WEAVERLAND MENNONITE FARM, MARION, NY

This farm was a hard one to find even with the map.  I stopped and asked someone how to get to the road it is on.  Hope you enjoy it.

JEAN'S YA-MA-ZETTA RECIPE

JEAN'S YA-MA-ZETTA RECIPE

1 1/2 lbs. hamburger, browned and season
1 pkg. noodles (or handmade), cook till tender
1 can tomato soup
1 can vegetable soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup  diced celery
1/2 lb. velveeta cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup

In a large bowl mix tomato soup, vegetable soup, chicken soup, celery, cheese and mushroom soup.  In loaf pan layer noodles, hamburger and soup mix.  Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.

You can use homemade noodles.  Also, you can use homemade soups.

DOREEN BAKES JEAN'S SOUR CREAM MAPLE PIE

Doreen baked Jean's Sour Cream Maple Pie and said: "I made the Sour Cream Maple Pie and it was delicious. But I changed the recipe a bit by adding peaches.  I also didn't want to use all the maple sugar since it was so expensive, so I used half which came out to be about 3/4 of a cup.  It was plenty sweet.

I lined the bottom of the pie shell with sliced peaches, mixed the rest of the ingredients and poured the mixture over the peaches. I used a 10" glass pie dish and baked it as the directions said."

I gave this recipe to Jean after I received it from Doreen.  Jean baked it at her home and said:  " I served it to the whole family and they really enjoyed it especially with the peaches.  The next day, I had to make two of them because my family wanted it for desert again.

Then Edward came up with the idea of putting apples in the bottom.  He increased the maple sugar to 1 cup as he felt the apples weren't as sweet as the peaches.  We really enjoyed that one, too.

Myself and my whole family thank Doreen for the changes in that recipe."

Jean

ELMER TELLS OF MOTHER'S DAY

A belated Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's.  Thought I would tell about our Mother's Day.  I thought I would tell you about our Mother's Day this year.  For a few years our Amish and David and Jean's Old Order Mennonite have gotten together to celebrate it.  This year we met at my friend's home that was shown last week.  They have a big lot next to their house and if it rained, we could meet in one of their barns.

On Mother's Day, the men cook.  All of us men had to bring a dish to pass, so I think that some of ladies did some cooking or baking.  I was suppose to bring pie.  As I can't cook and didn't want my daughters to have to bake, I was going to go to the store and buy it.  David, Eli, and a few more people, including myself,  went to two auctions last Saturday, that I will mention in another post.  When I got home, I was going to go to the store and buy the pie.  But, when I got to David's on the way home, Edward, had made one for me to bring.

On Sunday, our church was held at my friend's home, so after church we men set up the seats and tables.  We had our dish wagon and seat wagon there and Old Order Mennonite's dish wagon and seat wagon - so we had enough dishes, pots, pans, seats, etc. for all of us.  When the Old Order Mennonites arrive, we gave each of the Old Order Mennonite and Amish Mother's a flower.  The ladies sat and chatted while we men started cooking the chicken and set out the food.

As is our way, the men usually eat first, but not today.  The ladies got their meals first and us men served the coffee, dished out the food, etc. Before anyone ate both Bishop Joseph and Bishop Eli  gave grace and welcomed us together. After the ladies had been filled, we men ate.  Then we did all the dishes, and loaded up the dish wagons.  The ladies clapped for us after we got done.

The rest of the afternoon, we spent talking.  The little children played in the yard.  Shortly before milking time, we men loaded the seats into the wagons.  Then we headed for home.  I do believe we all had a great time today - especially the ladies.  Before we left Bishop Eli reminded the ladies that Father's Day is next month.

For Mother's Day, I gave my Mother a magazine holder that she had seen.  She had seen it when she and Anna went to a friends home.  I found out who had made it and asked them to make one for my Mother, which he did.  When I went to get the magazine holder, I saw he had a seasoning holder that went around, which is what Anna wanted.  So I bought that for Anna for Mother's Day.  I know Anna is not my Mother, but she is the Mother of our children.  Each of our children gave Anna a present.  One of our daughter's bought Anna the dress material Anna was going to buy, but thought too expensive.  Another daughter brought her some plants for her garden.  One daughter brought plants for our house.  Our sons and daughter-in-laws gave her more plants, a shawl, knitting material. a bag to carry her knitting material in, and a purse.  John gave her candy made by a friend of Anna's.  When the three of us were alone, Anna told John, that the candy was her favorite gift.  Oh, I almost forgot what we got my Mother-in-law.  We got her a magazine holder like we got my Mother.  I think the ladies got some nice gifts for Mother's Day.

The weather was beautiful for the weekend.  The sun was shining.  It was nice and warm.  We couldn't have asked for a better weekend especially for Mother's Day.

Trust God's Wisdom,
Elmer

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMS

                                                          Mary A. Burke
                                              3/8/09      to        4/17/95
                                              HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM
                                                         LOVE,
                                                         Marilyn
                                                     

A LOVE CAKE FOR MOTHER

1 can of "obedience"
several pounds of "affection"
1 pint of "neatness"
some holiday, birthday, and everyday "surprises"
1 can of "running errands" (willing brand)
1 box powdered "get up when I should"
1 bottle of "keep sunny all day long"
1 can of "pure thoughtfulness"

Mix well, bake in a hearty warm oven and serve to "mother" every day.  She ought to have it in big slices,

By Arlene Miller
Amish-Country Cookbook


Starting next Sunday, I will have churches on again.

MENNONITE GROCERY STORE GOING UP IN MARION, NY

My bosses boss was at our Nutrition Center and said that someone was building a new grocery store where Surfine use to be in Marion, NY.  Surfine Grocery had closed many years ago and the building was vacant. Seeing Marion is only 5 miles from where I live, I jumped in the car and went over there to take pictures.  The people building it are Weaverland Mennonite.  The building looks like Sauders in Seneca Falls, right down to the same paint colors - but it is not Sauders - it is someone else.  Anyway here are pictures of it going up.  I plan to go over there and see if I can get inside pictures when it opens.

A FRIEND OF ELMER'S AND ANNA'S FARM

Elmer directed me to this farm.  The people that own this are close friends of Elmer and Anna's.  The people gave me permission to take pictures of the their house and farm.  While I was taking pictures Elmer, Anna and their friends were in the room on the left side of their home with the windows.  Elmer said to note in picture three that power line comes from the road to pole and from the pole to the barn but NOT to the house.  New York State law is if you have milk cows you must have electric in your barn to run the milk vat.  Of course, most of the Amish, use electric milkers. I asked Elmer's friends if they wanted to see the pictures after I took them.  They didn't care.  I showed them to them to make sure they approved them.  Really, I think they looked at them to make sure I didn't have their faces in them.  Anyway, they approved the pictures.  They laughed that I took pictures of their wash on the line.