5th day, and bake on the 10th, after feeding it another cup of flour sugar and milk. What else can this starter be used for? What's the best way to store it, do I have to split it into 4 before using 1 cup for bread? Any other sourdough tips?
posted by TuxHeDoh on Feb 7, 2008 - 7 answers

Can you help Amish looking for a lawyer? [more inside]
posted by mamaraks on Jan 11, 2008 - 14 answers

What is the facial hair protocol for a widowed Amish man? [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Nov 18, 2007 - 2 answers

How to visit Amish country in Ohio? I want to get beyond the for-tourist world and learn something more authentic about plain culture, but I don't want to be a rude outsider. Where should I go? Who should I talk to? What should I say? [more inside]
posted by terceiro on Aug 1, 2007 - 11 answers

Ok. so what, exactly, does the expression "I will not take the thing from your hand" mean? I understand that it is a reference to shunning within the Amish community, but where does the expression come from?
posted by exlotuseater on Jul 7, 2006 - 13 answers

Do you know of any examples of discrimination against the Amish in business?
posted by furiousxgeorge on Jul 28, 2005 - 7 answers