Ruthann, I am so glad to hear that you and your mother still talk. In some cultures or religions, once a child leaves the parents or religion, they are shunned. I was so relieved and warmed in my spirit. It's the kind of relief that I could cry. God bless you and your family.
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I grew up not to far from Lancaster County and there were alot of Mennonite families and churches in our town. I loved the food and the sweet breakfast bread/cakes . I've eaten alot of Pennsylvania/Dutch food. My Dad loved Scrapple, I never cared for it. I've lived in Arkansas for 50 years now and it's a whole different way of eating. I have always chosen to cook real food from scratch when I'm able. It is depressing that now due to deteriorating eyesight and poor health I'm unable to cook like I'm used to.Still very blessed though.
i'm sure that is very frustrating, but i imagine you can still do some, since you're so comfortable in the kitchen... imagine if you weren't and you couldn't accomplish any real-food cooking now... and yes, no matter what the season of life I have found they are all overflowing with blessings, even amidst the difficulties.
Ruthann is just awesome...She is so knowledgeable about growing food and farming holistically...I just found her vlog and Im obsessed with her you tube vlogs...She has a beautiful family and she is a truly beautiful, honest person...She is smart beyond words...i feel blessed she shares her knowledge and I thank you for having her on your channel😊
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Being raised Pa Dutch in Pa but not mennonite or amish. Food is such a part of the dutchie culture. We’re not a touchy feely bunch( thank you german ancestry lol )but making those comforting foods is how we always showed our love. Gathering for Sunday dinners at Grandma’s , having pot pie , the real pot pie I might add and 7 sweets and 7 sours, that was love.
I am over 60 and my mother‘s parents were both German and raised on a farm and lived on a dairy farm when I was young. I still remember my grandmother talking about blood sausage and pig brains. I also remember watching her process chickens in her basement kitchen, the milkhouse and pig barn, and so much more. I miss that way of life.
Shoo Fly Pie is so old that we learned it in school that they were made along with fancy pies to lure flies away from the ones that were served. Then someone came up with screened in pie safes etc... Slaves usually got the Shoo Fly Pies...sorry to burst your bubble...lol.😮❤
Ruth Ann, is such a smart and talanted young lady. I love her channel, she teaches me something new every time I see her (And I am old enough to be her mother) She is such a good mother you can tell her children love and respect her. Thanks for interviewing her..
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I love RuthAnn’s channel too. I learn something new on every video. I’m 74 years old and she motivates me to be a better homemaker. Although I’ve been cooking for 50+ years, I’m now learning more about canning. RuthAnn is a wonderful mother and wife. I have not figured out where she gets all her energy from though.
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I discovered Homesteading with the Zimmermans You Tube channel this week and I am in love! 🥰. I have binge watched every day and saving almost every episode. You will love what she teaches and the children are what every mother wishes children to be.
I am addicted to RuthAnn, I am from central PA and my GrandPops drove the Amish to the store and where ever they needed to go. I played with the children and ate at the church gatherings. My Grandmother was Ex-communicated but we still held the heritage, I am now 60 and all that headage is lost. My mother was the youngest of 10 siblings. I have no family left, so I guess I adopted RuthAnn's to get me through my very lonely golden years.
I agree.. I just found her a couple of weeks ago. She teaches SO MUCH MORE than just about meals. It feels like I’m being immersed in a modified Mennonite culture, and I’ve picked up so many life tips and a more mindful perspective in how she tackles day-to-day life.
@ldg2655 I understand exactly what you are saying. Only thing that I have issues with is their spiritual doctrine. I don't agree with certain things that they do. Lifestyle would not bother me. Due to genealogy, somewhere along the way, my maternal side is of plain roots. I enjoy plain and simple. Don't have to worry about me "Jones'en." I don't want to be like those around me. I have a modest home, inside and out. At one time, I had family who wanted us to be like others. All that did was cause problems that were hard to get away from.
Lol I made a comment to my husband that this woman needs to write a book on raising children. Right after I made that comment she said she has an e-book on the subject. If I were a young mother, I would buy that book. I do not have any grandchildren. But if we were to something to change, I would implement many of her ideas.
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I’m the opposite of RuthAnn… I grew up worldly and became a Mennonite… in PA. Now I have started a RUclips channel to teach people to to homestead prep cook! I’m Pennsylvania Dutch… my ancestors came from Germany during that time period.
@@ameliainpdx1775 Yes, I haven’t really come and mention it on my channel but I would like to do a video on it soon. I drop hints here and there like how I use to work at Wendy’s and Mc Donald’s.
@@MennoniteFarmhouse With us, we didn't know we had Mennonite background on both sides. My dad slways mentioned our Jewish backgrund on his dad's side, & mentioned that they "went Luthern" here in the states (around 1900 when they escaped from Russia), but nothing else. My mom's mom didn't mention that there was Mennonite on her mom's side & we just recently found out that our bio grandfather was Mennonite as well. (DNA sites can be great). Nothing was said when my sisters & I joined our local Mennonite church in 1968, by my dad or his siblings or by my mom's mom. Found out dad's side at great aunt's funeral & then my uncle confirmed it on being questioned. Our church wasn't started until the 1920s as a mission church. My sisters have gone on to others churches in the last 30 years & I'm still on the books for PMC now, but in listening to their podcasts the last couple of years, I doubt I'll ever return there.... I need sermons that are from the Bible & not following politically correct guidelines to keep their tax exempt status. I have noticed that the further from the East Coast the "church" is the more liberal it is & the more politically correct it is. So sad there. And Oregon is known/was known as the most unchurched state in the nation.... Really sad thing to have happened here.
But RuthAnn is not worldly, she was saved !!! She found Jesus, the one and true God, the Lord of lords, the King of kings….. praise the Lord !!! Blessings
What you call "'home fries", in Sweden we say "raw fried" potatoes and potatoes that are cooked and cold we cut in small cubes and fries in butter with chopped onions, serve it with fried eggs and pickled red beats and that its called " Pytt i panna"! 🙂
Yeah! I lived in Bandera, Texas for almost 10 years. I worked in a cafe. Breakfast Tacos was the number one item for whenever you're hungry. Chicken Fried Steak was my favorite meal with fries and cream gravy. I must have gained 30 pounds. Man....talk about good food...lol.😁🙃
I have just found Ruthanns channel and can’t get enough of her. As a woman I was sold a bill of goods that I needed education and a career. I spent yrs raising children while working and getting educated to ultimately open my own businesses. Thank goodness for my husband who took over the domestic duties of running a household while also working. I retired at 54 , and am discovering now that I’ve become a homesteader just how much I missed out on not learning , cooking, baking, canning , growing food, ect ect. Turning back the clock when woman were proud to be wives and mothers , I can help but wonder what if Betty Crocker hadnt put those words on that box, “ Just add an egg.” Great interview, thanks for having this precious woman on. 🌟❤️🇨🇦
She is s treasure for sure and I TOTALLY hear you... I bought into the SAME lies, because my mom did and I followed suit. But I'm thankful to have discovered some different ways to do things now, aren't you? Better late than never :)
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My father left us when I was young there were 4 children, my mom had to work to support the family. But she came home every night and made dinner and every holiday she would make Pie and I remember always being in the kitchen with her. I distinctly can see her in my memory, trimming the extra dough off the edges. I thought she was amazing. My mom was the best person ever. I miss her every single day.
Your mom sounds like an amazing lady and I love that you have such fond memories with her in the kitchen. (I too can see my mom trilling the pie plate and cutting the excess crust with her bread knife like it was a work of art.)
I found you because I am addicted to RuthAnn, I am from central PA and my GrandPops drove the Amish to the store and where ever they needed to go. I played with the children and ate at the church gatherings. My Grandmother was Ex-communicated but we still held the heritage, I am now 60 and all that heritage is lost. My mother was the youngest of 10 siblings. I have no family left, so I guess I adopted RuthAnn's to get me through my very lonely golden years. Thanks for sharing and I can make you a shoofly pie, real PA pot pie, or even boiled dinner.
I was born in Wisconsin and transplanted in Brownsville Texas. My grandmother was an awesome cook and even worked at a bus station kitchen. She passed when I was 2, but can still remember her cherry pies and cookies. She had a special tin she kept her cookies in and kept it in her pantry under the stairs. I believe the love of cooking is also in our DNA along with watching our parents cook. My mother is now 98 and I care for her FULL TIME. I Loved going to a friend's dairy farm up north and seeing them milk the cows. I guess it stuck, because I am 62 and have my cows and milk several. Ruth Ann's videos have helped me expand my learning of prep from scratch. Can chat if you'd like. Paula Waldrep
awww, for some reason I'm just now seeing your comment! I'm 54 and miss my parents dearly and have lost almost all my parents' siblings... they too were both from families of 10 children and were both on the young end of those 10. So sorry you feel lonely! Do you have a community of friends I hope?
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I enjoy the Zimmermans on RUclips and I am grateful to drive and listen. I drive a long way to and from work on a daily basis and this helps. I am in my mid 60’s and my life hasn’t had an identifiable culture. I’m late to the idea that food and culture are a meaningful combination. Recently I made the decision to garden and cook at home as much as possible. I am trying to create a culture of my own and I realized that for me this wasn’t a spiritual based decision but a kitchen based one. 💗
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I grew up outside of PHILY,my mom was PA Dutch,so we learned how to cook like the Mennonite folds!Also born again Christians!IMyfavorite is Chicken pot pie ,or chicken soup,plus Cole slaw ,cucumber salad,picked beets with eggs!Beef stew,roast beef and gravy ,mashed. Potatos,Turkey dinner, with bread stuffing ,lots of gravey. gravey!Pies,and bread,jams,and jellys!It's the best!
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I love watching Ruth Ann!!! She is my favorite channel on RUclips. She’s down to earth, talented, smart I can’t stress enough what a great teacher she is. Ruth Ann if you see this know that you are greatly loved and appreciated for all you do and share. Thank you 💗
Oh, thank you for mentioning the pecan pie with maple syrup. Even with black strap molasses. I prefer these two ways over karo syrup(overly sweet and too gooy). It has a bit of a drier texture, but I just love eating it when it's made this way.🥰😛 I am also a fan of shoo fly pie. I have had scrapple with ketchup, but with the mention of Maple syrup, I will have to try that the next time I get some. I enjoy CANNING pickled eggs with beets, red onion, and Pickling Spices. I have mastered my grandmother's cake recipe. If you were to look at it written down on a card, you'd be saying, "Oh my? How much of this, how much of that, and do you do this, or do you do that." So I understand what you're talking about these unwritten recipes, or even if they are written, they are not recipes as what you would find in a. Betty Crocker cook book.
Yes! Making the bread! My grandma always had zwiebach ready to go, along with so many other things. I can picture her hands also. Now that I make bread, I know it is not really about the bread. It is the connection and love for family. ❤
I've been following RuthAnn on RUclips for a while now and just love her and her family. What an inspiration she is! Thanks for having her on your show...
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I enjoyed this chat so much. I have to find the recipe for the pecan pie with maple syrup. "Freestyle in the kitchen", I love it!!!! Thank you for sharing
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Ruthann you made me think of making pasta. We had sheets laying on the bed and floor to dry. We made pot pie and wide noodles. But when I say I'm making pot pie. People think I'm making those things that come out of a box. But I'm making a pot of chicken broth. Have it come to a boil add the pot pie noodles, chicken, onions in layers. Stir so pasta doesn't stick. Cook till noodles are cooked. You are really making me hungry. Born and raised in York, Pa till I married and my husband went into the service.
Ruthann-I lived in York for 38 yrs & was in Lancaster all the time. I now live in Bucks County . Happy we have 2 Amish Markets here. I have collected lots of P. Buckley Moss prints which center around Amish life. Check them out !
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SCRUNCHINS…….My dad was born in 1932 in St. Johns, Newfinland. When pan cooking fish, the skin would be crisp and accompanied by scrunchkins. He would cube meat fat and fry, small and crispy.
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You are so right on! I have always cooked from scratch and you are right in it is just muscle memory! I was blessed and learned from my Mom and grand mom. Its so hard to cook when I have to use brain space!! You inside me to pass this on to grandkids! You keep up the good job!
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It’s funny how we remember things when we were little, but at that specific time we were not trying to remember. In my case I used to watch my grandmother prepare dinner every night because I was always at the kitchen table doing my homework. To this day, I can cook everything she made. The smells and the recipes while I prepare them reminds me of her. I miss her a lot, and the memories of her are always with me.
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I grew up in the same PA area and just loved visiting the Mennonite markets. I had to learn how to make my own scrapple because I had to change my diet to gluten free, deer meat was the best one I ever made.
Very sad that the Amish here in Indiana are nothing like RuthAnn - they fill their carts of junk food just like everyone else . . . eye opening for this transplanted AZ girl. We grew up with Mennonites but they were not horse and buggy - they drove cars, just dressed differently. Most of the men that we see do roofing now - not farming or woodwork. But I think they had to change with the times to make money. My daughter is a truck driver and delivers rolls of steel to Amish farms and they take it off with block and tackle!!! Amazing.
I love homemade noodles! I would always make batches at the holiday time for my mother in law to sell at her church bazaars and I would put a clean sheet on top of my king sized bed and jus cover the whole bed with noodles to dry..I love doing these things
Potato dumplings. Equal parts cooked potatoes and grated RAW potatoes mixed, then shaped Into balls and cooked in salted boiling water. Delicious with roast pork and veggies. I use some pork fat spooned over the dumplings. I am a real German! 100%.
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I love how Ruthann describes her cooking... I cook the same. Have just about all my life... a recipe in my eyes are just a guideline till you figure out what to change. :) Great video. Thanks.
I love what Ruthann said about caretakers and repetitive tasks and how this provides stability and dependability - something that is so crucial to early child development, and it's what we remember and and have nostalgia for later in life - it's like an anchor for us. And the foods and sounds and smells that are associated with it are part of that anchoring process. It's something that in our culture isn't really a big consideration at this time as we are so busy running here and there and daily life loses it's consistency and has become a bit chaotic. We see this chaos reflected in kids. Such a very simple thing - but sometimes it's the simple things that are the most important.
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This is response to your question at the beginning. I prefer to watch & listen. I think it's boring just to listen to someone w/o seeing them. Just my opinion though.
I have found that if I make food the way that I like it, others will enjoy it as well. My daughter likes an exact recipe, which is difficult for me, and I have to explain that a recipe is just a guideline that you follow and then change in your own way to make it taste the way you like.
I made butter for the first time today. Although I had to buy the cream from the grocery it’s not cost effective to do so. I put the butter in ice water till clear and froze it. I saved the buttermilk and stored it in the fridge the way Ruthann said to do. I felt pretty good about trying it today.
that's exciting!!! Good for you! I remember being SHOCKED that it "worked" the first time I made butter :) And yes, definitely save and use that buttermilk!
I have the same hand pasta machine as Ruthanne, and I got it from the Thrift store also. And yes the handle does come out easy. You just wipe it of and air dry.
Love watching two of my favorite ladies talk! I love how the homesteading/homemaking community continues to expand and deepen. When I think that it has been less than a year that I've known about you two...and how much I've learned and continue to use you both when I have a cooking/canning/health question. Just so excited for what I still have to learn! Blessings, Marie
Awww, well I love Ruth Ann, and I'm tickled you think of her and I when you have questions on these topics. (And, btw, I'm still learning too, it makes life fun... hope I do till I go to meet Jesus, heck, I hope I'm still learning for eternity... ) So glad you're here!!
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I freestyle cooked from scratch for over 40 years…..my husband would say “don’t tell mom you liked what she made because chances are she won’t remember exactly what she put in it” 🤪😂
You can make, then cook, fresh pasta. Rinse in cold water to stop cooking, then dehydrate the pasta. It's like store bought as far as cooking and storing. Just you know what is in your food. I have the same pasta machine as Ruthann❤
I think how we grew up makes a huge difference in having "real food." The only canned food that was in my mother's kitchen was tuna. To me having real food starts with cooking meats. Buy a whole chicken, or at least bone in chicken, then use it for soup, or a casserole. Soon you'll be doing more cooking from the heart than using a recipe, and you will gradually add to your repertoire, or buy a pot roast and add your own potatoes. Start simple, with one thing. It will grow! Then YOUR family with have a heritage of cooking real food.
@@MichelleVisser yes, it is still there. I no longer live in that area but several years ago an elderly aunt who worked there when I did treated us to Thanksgiving dinner at Good ‘n Plenty. Brought back lots of memories. ☺️
true, in the literal sense... but most folks today use the term to refer to convenience food or pre-prepared foods, which of course is what we were referring to
My Grandmother who was raised Amish until her parents moved to Canada cooked very German foods. I ate German foods which I still love to this day at her table. Homemade butter, pies, noodles and delicious meat dishes, all my comfort foods.
My daddy grew up in southern Illinois and I believe they were Methodist, but I was only 12 when they died in 1960. I grew up in Irving, Texas…right outside Dallas…my great-grandparents, all four of them on my mom’s side, immigrated to America around 1870 from France. My Illinois great-grandparents were of English, Irish and Welsh descent. When I was growing up, my daddy always talked about something my Grandma Davis made when he was growing up called “rivels”. So, one time my Aunt Stella came down to visit and I asked her to show me how to make rivels. It turns out that they are basically a form of tiny pasta. Flour, eggs, salt worked together with your finger tips…then kind of patted out on a cutting board, fairly thin, then cutting very small pieces, pushing the pieces off into boiling salted water. When they float to the top, you dip them out with a slotted spoon…then start over making another batch. My Aunt Stella’s husband for almost 60 years, was named Lewis Hogendobler. His family was from Germany and the rivels are very similar to a German dish that I can’t think of the name right now. RuthAnn, have you ever made rivels?
My mom grew up Mennonite and my dad Amish. Some of my favorite traditional dishes that my mom fixed were tomato gravy over torn up buttered bread, scrambled eggs, and skillet fried shredded potatoes; chicken rivel soup; ground cherry pie; and damf knepp (sp?). Sooo good!
@@lamgardn3800 So fascinating! So the Amish are open to folks choosing to leave the Amish church and they continue to have a relationship with them? (Shunning is no longer a thing?)
Oh, and the tomato gravy meal was eaten for breakfast or supper, never lunch...in our family. I don't know the ins and out of shunning in the various Amish churches. There's Old Order, New Order, Beachy Amish, Swartzentruber Amish... My family didn’t shun my dad, possibly because he joined a Mennonite church.
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I wonder where my family learned to make scrapple from - I'm next to the youngest of 6 kids and by the time I was in school they didn't make it anymore but my mom talked about my Grandma making it . . .
I use a paint brush to clean my pasta maker, and I never use water. Just brush it all out with the paintbrush. Just let your dough rest for 30 minutes before rolling out and it will roll out easier.
Such a lovely interview. I adore Ruthann and her videos. I found her last fall and I have been watching her videos. When she was talking about Scrapple it reminded me of my roots. My Family has a big Germany background and my parents grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio which has a huge German Population. They serve something there that I have never seen or about before called Goetta. Here is the definition: WHAT IS GOETTA? Pronounced “GET-uh,” Goetta is a German breakfast sausage that blends the textures and flavors of pork, beef, whole grain steel-cut oats, fresh onions, and spices. It’s absolutely delicious when fried crispy and served with maple syrup! I just thought I would share this with you because Scrapple reminded me of it. 💕🙏
I grew up in Western PA, Mom and Nana made pickled beets. They were always on the table. My brother and I loved them. We had eggs pickled in the pickled beet juice regularly.
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I lived in Lancaster county! My neighbors were all Amish and Mennonite and I lived living there!! They taught me so much ..the favorite place I lived! I did my grocery shopping, farm to farm every Friday One farm would tell you where to get things you were looking for and how to get the farm! Lancaster Pa. IS ONE OF the most beautiful places!!
My Dad was German and Dutch. We copied a lot of things from the Pennsylvania Dutch. Dad got a lot of farming sense from them. An elderly neighbor of them taught Dad to make spaghetti. He brought it home to my mother and taught her to cook it. Great for our large family. Our favorite food to this day. We had several nationalities around us to learn from. So we are multi cultural. Old world people seemed to be who appealed to us the most.😉😏
Ruthann, I am so glad to hear that you and your mother still talk. In some cultures or religions, once a child leaves the parents or religion, they are shunned. I was so relieved and warmed in my spirit. It's the kind of relief that I could cry. God bless you and your family.
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I grew up not to far from Lancaster County and there were alot of Mennonite families and churches in our town. I loved the food and the sweet breakfast bread/cakes . I've eaten alot of Pennsylvania/Dutch food. My Dad loved Scrapple, I never cared for it. I've lived in Arkansas for 50 years now and it's a whole different way of eating. I have always chosen to cook real food from scratch when I'm able. It is depressing that now due to deteriorating eyesight and poor health I'm unable to cook like I'm used to.Still very blessed though.
i'm sure that is very frustrating, but i imagine you can still do some, since you're so comfortable in the kitchen... imagine if you weren't and you couldn't accomplish any real-food cooking now... and yes, no matter what the season of life I have found they are all overflowing with blessings, even amidst the difficulties.
Ruthann is just awesome...She is so knowledgeable about growing food and farming holistically...I just found her vlog and Im obsessed with her you tube vlogs...She has a beautiful family and she is a truly beautiful, honest person...She is smart beyond words...i feel blessed she shares her knowledge and I thank you for having her on your channel😊
I agree!! It is a joy to call Ruthann "friend." So glad you enjoyed this episode!
RuthAnn is a treasure, for sure!
To me there's nothing more beautiful than a confident, authentic person and Ruthanne is just so beautiful. I love everything about her❤
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Being raised Pa Dutch in Pa but not mennonite or amish. Food is such a part of the dutchie culture. We’re not a touchy feely bunch( thank you german ancestry lol )but making those comforting foods is how we always showed our love. Gathering for Sunday dinners at Grandma’s , having pot pie , the real pot pie I might add and 7 sweets and 7 sours, that was love.
very good point about how the reserved German culture shows love with food :)
I am over 60 and my mother‘s parents were both German and raised on a farm and lived on a dairy farm when I was young. I still remember my grandmother talking about blood sausage and pig brains. I also remember watching her process chickens in her basement kitchen, the milkhouse and pig barn, and so much more. I miss that way of life.
what cherished memories!
Shoo Fly Pie is so old that we learned it in school that they were made along with fancy pies to lure flies away from the ones that were served. Then someone came up with screened in pie safes etc... Slaves usually got the Shoo Fly Pies...sorry to burst your bubble...lol.😮❤
Was it Shady Maple Smorgasberg Restaurant in Lamcaster ?
YES! Shady Maples!! You're right
Ruth Ann, is such a smart and talanted young lady. I love her channel, she teaches me something new every time I see her (And I am old enough to be her mother) She is such a good mother you can tell her children love and respect her. Thanks for interviewing her..
Her genuineness is evident.
@@li2mcclure for sure! RuthAnn is the best. New episode with her available 12/4/23!
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I love RuthAnn’s channel too. I learn something new on every video. I’m 74 years old and she motivates me to be a better homemaker. Although I’ve been cooking for 50+ years, I’m now learning more about canning. RuthAnn is a wonderful mother and wife. I have not figured out where she gets all her energy from though.
isn't she great!!?? I totally agree that I'm always learning something or being inspired by RuthAnn. And yes, she's the energizer bunny :)
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I am 75 and just recently found Ruthann’s site. I love her too. I am learning so much from her.
I discovered Homesteading with the Zimmermans You Tube channel this week and I am in love! 🥰. I have binge watched every day and saving almost every episode. You will love what she teaches and the children are what every mother wishes children to be.
RuthAnn is a friend and non-stop encourager
I am addicted to RuthAnn, I am from central PA and my GrandPops drove the Amish to the store and where ever they needed to go. I played with the children and ate at the church gatherings. My Grandmother was Ex-communicated but we still held the heritage, I am now 60 and all that headage is lost. My mother was the youngest of 10 siblings. I have no family left, so I guess I adopted RuthAnn's to get me through my very lonely golden years.
I feel like they are my family as well.
I agree.. I just found her a couple of weeks ago. She teaches SO MUCH MORE than just about meals. It feels like I’m being immersed in a modified Mennonite culture, and I’ve picked up so many life tips and a more mindful perspective in how she tackles day-to-day life.
@ldg2655
I understand exactly what you are saying.
Only thing that I have issues with is their spiritual doctrine. I don't agree with certain things that they do.
Lifestyle would not bother me.
Due to genealogy, somewhere along the way, my maternal side is of plain roots.
I enjoy plain and simple. Don't have to worry about me "Jones'en." I don't want to be like those around me. I have a modest home, inside and out. At one time, I had family who wanted us to be like others. All that did was cause problems that were hard to get away from.
Lol I made a comment to my husband that this woman needs to write a book on raising children. Right after I made that comment she said she has an e-book on the subject. If I were a young mother, I would buy that book. I do not have any grandchildren. But if we were to something to change, I would implement many of her ideas.
Ruth Ann is an awesome mom.
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I’m the opposite of RuthAnn… I grew up worldly and became a Mennonite… in PA. Now I have started a RUclips channel to teach people to to homestead prep cook! I’m Pennsylvania Dutch… my ancestors came from Germany during that time period.
Hi LeAnne, I didn't know that about you.
@@ameliainpdx1775 Yes, I haven’t really come and mention it on my channel but I would like to do a video on it soon. I drop hints here and there like how I use to work at Wendy’s and Mc Donald’s.
@@MennoniteFarmhouse With us, we didn't know we had Mennonite background on both sides. My dad slways mentioned our Jewish backgrund on his dad's side, & mentioned that they "went Luthern" here in the states (around 1900 when they escaped from Russia), but nothing else.
My mom's mom didn't mention that there was Mennonite on her mom's side & we just recently found out that our bio grandfather was Mennonite as well. (DNA sites can be great).
Nothing was said when my sisters & I joined our local Mennonite church in 1968, by my dad or his siblings or by my mom's mom.
Found out dad's side at great aunt's funeral & then my uncle confirmed it on being questioned. Our church wasn't started until the 1920s as a mission church.
My sisters have gone on to others churches in the last 30 years & I'm still on the books for PMC now, but in listening to their podcasts the last couple of years, I doubt I'll ever return there.... I need sermons that are from the Bible & not following politically correct guidelines to keep their tax exempt status.
I have noticed that the further from the East Coast the "church" is the more liberal it is & the more politically correct it is. So sad there. And Oregon is known/was known as the most unchurched state in the nation.... Really sad thing to have happened here.
But RuthAnn is not worldly, she was saved !!! She found Jesus, the one and true God, the Lord of lords, the King of kings….. praise the Lord !!!
Blessings
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In texas, we call the shredded potatoes hash browns. Very good 👍
Same here, in New England (and I'm from the Mid-Atlantic area) but i've never wondered WHY we call them that...
I love hash browns fried up with onions. 🥰
What you call "'home fries", in Sweden we say "raw fried" potatoes and potatoes that are cooked and cold we cut in small cubes and fries in butter with chopped onions, serve it with fried eggs and pickled red beats and that its called " Pytt i panna"! 🙂
Yeah! I lived in Bandera, Texas for almost 10 years. I worked in a cafe. Breakfast Tacos was the number one item for whenever you're hungry. Chicken Fried Steak was my favorite meal with fries and cream gravy. I must have gained 30 pounds. Man....talk about good food...lol.😁🙃
I have just found Ruthanns channel and can’t get enough of her. As a woman I was sold a bill of goods that I needed education and a career. I spent yrs raising children while working and getting educated to ultimately open my own businesses. Thank goodness for my husband who took over the domestic duties of running a household while also working. I retired at 54 , and am discovering now that I’ve become a homesteader just how much I missed out on not learning , cooking, baking, canning , growing food, ect ect. Turning back the clock when woman were proud to be wives and mothers , I can help but wonder what if Betty Crocker hadnt put those words on that box, “ Just add an egg.” Great interview, thanks for having this precious woman on. 🌟❤️🇨🇦
She is s treasure for sure and I TOTALLY hear you... I bought into the SAME lies, because my mom did and I followed suit. But I'm thankful to have discovered some different ways to do things now, aren't you? Better late than never :)
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My father left us when I was young there were 4 children, my mom had to work to support the family. But she came home every night and made dinner and every holiday she would make Pie and I remember always being in the kitchen with her. I distinctly can see her in my memory, trimming the extra dough off the edges. I thought she was amazing. My mom was the best person ever. I miss her every single day.
Your mom sounds like an amazing lady and I love that you have such fond memories with her in the kitchen. (I too can see my mom trilling the pie plate and cutting the excess crust with her bread knife like it was a work of art.)
I found you because I am addicted to RuthAnn, I am from central PA and my GrandPops drove the Amish to the store and where ever they needed to go. I played with the children and ate at the church gatherings. My Grandmother was Ex-communicated but we still held the heritage, I am now 60 and all that heritage is lost. My mother was the youngest of 10 siblings. I have no family left, so I guess I adopted RuthAnn's to get me through my very lonely golden years.
Thanks for sharing and I can make you a shoofly pie, real PA pot pie, or even boiled dinner.
I am happy that Ruthann lifestyle is helping make you happier.
I was born in Wisconsin and transplanted in Brownsville Texas.
My grandmother was an awesome cook and even worked at a bus station kitchen. She passed when I was 2, but can still remember her cherry pies and cookies. She had a special tin she kept her cookies in and kept it in her pantry under the stairs. I believe the love of cooking is also in our DNA along with watching our parents cook. My mother is now 98 and I care for her FULL TIME. I Loved going to a friend's dairy farm up north and seeing them milk the cows. I guess it stuck, because I am 62 and have my cows and milk several.
Ruth Ann's videos have helped me expand my learning of prep from scratch. Can chat if you'd like. Paula Waldrep
awww, for some reason I'm just now seeing your comment! I'm 54 and miss my parents dearly and have lost almost all my parents' siblings... they too were both from families of 10 children and were both on the young end of those 10. So sorry you feel lonely! Do you have a community of friends I hope?
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I enjoy the Zimmermans on RUclips and I am grateful to drive and listen. I drive a long way to and from work on a daily basis and this helps. I am in my mid 60’s and my life hasn’t had an identifiable culture. I’m late to the idea that food and culture are a meaningful combination. Recently I made the decision to garden and cook at home as much as possible. I am trying to create a culture of my own and I realized that for me this wasn’t a spiritual based decision but a kitchen based one. 💗
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Love the Zimmermins!
I grew up outside of PHILY,my mom was PA Dutch,so we learned how to cook like the Mennonite folds!Also born again Christians!IMyfavorite is Chicken pot pie ,or chicken soup,plus Cole slaw ,cucumber salad,picked beets with eggs!Beef stew,roast beef and gravy ,mashed. Potatos,Turkey dinner, with bread stuffing ,lots of gravey. gravey!Pies,and bread,jams,and jellys!It's the best!
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I love watching Ruth Ann!!! She is my favorite channel on RUclips. She’s down to earth, talented, smart I can’t stress enough what a great teacher she is. Ruth Ann if you see this know that you are greatly loved and appreciated for all you do and share. Thank you 💗
She's a great friend
Oh, thank you for mentioning the pecan pie with maple syrup. Even with black strap molasses. I prefer these two ways over karo syrup(overly sweet and too gooy). It has a bit of a drier texture, but I just love eating it when it's made this way.🥰😛
I am also a fan of shoo fly pie.
I have had scrapple with ketchup, but with the mention of Maple syrup, I will have to try that the next time I get some.
I enjoy CANNING pickled eggs with beets, red onion, and Pickling Spices.
I have mastered my grandmother's cake recipe. If you were to look at it written down on a card, you'd be saying, "Oh my? How much of this, how much of that, and do you do this, or do you do that." So I understand what you're talking about these unwritten recipes, or even if they are written, they are not recipes as what you would find in a. Betty Crocker cook book.
Yes! Making the bread! My grandma always had zwiebach ready to go, along with so many other things. I can picture her hands also. Now that I make bread, I know it is not really about the bread. It is the connection and love for family. ❤
yes!!! 100% so many defining moments are centered around good food
I've been following RuthAnn on RUclips for a while now and just love her and her family. What an inspiration she is! Thanks for having her on your show...
she's a great friend and such an inspiration
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I do like to be able to see your faces, as you talk. A lovely interview. I have subscribed. God bless! 😊👍❤
I enjoyed this chat so much.
I have to find the recipe for the pecan pie with maple syrup. "Freestyle in the kitchen", I love it!!!!
Thank you for sharing
I just love RuthAnn, she is so wholesome, kind, caring, loving, smart and a true inspiration!!!!
Blessings
I agree, all the way around. :)
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Ruthann you made me think of making pasta. We had sheets laying on the bed and floor to dry. We made pot pie and wide noodles. But when I say I'm making pot pie. People think I'm making those things that come out of a box. But I'm making a pot of chicken broth. Have it come to a boil add the pot pie noodles, chicken, onions in layers. Stir so pasta doesn't stick. Cook till noodles are cooked. You are really making me hungry. Born and raised in York, Pa till I married and my husband went into the service.
The things you can is different than the Englishers.canning your potatoes and baked beans and i think there was a. Couple other things also
I love "Homesteading with the Zimmermans." It is my favorite RUclips Video!
My favorite channel too❤
My husband says I can make gravy everyday and it never taste the same, not that it isnt good, just doesnt taste the same... I dont follow a recipe...
Ruthann-I lived in York for 38 yrs & was in Lancaster all the time. I now live in Bucks County . Happy we have 2 Amish Markets here. I have collected lots of P. Buckley Moss prints which center around Amish life. Check them out !
🤣 Never heard of ironing pasta!
I know RuthAnn....loved this conversation. Thanks for a great interview!
we really enjoyed talking together about this topic :)
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Do you have a recipe for Sugar Cream Pie or is that just an Indiana thing?
SCRUNCHINS…….My dad was born in 1932 in St. Johns, Newfinland. When pan cooking fish, the skin would be crisp and accompanied by scrunchkins. He would cube meat fat and fry, small and crispy.
Thank you Michelle for this interview.
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You handled that Interview perfectly! I absolutely love your Videos.
You are so right on! I have always cooked from scratch and you are right in it is just muscle memory! I was blessed and learned from my
Mom and grand mom. Its so hard to cook when I have to use brain space!! You inside me to pass this on to grandkids! You keep up the good job!
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The pasta attachment for Kitchenaide mixer is wonderful.
You need to buy an Italian pasta maker or if you own a Kitchenaid, then you can buy the attachments :)
I have a pasta maker, but I would love a better one
It’s funny how we remember things when we were little, but at that specific time we were not trying to remember. In my case I used to watch my grandmother prepare dinner every night because I was always at the kitchen table doing my homework. To this day, I can cook everything she made. The smells and the recipes while I prepare them reminds me of her. I miss her a lot, and the memories of her are always with me.
oh how sweet. She sounds like a very special lady.
My dad made red beet eggs all the time he was famous for then . My mom made a delicious shoe fly pie
My mom made theses all the time. So good;; love them
Wonderful. Ruthann is a delight.
Shady Maple Restaurant in Morgantown Pa!Amazining experience!
I have live❤d on a farm all my life. I have always cooked real food. I have no written recipes
wow. that's truly awesome
Awesome!!!! Love that lifestyle.
I love RuthAnn’s videos on RUclips!!!
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I grew up in the same PA area and just loved visiting the Mennonite markets. I had to learn how to make my own scrapple because I had to change my diet to gluten free, deer meat was the best one I ever made.
Very sad that the Amish here in Indiana are nothing like RuthAnn - they fill their carts of junk food just like everyone else . . . eye opening for this transplanted AZ girl. We grew up with Mennonites but they were not horse and buggy - they drove cars, just dressed differently. Most of the men that we see do roofing now - not farming or woodwork. But I think they had to change with the times to make money. My daughter is a truck driver and delivers rolls of steel to Amish farms and they take it off with block and tackle!!! Amazing.
wow! I'm shocked about the junk food. Crazy how all of us can definitely be impacted by society and the poor choices being made around us
I love homemade noodles! I would always make batches at the holiday time for my mother in law to sell at her church bazaars and I would put a clean sheet on top of my king sized bed and jus cover the whole bed with noodles to dry..I love doing these things
Potato dumplings. Equal parts cooked potatoes and grated RAW potatoes mixed, then shaped Into balls and cooked in salted boiling water. Delicious with roast pork and veggies. I use some pork fat spooned over the dumplings. I am a real German! 100%.
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I love how Ruthann describes her cooking... I cook the same. Have just about all my life... a recipe in my eyes are just a guideline till you figure out what to change. :) Great video. Thanks.
i love it "just a guideline until you figure out what to change" :)
I love what Ruthann said about caretakers and repetitive tasks and how this provides stability and dependability - something that is so crucial to early child development, and it's what we remember and and have nostalgia for later in life - it's like an anchor for us. And the foods and sounds and smells that are associated with it are part of that anchoring process. It's something that in our culture isn't really a big consideration at this time as we are so busy running here and there and daily life loses it's consistency and has become a bit chaotic. We see this chaos reflected in kids. Such a very simple thing - but sometimes it's the simple things that are the most important.
well said and so true
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My uncle always said there was 2 parts of a hog that you couldn't eat, the tail and the squeal
haha I love that! Never heard that one. :)
This is response to your question at the beginning. I prefer to watch & listen. I think it's boring just to listen to someone w/o seeing them. Just my opinion though.
good to know... thanks for commenting :)
I have found that if I make food the way that I like it, others will enjoy it as well. My daughter likes an exact recipe, which is difficult for me, and I have to explain that a recipe is just a guideline that you follow and then change in your own way to make it taste the way you like.
amen!
I made butter for the first time today. Although I had to buy the cream from the grocery it’s not cost effective to do so. I put the butter in ice water till clear and froze it. I saved the buttermilk and stored it in the fridge the way Ruthann said to do. I felt pretty good about trying it today.
that's exciting!!! Good for you! I remember being SHOCKED that it "worked" the first time I made butter :) And yes, definitely save and use that buttermilk!
I love her pecan pie using maple syrup
yes, i link to the recipe in the video description. sooooo good.
After I make something that we like,I will wright it down then ,so that we can have it again.
yeeess!! I think most of us so often think "oh i'll remember that" and never write it down when we need to
I have the same hand pasta machine as Ruthanne, and I got it from the Thrift store also. And yes the handle does come out easy. You just wipe it of and air dry.
good to know
Love watching two of my favorite ladies talk! I love how the homesteading/homemaking community continues to expand and deepen. When I think that it has been less than a year that I've known about you two...and how much I've learned and continue to use you both when I have a cooking/canning/health question. Just so excited for what I still have to learn! Blessings, Marie
Awww, well I love Ruth Ann, and I'm tickled you think of her and I when you have questions on these topics. (And, btw, I'm still learning too, it makes life fun... hope I do till I go to meet Jesus, heck, I hope I'm still learning for eternity... ) So glad you're here!!
I love the Mennonite and Amish traditions and food I live 1 hour north of Lancaster PA
Scrapple sounds delicious. I will have to go to the Mennonite store and see if they have some.
Wonderful interview ❤❤❤
This was a lot of good information about a lot of things. Thanks for the tip on kids
this was a fun conversation!
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Mercado pasta machines
Scrapple is like Spam?
Love Ruthann. I’m a cobbler cook too. I turn leftover things into other things. Lol
I love it!
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I prefer video's , thank you so much
good to know
I’m 65 and we never used corn syrup in our shoe fly pie……we only used a good quality molasses……
(we actually NEVER used corn syrup)
I freestyle cooked from scratch for over 40 years…..my husband would say “don’t tell mom you liked what she made because chances are she won’t remember exactly what she put in it” 🤪😂
Ruthann is the BOMB!
YES
You can make, then cook, fresh pasta. Rinse in cold water to stop cooking, then dehydrate the pasta. It's like store bought as far as cooking and storing. Just you know what is in your food. I have the same pasta machine as Ruthann❤
I think how we grew up makes a huge difference in having "real food." The only canned food that was in my mother's kitchen was tuna. To me having real food starts with cooking meats. Buy a whole chicken, or at least bone in chicken, then use it for soup, or a casserole. Soon you'll be doing more cooking from the heart than using a recipe, and you will gradually add to your repertoire, or buy a pot roast and add your own potatoes. Start simple, with one thing. It will grow! Then YOUR family with have a heritage of cooking real food.
That Lancaster County restaurant - I’m guessing either Good ‘n Plenty or Plain and Fancy. As a teenager I worked at Good ‘n Plenty. ☺️
Yes!!! It was Good n plenty!! Is it still there?
@@MichelleVisser yes, it is still there. I no longer live in that area but several years ago an elderly aunt who worked there when I did treated us to Thanksgiving dinner at Good ‘n Plenty. Brought back lots of memories. ☺️
Unless, you eat it raw, all food is processed.
true, in the literal sense... but most folks today use the term to refer to convenience food or pre-prepared foods, which of course is what we were referring to
My Grandmother who was raised Amish until her parents moved to Canada cooked very German foods. I ate German foods which I still love to this day at her table. Homemade butter, pies, noodles and delicious meat dishes, all my comfort foods.
My daddy grew up in southern Illinois and I believe they were Methodist, but I was only 12 when they died in 1960. I grew up in Irving, Texas…right outside Dallas…my great-grandparents, all four of them on my mom’s side, immigrated to America around 1870 from France. My Illinois great-grandparents were of English, Irish and Welsh descent. When I was growing up, my daddy always talked about something my Grandma Davis made when he was growing up called “rivels”. So, one time my Aunt Stella came down to visit and I asked her to show me how to make rivels. It turns out that they are basically a form of tiny pasta. Flour, eggs, salt worked together with your finger tips…then kind of patted out on a cutting board, fairly thin, then cutting very small pieces, pushing the pieces off into boiling salted water. When they float to the top, you dip them out with a slotted spoon…then start over making another batch. My Aunt Stella’s husband for almost 60 years, was named Lewis Hogendobler. His family was from Germany and the rivels are very similar to a German dish that I can’t think of the name right now. RuthAnn, have you ever made rivels?
The German dish you mention sounds like Spätzle. It is a regional specialty, but known (and loved) everywhere.
I believe the German type is spaetzle
@@Inga464
Yes, that's the name. My mom made these to go in her chicken soup, most often.
Ok
RuthAnn as well as John Kanell are two of my most favorite people to watch on RUclips! Yes, I prefer the videos too.
I’ve 👁️👁️pics of eggs preserved in a gallon jar, ?? “glassed”. How?
My mom grew up Mennonite and my dad Amish. Some of my favorite traditional dishes that my mom fixed were tomato gravy over torn up buttered bread, scrambled eggs, and skillet fried shredded potatoes; chicken rivel soup; ground cherry pie; and damf knepp (sp?). Sooo good!
so interesting! Were they practicing Amish or Mennonite when you were growing up? And was the tomato gravy served with breakfast?
@Michelle Visser My dad left the Amish church and joined my mom's liberal Mennonite church. I had a lot of Amish family members growing up though.
@@lamgardn3800 So fascinating! So the Amish are open to folks choosing to leave the Amish church and they continue to have a relationship with them? (Shunning is no longer a thing?)
Oh, and the tomato gravy meal was eaten for breakfast or supper, never lunch...in our family.
I don't know the ins and out of shunning in the various Amish churches. There's Old Order, New Order, Beachy Amish, Swartzentruber Amish... My family didn’t shun my dad, possibly because he joined a Mennonite church.
@@lamgardn3800 fascinating! I actually didn't know there were so many strands of Amish. Thanks for the lesson! :)
Scrabble is Jamaican turn corn meal with a.twist. we used onions and garlic. I just don't like organ meats
My Italian great aunt would talk about drying the pasta, and I think raviolis on the bed.
I LOVE scrapple with maple syrup on it….🤪
I love watching her channel.
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I mean no offense but are you fostering children ? You said you had two daughters now grown
I wonder where my family learned to make scrapple from - I'm next to the youngest of 6 kids and by the time I was in school they didn't make it anymore but my mom talked about my Grandma making it . . .
Cook like a chef! Use what you have. Recipes are only if you have zero idea of proportions.
You don't need pasta machine....lol. How often do you make pasta or noodles?
I use a paint brush to clean my pasta maker, and I never use water. Just brush it all out with the paintbrush. Just let your dough rest for 30 minutes before rolling out and it will roll out easier.
I've never once thought of using a paint brush!! Thanks for the tip!!
@@MichelleVisser Hope you find it helps
@@JackieCabe I'm sure it will!
Love Lancaster many many trips there , and love RuthAnn’s channel. 🌸
i LIKE This on YOU TUBE.
awesome, good to know
So scrapple is like cornmeal mush but with meat & broth mixed in.
RuthAnn is one of my favorite RUclipsrs
I follow Ruthann on UTube she is a lovely person.
Such a lovely interview. I adore Ruthann and her videos. I found her last fall and I have been watching her videos. When she was talking about Scrapple it reminded me of my roots. My Family has a big Germany background and my parents grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio which has a huge German Population. They serve something there that I have never seen or about before called Goetta.
Here is the definition:
WHAT IS GOETTA? Pronounced “GET-uh,” Goetta is a German breakfast sausage that blends the textures and flavors of pork, beef, whole grain steel-cut oats, fresh onions, and spices.
It’s absolutely delicious when fried crispy and served with maple syrup! I just thought I would share this with you because Scrapple reminded me of it. 💕🙏
oooohhhh that sounds so different and I would love to try some! (You had me at "served with maple syrup" :) ) So glad you're here!
I grew up in Western PA, Mom and Nana made pickled beets. They were always on the table. My brother and I loved them. We had eggs pickled in the pickled beet juice regularly.
interesting... my mom and dad both LOVED pickled beets and eggs that had pickled in the juice... not a taste I ever cared for.
I loved your tip about freezing your bread on the day it is made.
I do it all the time and love it. Let me know if you try it!
you might be interested in my newest podcast video... RuthAnn Zimmerman was a guest again this week & we're talking about good fat, comparing tallow to lard, and more fun stuff ruclips.net/video/j6X-NspbKK8/видео.htmlsi=LggyeJpLBlyDanvh (and have you tried my tip about freezing bread by the slice?)
I’m from Washington state wedge potatoes I call Jo joes, shredded I call hash browns and I love brown gravy on fries and crispy hash browns, yum 😋
oh man, why have i never ever thought of making a gravy for over hashbrowns?? Yum. You have me hungry now.
I lived in Lancaster county! My neighbors were all Amish and Mennonite and I lived living there!!
They taught me so much ..the favorite place I lived! I did my grocery shopping, farm to farm every Friday
One farm would tell you where to get things you were looking for and how to get the farm! Lancaster Pa. IS ONE OF the most beautiful places!!
That's so cool... the farm to farm shopping. I really love that!
My Dad was German and Dutch. We copied a lot of things from the Pennsylvania Dutch. Dad got a lot of farming sense from them. An elderly neighbor of them taught Dad to make spaghetti. He brought it home to my mother and taught her to cook it. Great for our large family. Our favorite food to this day. We had several nationalities around us to learn from. So we are multi cultural. Old world people seemed to be who appealed to us the most.😉😏
oh I LOVE this!!
Ruthanne, I read many Amish novels, many which mention shunning. If this isn’t offensive, are you & your husband shunned from your family?
I actually can answer this... no, RuthAnn has a great relationship with her family and often shares her time spent with her sisters on her ig.