Amish country tour

[Guzzistajohn]

Took a little ride north to Lead Mine. Mo. The store restaurant is ran on natural gas, no electricity.

Monday's special is chicken pot pie, but I was too late, had to "settle" for a chicken salad sammich.

I can't ride 70 or 80 miles and not have blackberry cobbler can I?

Finally found a rig my little 850 touring bike can pass

[Perazzimx14]

The pic of the cobbler is my new screen saver. Love anything black/raspberry

[Vince in Milwaukee]

Never had a bad meal at an Amish restaurant.  Your pics bring back good memories of past trips with some really tasty, hearty food. 

[PJPR01]

Delicious...great little story there with just a few pics!  Curious how the Amish make ice then with no electricity?  What device is used to do that?  A giant cooler box of dry ice to make normal ice?

[drums4money]

The pic of the cobbler is my new screen saver. Love anything black/raspberry

That cobbler shot is drool-worthy!

[PJPR01]

I have to confess, I am drawing a blank on what sort of appliance runs on natural gas that can make ice cubes?  I know it's the end of the work day...help me out!  :)

[neverquit]

I once owned a refrigerator that ran on propane, it worked well.  The Amish in my area are made up of four main groups or sects and at least two of them are permitted to use electricity in their businesses or at their jobs. 

[Guzzistajohn]

Yep propane fridge I wondered the same thing the first time I went there for lunch. The poles go past the place but no wires going in. Pretty easy to spot Amish homes here. The Mennonites have power but not Amish in this neck of the woods.

[jas67]

Delicious...great little story there with just a few pics!  Curious how the Amish make ice then with no electricity?  What device is used to do that?  A giant cooler box of dry ice to make normal ice?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_refrigerator

Oh, and some of the Amish around here do have electricity.   It's OK, so long as you're not connected to the grid.   The crew that installed my solar panels are mostly Amish.   Many of them just have battery/inverter systems connected to solar panels and often wind generators too.   They typically have a diesel generator for when it is cloud/rainy many days in a row.    They still typically heat with wood or coal, and don't have air conditioning, so, their electrical needs are more modest than a typical "modern" home.    Heck, some of these even use modern washing machines (but, still air dry the clothes).

[Guzzistajohn]

Ice cream, here you go. This is on the front porch.

I also took this shot of the employee parking garage


Many Amish and Mennonite communities have different beliefs on modern conveniences. I have a friend who's Mennonite and 'splained it to me.

[PJPR01]

Very interesting...appre ciate the education...learned something new today! 

[Lannis]

Very interesting...appre ciate the education...learned something new today!

There are whole catalogs of non-electric appliances that cater to the Amish.   You can google them up and find all kinds of fascinating old-fashioned solutions for modern conveniences.

You can buy a whole set of appliances - refrigerator, freezers, hot water heaters, dryers, stoves ... that run on Kerosene!    No microwaves, though ....

Lannis

[twhitaker]

Great way to spend a Monday  One does wonder what the Amish will do if the Feds ever crack down on Equine emissions 

  Dusty

I would suppose Beano works as well on horses as it does on humans.

[Perazzimx14]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_refrigerator

Oh, and some of the Amish around here do have electricity.   It's OK, so long as you're not connected to the grid.   The crew that installed my solar panels are mostly Amish.   Many of them just have battery/inverter systems connected to solar panels and often wind generators too.   They typically have a diesel generator for when it is cloud/rainy many days in a row.    They still typically heat with wood or coal, and don't have air conditioning, so, their electrical needs are more modest than a typical "modern" home.    Heck, some of these even use modern washing machines (but, still air dry the clothes).

Many of the Amish around here also have cell phones and electric freezers. Just like the battery powered power tools they charge them at a non-Amish neighbors house and pay them a monthly fee. They do have strict rules but they also know how to play around them.

[Guzzistajohn]

Many of the Amish around here also have cell phones and electric freezers. Just like the battery powered power tools they charge them at a non-Amish neighbors house and pay them a monthly fee. They do have strict rules but they also know how to play around them.

Around here we have Amish and Mennonites. The Mennonites have black cars and trucks, cell phones and power in their homes. Amish, no.

[PJPR01]

There are whole catalogs of non-electric appliances that cater to the Amish.   You can google them up and find all kinds of fascinating old-fashioned solutions for modern conveniences.

You can buy a whole set of appliances - refrigerator, freezers, hot water heaters, dryers, stoves ... that run on Kerosene!    No microwaves, though ....

Lannis

  Very cool!  Thanks for the info!

[Perazzimx14]

Around here we have Amish and Mennonites. The Mennonites have black cars and trucks, cell phones and power in their homes. Amish, no.

We also have both along with German Baptist. The local  WalMart has a horse shelter and hitching post for the Amish buggies. There are also an Amish couple who have adopted black children on a farm close to my inlaws. It took me by surprise the 1st time I drove by. 

[jas67]

There are whole catalogs of non-electric appliances that cater to the Amish.   You can google them up and find all kinds of fascinating old-fashioned solutions for modern conveniences.

You can buy a whole set of appliances - refrigerator, freezers, hot water heaters, dryers, stoves ... that run on Kerosene!    No microwaves, though ....

Lannis

These are also useful for "preppers" who want to live off-grid.    All you need is a lifetime supply of fuel.

[Lannis]

Around here we have Amish and Mennonites. The Mennonites have black cars and trucks, cell phones and power in their homes. Amish, no.

There's dozens of different "sects" and "communities" of Amish and Mennonites, all with different rules for living.

In discussing it with some of them, there's a couple basic reasons for most of what they do.

1) Those who don't use electricity or fossil fuel, both of which are produced in continuous 24/7/365 operations, do it so that they minimize their impact on utility people having to work on the Sabbath to support their own lifestyle.

2)  Those who use electricity or fuel on the farm, but don't use vehicles, do it to minimize their interaction with the cities and towns and other places where they or their kids might be negatively influenced.   We have a group here in Virginia that uses tractors, but only tractors with steel wheels, so that they can't be used on the road to travel away into trouble.

I do the same thing when I don't go into WalMarts or McDonalds, or what Ronkom does when he doesn't buy Exxon gasoline because of the Exxon Valdez debacle.    A matter of principle.   Symbolic, maybe, but every little bit helps.

I can tell you that I'd rather have Amish and Mennonite neighbors than just about anyone else I can think of ... good people, regardless whether you agree with their theology or not.

Lannis

[Guzzistajohn]

There's dozens of different "sects" and "communities" of Amish and Mennonites, all with different rules for living.

In discussing it with some of them, there's a couple basic reasons for most of what they do.

1) Those who don't use electricity or fossil fuel, both of which are produced in continuous 24/7/365 operations, do it so that they minimize their impact on utility people having to work on the Sabbath to support their own lifestyle.

2)  Those who use electricity or fuel on the farm, but don't use vehicles, do it to minimize their interaction with the cities and towns and other places where they or their kids might be negatively influenced.   We have a group here in Virginia that uses tractors, but only tractors with steel wheels, so that they can't be used on the road to travel away into trouble.

I do the same thing when I don't go into WalMarts or McDonalds, or what Ronkom does when he doesn't buy Exxon gasoline because of the Exxon Valdez debacle.    A matter of principle.   Symbolic, maybe, but every little bit helps.

I can tell you that I'd rather have Amish and Mennonite neighbors than just about anyone else I can think of ... good people, regardless whether you agree with their theology or not.

Lannis

I agree, I had the opportunity to work in both Amish and Mennonite communities delivering and installing home medical equipment. They are good honest hard working people, I have plenty of respect for them and their beliefs. And they always treated me the same.
I'm happy to ride to Lead Mine and give them my business. The young ladies waiting tables are so nice, easy to leave a good tip. After lunch one of the Amish gentlemen was standing facing the LMIII with his hands on his hips checking her out, he said "that's a nice looking machine" I would have liked to have a picture of him looking it over, but I didn't dare. Seems a little rude to me.

[Gliderjohn]

Quote from Guzzistajohn:
"Amish gentlemen was standing facing the LMIII with his hands on his hips checking her out, he said "that's a nice looking machine" I would have liked to have a picture of him looking it over, but I didn't dare. Seems a little rude to me."

Well...I would love to fly a F-16, it ain't going to happen but I can still look and imagine.
GliderJohn

[Lannis]

Quote from Guzzistajohn:
"Amish gentlemen was standing facing the LMIII with his hands on his hips checking her out, he said "that's a nice looking machine" I would have liked to have a picture of him looking it over, but I didn't dare. Seems a little rude to me."

Well...I would love to fly a F-16, it ain't going to happen but I can still look and imagine.
GliderJohn

Or the opposite too ... I've done it ... stop and get off the bike and look at a beautifully manicured Amish farm that's been worked by hand, the whole family involved, your young married son and daughter living on the next farm over, everyone helping everyone else, a lot of HARD work but no commuting, no boss except the farm commodity prices, raising your own food ...

... and I can stand there and look and imagine, even if it ain't goin' to happen ....

Lannis