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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 is the soup that my husband grew up on. He comes from a Mennonite Family in Manitoba, and they just call it simply "Noodle Soup" but I would call it chicken noodle soup. It's background is German.
This will be unlike any other Chicken Noodle you have had. There are healing qualities in the cinnamon and anise, a great elixer..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, pepper...

"Old time, simple recipe for pork and sauerkraut. Delicious!"

Ingredients: salt and pepper, pork shoulder...

"This is a wonderful warm soup to warm the heart in these last cold days of winter. Being in Wisconsin, warm soup is always a welcome thing. This is a very simple amish soup, so it has very simple ingredients. It's perfect for a beginner cook or someone like me who just wants something easy."

Ingredients: ham bone, onions...

"This broth recipe has been handed down for a few generations and it seems to change a little with each person. I found that I have been able to copy my mother's version pretty accurately. Warning: Don't make this soup if you don't like black licorice flavour."

Ingredients: cold water, onions, parsley...

"Hearty, easy to make and full of flavor. Perfect on a chilly Sunday."

Ingredients: dried parsley, fresh parsley...

"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...

"Ok, for all of those out there who are crazy about cranberries this recipe is crazy good and best of all, it is really good for you! This is the most delicious baked oatmeal you'll ever have. The berries will burst in your mouth with every bite!! I use overflowing 1/4 cups for both the unsweetened applesauce and the brown sugar."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cinnamon sugar...

"How pretty is this? Give as a gift, share comfort food or give to someone going on a camping trip!!!!
Starting the New Year with Herbs and Grains! This brings much luck and never to go hungry and always wanting to share with those in need or want.
I make 12 pint jars and give for Christmas gifts. Oh So So so perrrfect for the cold weather..."

Ingredients: dry lentils, alphabet pasta...

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

Ingredients: cream, dried dill...

"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...