What would you do in Amish country for the weekend?

[otherone]

This is My first time visiting the Dutch Amish area. Any low cost advice?

[eShirl]

1. check out the farmers' markets and buy some pie

[otherone]

3. Good idea

Thanks for the suggestion

[OriginalGeek]

18. lol, my first thought was pie

I'm a long way from Amish country but there is a thriving Amiash area in St. Petersburg, FL and I love stopping there on my way south for some pie. And all the rest of their food since I'm stopped anyway.

I wouldn't mind having a quilt too but they were getting over a thousand bucks for one of those.

[MiddleFingerMom]

29. No matter WHERE I am, my first thought is ALWAYS pie!!!

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[A Simple Game]

30. I live near Amish country in Northern New York. Was talking with a friend a few years ago,

we are both semi-self-sustaining(is that a word?) and raise some of our own meat and grow a large garden, etc. and the subject of Amish bread came up. He admitted to buying their bread in the past but had stopped buying it awhile ago. When I asked him why, because the price is right, it's good, and you can't make it any cheaper yourself, he told me a short story.

He had stopped to get some bread one day and asked one of the Amish children if they had any bread. The child replied that they didn't. My friend asked him why. The Amish child said "because it's bath day." He told me he never bought another loaf of bread from the Amish from that day on.

You need a pretty big pan to mix up 10 or 20 loaves of bread at a time. Let's just say the "tub" they used for their baths had a duel purpose.

[redwitch]

2. Go antiquing!

Adamstown, PA has fabulous antique markets and shops.

[otherone]

6. i really don't need anything

But it would be Nice to look. I hope all is well with you redwitch

[redwitch]

10. Then it will be very inexpensive!

Such fun to people watch there too, and an inexpensive bite of wonderful Amish baked goods or sandwiches definitely fits the budget.

[otherone]

11. thanks for the reply red witch

Peace and low stress

[arcane1]

4. Gaze at the stars, enjoying the lack of electric light pollution.

And hanging out with the animals

[otherone]

7. thanks for the advice

Sounds like a good weekend to look at the sky.

[Aristus]

5. This advice is free:

They're not Dutch; they're German.

'Dutch' is a corruption of 'Deutsch' - German for 'German'.

Have a good time...

[otherone]

8. thanks for the info

Peace and low stress

[Aristus]

12. Thanks.

Peace and low stress are what weekends are for...

[arcane1]

9. Cool, is Dutch the Americanized accent at work?

Like the southern or northeastern version of English?

[Aristus]

13. Well,

pronouncing "Deutsch" as 'Dutch' is considerably better than pronouncing it as "Douche" (I've heard that one before...)

[PoliticAverse]

14. Fire up my kerosene powered laptop... n/t

[madinmaryland]

15. Throw Lebanon Levi a C-note to find me a good party!!

[woodsprite]

16. If you're in Lancaster, go to Kitchen Kettle Village and the Strasburg RR museum

At KKV, they have lots of taste testings. At the RR, it's really interesting and you can catch a ride to a picnic grove on a steam engine. Free wine, beer, and mead tastings at Mt Hope Winery shop. But I'd stay away from some of their organized events (ren faire, dickens xmas) -- Not a lot of bang for a hefty chunk of change.

Shady Maple is a good place to duck in. They have an awesome dime store there (Goode's Store) with lots of unique items - it's just fun to look around. They have a great grocery store filled with local baked goods and produce. If your trying to not spend a lot, do lunch at the Smorgasboard eatery in the main entry of the grocery store. You won't get quite as much variety, but it's much cheaper than going to the huge Smorgasboard across the parking lot.

Have fun! If you're there on a Friday, you can go to any number of flea markets and yard sales. We just camped up there the weekend before Halloween.

[otherone]

24. you picked some great advice into your reply

Thanks for taking the time :-D

[NRaleighLiberal]

17. eat some Shoo Fly Pie and some Whoopie Pies....

we ordered them for a bit from Kitchen Kettle Village - touristy, but quality is really good. My wife (a quilter) would head right for the quilt shops.

We used to live not far from there (West chester PA) and spent quite a few visits there....Wilbur chocolate factory in Lititz (and countless Pretzel factories) fun as well!

[katanalori]

19. If there is action on the race track.............

Mid-Ohio Raceway!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. If you hear "clop clop bang!, clop clop bang!" Hit the deck.

Because it's am Amish drive-by shooting.

[Demo_Chris]

21. Head for Cracker Barrel for some wholesome and authentic country vittles! nt

[A HERETIC I AM]

22. You need to learn yourself some Amish Rock and Roll. The Electric Amish do "Mennonite Girl"

Or perhaps "Black Bonnet Girl"

Or even my personal favorite, "A Girl On Theology"

[otherone]

23. Thank you for the links

Peace and low stress

[malthaussen]

25. Go to Philadelphia.

Ooops, sorry, wrong Amish Country.

-- Mal

[In_The_Wind]

26. Take photographs and enjoy the food.

[Kaleva]

27. Some background for you on the Amish Paradise

[Islandurp]

28. quilts and pies

[otherone]

31. I saw plenty of super cool quilts

Thanks for the reply