Company Stops By During Noodle Making
Posted: February 13, 2013
Amish Cook
Since he hasn’t had any work, my husband Joe has been home the last three days. It makes it a little harder on payday, but we shouldn’t complain. God always provides a way if we keep our trust in Him.
Meanwhile, Joe has been busy here. Yesterday, our two oldest girls, Elizabeth and Susan, were working and the six youngest were in school. Joe helped me do the laundry and then we made noodles the rest of the day. Seeing a table full of noodles drying gives me a good feeling.
My noodle maker gave up on us. It was a wedding gift from my brother Albert and his wife Sarah Irene, which makes it nearly 20 years old. It is hard to believe we will have our 20th anniversary in July.
While we were making noodles, we had company stop by. It was Joe’s cousin Leander, his wife Rosina, their son and two girls from their community in Rochester, Ind.
It was a nice surprise; we were glad they stopped by even though their visit was short. Joe and Leander grew up together and have a lot of fun memories to recall. Joe is always glad for a chance to visit with him. There is a new family moving into our community and they were helping them with their belongings.
Daughter Susan is baking monster cookies. We will take 100 of them to the family gathering Saturday. Joe’s sister Salome and Morris are hosting a late family Christmas. We will all get together for a 10:30 a.m. carry-in brunch. This will be a two-hour journey for us. Our plans are to start out around 6:30 a.m. Joe has eight sisters and three brothers, and we hope they will all be able to attend.
We hope for good weather and safe roads. We have still been having snow days and cold weather this week.
A happy birthday goes to Susan’s friend Mose whose birthday was Feb. 5. Susan prepared a birthday supper for Mose and his family to take along in honor of his birthday. Since Joe was home from work, he offered to grill the chicken for her. Susan was really glad she did not have to grill the meat in the cold weather. Joe doesn’t mind; he enjoys grilling. We had the grill close by the walk-out basement doors, so he could step inside and warm up.
On Tuesday, Joe also took a buggy ride to visit with brother-in-law Jacob, whose arthritis has flared up, keeping him home from work for a few days.
Joe asked me to go along for the ride, but I had dough rising for bread and cinnamon rolls; though it would have been nice to have gotten out of the house for a while.
It would also be nice to have a heater hooked up in our buggy, which would make for warmer trips to town and back. Although we are already a lot buggy, which would make for warmer trips to town and back. Although we are already a lot warmer in our covered buggies than the open ones we used to drive when we lived in Indiana.
I had a letter from cousin Lydia asking for family information. She is putting together a record book of my mother’s family. I am excited to see it when she finishes. We were 88 grandchildren, so it is hard to keep track of where everyone lives and how many children they have.
There will be a lot of sad changes since the last book like this was made in 2004. We’ve had quite a few deaths since then. But we’ve also had some happy additions. Our youngest child, Kevin, wasn’t born when that book was made.
Try this coating for breading your meat. It can be used on chicken, pork or steaks. What isn’t used can be sealed and stored for use later.
Meat Coating
4 cups wheat flour
2 teaspoons onion salt
2 teaspoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons paprika
4 cups crushed soda crackers
Mix ingredients well. Coat your favorite meat and prepare as usual. Store in an air-tight container.
Meanwhile, Joe has been busy here. Yesterday, our two oldest girls, Elizabeth and Susan, were working and the six youngest were in school. Joe helped me do the laundry and then we made noodles the rest of the day. Seeing a table full of noodles drying gives me a good feeling.
My noodle maker gave up on us. It was a wedding gift from my brother Albert and his wife Sarah Irene, which makes it nearly 20 years old. It is hard to believe we will have our 20th anniversary in July.
While we were making noodles, we had company stop by. It was Joe’s cousin Leander, his wife Rosina, their son and two girls from their community in Rochester, Ind.
It was a nice surprise; we were glad they stopped by even though their visit was short. Joe and Leander grew up together and have a lot of fun memories to recall. Joe is always glad for a chance to visit with him. There is a new family moving into our community and they were helping them with their belongings.
Daughter Susan is baking monster cookies. We will take 100 of them to the family gathering Saturday. Joe’s sister Salome and Morris are hosting a late family Christmas. We will all get together for a 10:30 a.m. carry-in brunch. This will be a two-hour journey for us. Our plans are to start out around 6:30 a.m. Joe has eight sisters and three brothers, and we hope they will all be able to attend.
We hope for good weather and safe roads. We have still been having snow days and cold weather this week.
A happy birthday goes to Susan’s friend Mose whose birthday was Feb. 5. Susan prepared a birthday supper for Mose and his family to take along in honor of his birthday. Since Joe was home from work, he offered to grill the chicken for her. Susan was really glad she did not have to grill the meat in the cold weather. Joe doesn’t mind; he enjoys grilling. We had the grill close by the walk-out basement doors, so he could step inside and warm up.
On Tuesday, Joe also took a buggy ride to visit with brother-in-law Jacob, whose arthritis has flared up, keeping him home from work for a few days.
Joe asked me to go along for the ride, but I had dough rising for bread and cinnamon rolls; though it would have been nice to have gotten out of the house for a while.
It would also be nice to have a heater hooked up in our buggy, which would make for warmer trips to town and back. Although we are already a lot buggy, which would make for warmer trips to town and back. Although we are already a lot warmer in our covered buggies than the open ones we used to drive when we lived in Indiana.
I had a letter from cousin Lydia asking for family information. She is putting together a record book of my mother’s family. I am excited to see it when she finishes. We were 88 grandchildren, so it is hard to keep track of where everyone lives and how many children they have.
There will be a lot of sad changes since the last book like this was made in 2004. We’ve had quite a few deaths since then. But we’ve also had some happy additions. Our youngest child, Kevin, wasn’t born when that book was made.
Try this coating for breading your meat. It can be used on chicken, pork or steaks. What isn’t used can be sealed and stored for use later.
Meat Coating
4 cups wheat flour
2 teaspoons onion salt
2 teaspoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons paprika
4 cups crushed soda crackers
Mix ingredients well. Coat your favorite meat and prepare as usual. Store in an air-tight container.
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