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"This is just what its name implies...the absolute best beef stew ever. It is wonderful in the colder weather and really warms you up. I got the basic recipe from an old Amish cookbook and tweeked it a bit. My family loves it with home baked bread, so I always make Amish White Bread, Amish White Bread to go along with it."

Ingredients: cloves, pepper, lemon juice...

"This rhubarb pie is simple, but good. I love the crumb topping on it. For a slight change, try Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie. The crumb topping may be replaced with a full or lattice crust."

Ingredients: lemon juice, pie shells...

"An easy "down home" casserole made with the convienience of packaged foods!"

Ingredients: cream of chicken soup, egg noodles...

"Here's some good, down-home Pennsylvania Dutch cooking for you--dried beef is very popular here. This recipe proves there's more that you can make with it besides 'S.O.S.!' Serve with salad or a green vegetable and you have a meal that really sticks to your ribs on those cold winter nights."

Ingredients: cream of mushroom soup, hard-boiled eggs...

"This is one of our favorite cake recipes, originally published in Cooking from Quilt Country by Marcia Adams. I modified the caramel sauce a bit and increased the amount of the sauce since it is so wonderful! The cake keeps well and can be reheated briefly in the microwave. Extra caramel sauce is divine over ice cream!"

Ingredients: cooking apples, eggs...

"I got this recipe from a cookbook that's new out this year called "Simply in Season". Instead of pork I used one cup of TVP (texturized vegetable protein, which is cheaper than meat), although I would recommend using skewer-sized chunks and not the broken up variety that I got."

Ingredients: dried rosemary, onions...

"Borsht is a traditional Russian-Mennonite soup, normally served with buns (zwieback). (An adopted recipe.)"

Ingredients: cream, dried dill...

"The church my parents go to have a cook off recently where all of the entries had to use apple butter as an ingredient. A bit like a PA Dutch themed RSC :) Anyway, my dad came up with the winning recipe and this is it."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, milk...

"This is very close in flavor to the Apple Butter you can find and roadside stands in Amish Country, in Lancaster PA, very dark and very thick. I have been making apple butter since 1979 and when I adapted it to the crock pot it was lots easier and less messy. Store in the refrigerator in a jar for two weeks or can in half-pints according to your..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, apple pie spice...

"This came from a Mennonite recipe book that I puchased at a harvest fair. I vary it from time to time by adding wine or beer to the simmering pot. This stew really tastes great on cold blustery days."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, frozen peas...