http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:53 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_320080240.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_320080240.html On Friday evening and Saturday we took advantage of the warm weather by raking up a lot of leaves in our yard. We have around 14 big trees in our front yard so the falling leaves add up fast. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:50:53 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_313065105.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_313065105.html Shotgun season starts in two weeks so Joe is getting excited to try his luck again and is trying to find the perfect spot. Deer meat comes in handy and can be used in many different ways. I especially enjoy homemade deer jerky and summer sausage from the meat. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:15:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_306071548.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_306071548.html Editor's Note: Five in the Eicher home have fevers, including Lovina. She was unable to complete a column for this week. We are wishing her a quick recovery for next week. This week I am sharing two of my favorite recipes that Lovina wrote for inclusion in "The Amish Cook's Baking Book," available in stores now. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:05:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_299070546.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_299070546.html Yesterday we had brunch at Emma and Jacob's house. Brother Albert's family, his daughter Elizabeth, her husband and two children and Albert's three oldest sons and their special friends all came along. This gathering was held so Albert's family could meet little Marilyn Jane. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_292070152.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_292070152.html It has turned cold enough that my husband Joe will probably start the coal stove tonight. I don't like to think of that extra chore to take care of the stove, but that is just part of winter around here. Joe usually takes care of emptying the ash pans and adding the coal in the evening. Then on the days when he goes to work I usually add coal in the morning. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:05:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_285070628.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_285070628.html 2:45 a.m. We are up earlier than usual; 3:10 a.m. Joe has left for work at his factory job and I go back to bed for a few hours; 6 a.m. Time to get the children up and ready for school. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:30:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_278073055.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_278073055.html I like to can hot peppers each year because they get mushy if kept longer. I will use the peppers on homemade pizzas, in casseroles and diced with eggs and potatoes. I also put them out when we have church services if people want them on sandwiches. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:10:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_271071106.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_271071106.html I fix fish in different ways; sometimes I bread it and deep fry it, other times I roll it in eggs and flour and fry it. Joe likes it best when I just dip it in eggs, roll the fish in flour and pan-fry it. I like it best breaded and deep fried. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:10:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_264071137.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_264071137.html We had some nice warm days this last while. The weather made it nice for our recent camping trip. We had three enjoyable days and two nights at a nearby lake. My sister Emma, husband Jacob, and family were also there and we stayed in cabins. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:10:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_257071140.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_257071140.html We have just enjoyed a "breakfast supper" consisting of fried eggs, potatoes, bacon, toast, butter, rhubarb jam, tomatoes and hot peppers. Since my husband Joe is often so rushed in the mornings before work he often doesn't get to eat this type of breakfast. Enjoying a leisurely meal of breakfast foods in the evening is a real treat for Joe. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:50:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_250065106.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_250065106.html This past week we were busy canning again. It is definitely canning season now! We tackled the three bushels of peaches we have and ended up canning 35 quarts and freezing the rest. We canned 34 pints of homemade salsa. This week I hope my tomatoes do well enough to make "V-8" juice. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:10:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_243071615.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_243071615.html Daughters, Elizabeth, 15, and Susan, 13, attended the detasseling picnic Friday evening, around eight miles from here. They took the horse and buggy. I still have to get used to the idea of seeing them drive that far alone. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:15:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_236071705.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_236071705.html (Editor's note: Lovina Eicher is taking this week off to prepare for church services to be held in her home. Today's column is written by her editor, Kevin Williams; Lovina will return next week.) The process of getting The Amish Cook column from notebook paper to newspaper used to be much more involved. In the column's first year, back in 1991, I was 18 years old and the internet and e-mail were, for most people, still relegated to geeky corners of universities. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:15:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_229071651.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_229071651.html Daughters Elizabeth, 15, and Susan, 13, are putting in another day of detasseling corn. Susan was hired last week after a few others quit. She was glad to get a chance to earn some money. It has been very hot, though, and they put in a good day's work. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:20:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_222072122.html http://www.record-eagle.com/amishcook/local_story_222072122.html Jacob and Emma had church services at their house yesterday. It was a very comfortable day. Services were actually held not in their house, but in a newly built shed that can comfortable fit our whole congregation. Joe and I had traded turns with Jacob and were expecting to hold services here at our house at the end of September. Due to some misunderstanding, though, church services were set instead for here in two weeks. I am a bit overwhelmed to think about all the cleaning we have to do.