AMISH STYLE RECIPES 🥧 plus a visit to Holmes County Ohio

[@jenniferk4336]

When you mix up different foods then bake it, its a casserole. If unbaked/cold, its a salad. That's how i think of it at least!

[@maryjordan7649]

This reminds me of my mother's favorite.....Ambrosia salad.😊

[@Angelina14799]

That Midwestern Mom cracks me up with the "Minnesota salads that aren't really salads." I'm in the South and we also love to create "salads" that have no relation to health or any dish containing lettuce & tomatos. 😂

[@rebeccao8895]

Mac & cheese is considered a vegetable, of course! 🌞

[@christinetassone3156]

That and beating the "Minnesota nice feelings"

[@janeulness2119]

Back in the 50s , I was in grade school. I made a pudding cake that was caramel. It had brown sugar in it. I have been look8mg for that recioe for years.

[@estherkeim-x1q]

I was born Amish in Ohio so these recipes are familiar to me. My father was born in Holmes county. It's a beautiful area. I love the food. p.s. I'm not Amish anymore

[@lethfuil]

That's a thing I've always wondered. How does one get out of being Amish? (NOT in an "escape, or any other negative kind of sense in any direction!! I just don't know how to word it better, I'm not a native english speaker, nor am I from/in the US.) I mean, isn't it hard to get a job, a place to live etc, if you're basically "new" to the "outside" society? I'm probably ignorant here, but I am really curious. 😅

[@estherkeim-x1q]

Escape is the right word in many cases. There are some known places for people to go to to get help from other ex Amish to get social security cards, jobs, cars, etc. Some wing it on their own and succeed, or don't. Being Amish is safe for some but for others it can be oppressive. Often the family will not see you again if you leave. People in all religions decide what they can live with and how they want to live every day.

[@lethfuil]

@@estherkeim-x1q Thank you! That's interesting insight.

[@debra333]

Fellow biscuit-roll-opening screamer here! 😂 Every damn time!!

[@MichaeleJayeJackson]

Same!

[@aprilsunflower7440]

You could probably add cubed ham to the potatoes and have it as your main dish.

[@lethfuil]

And fresh, raw, spring onions to top it after cooking.

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

It was an absolute joy getting to spend time with you. Loved hearing all your kind words and cannot wait for our next adventure!!!!!

[@HeidisHereAndThere]

🎉WOOHOO🎉 😊❤👍🎄🎀

[@kenzienomc]

I bang my canned biscuits on the edge of the counter - can't scare me when I scare myself! 😂

[@barbaratrivett4925]

I’m from a small village in southern Ohio and I’ve visited Holmes County several times. I used to go there with my parents and spend the night and go through the shops. I remember eating in an Amish restaurant and the food was just delicious. I enjoy your videos very much.

[@gretchenmiller3639]

The hamburger casserole tasted like hamburger helper without the macaroni. Much less work to buy the box mix. We weren't impressed, but it was worth a try.

[@genehaney9191]

hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes.....a staple in my house and my mother made it spectacular

[@getoffmydarnlawn]

We grew up calling the Pistachio Salad "Watergate Salad" --- I grew up in north-west Illinois, and this was totally a staple at every potluck, Thanksgiving and picnic. Edit I should've listed past @21:12 before commenting. 🤣 I once asked why it was called Watergate Salad and my mom's reply was, "Because it's full of nuts."

[@tammymyer5347]

That’s what my family still calls it!

[@Jen-CelticWarrior]

Same here!😊 But our recipe used one can of crushed pineapple, carton of Cool Whip, one package of pistachio instant pudding, and a cup or two of mini marshmallows.

[@murlthomas2243]

Watergate salad is still a regular in my kitchen. We love it.

[@laurahearden822]

Yep! I came just to reply about Watergate salad. Though my family has altered the recipe as the years have gone by to make it thicker and more marshmallowy. I grew up in California but my family comes from the Midwest.

[@jillweber8727]

I'm from Washington State and knew Pistachio Salad as Watergate Salad too. It's delicious!

[@suesmith-f1o]

Anna, I loved seeing the watergate salad, my mother used to make it when I was a child, but she also added coconut. Wonderful memory. I really love your channel and the memories we can all revisit.

[@karmenmiles-mesch9295]

We have Amish friends in Holmes County, OH. It's been a minute since I've been there. Der Dutchman is good. Another good restaurant is Yoder's and a good little Amish marketplace is Hershbergers. If you can catch one of their yard sales it's pretty sweet!!! On anoyher note, I went to an estate sale this weekend and scored a 1942 The American Woman's Cookbook... I am so stoked! I cannot not wait to cook this book!!! She had TONS of saved recipes form newspapers and such AND handwritten recipes from the 40's and 50's and 60's... I first took all those out as they were compromising the binding but it is in very good condition anyway. I will save the clipped reciped elsewhere. I got a whole box of books (about 35 books for $1 each).

[@timibecker]

The green fluff is amazing if you use marichino cherries in place of the nuts !!!’ Yummmooo

[@karmenmiles-mesch9295]

My MaMa put the cherries and nuts in.

[@Standinthegap4ever]

I’m picky about nuts, (only like certain ones) & usually don’t like them IN things. So putting maraschino cherries in sounds good. Who couldn’t eat a whole jar of those 😂!

[@suzanneburg8363]

In the Zanesville area where I lived most of my adult life, hamburger gravy is called "hamburg gravy". 😊

[@heatherens4836]

In Canada so can definitely get Robin Hood Flour, in fact a Robin Hood mill is walking distance from my home.

[@BiscuitsMom917]

I make the pistachio salad all the time minus the sugar and I use cool whip instead. I love it, reminds me of my childhood.

[@jbvanhoose4245]

My kids always loved going to visit Heini's. They called it Cheese Disneyland. 😂🧀

[@dvdport89]

If you're ever there again, be sure to get chicken & noodles served over mashed potatoes with plenty of homemade bread on the side. Then, you may want to catch a nap!

[@rebeccaw.1553]

We were in Holmes County two weeks ago. Love it there.

[@heatherhays1141]

Pistachio salad is called "green stuff" in our family. We use cool whip but don't add the extra sugar. I have done this with pistachios before but living in South TX folks prefer pecans

[@lethfuil]

Straight forward name. Love that! xD And I'd prefer pecans too. But cream. I only tried cool whip once when visiting the US and it wasn't exactly my favourite. 😅

[@Crosses3]

I’m not sure how it is made but my aunt made a similar green salad with halved grapes, no marshmallows. It was my favorite as a child. Scalloped potatoes doesn’t have cheese, au gratin does. Also, love your Pyrex/Corningware collection!

[@rabrab3]

What spontaneity!! How great!! I'm hungry!!

[@2660mh]

In the 1980s and 1990s, Marsha Adams had a book and series on tv ( no internet) called Amish Cooking. What I liked about it was baking and so many recipes, like buttermilk pie or blackberry roll, were without eggs. I was a vegetarian cook. She was really “gilding the lily” in that show. ( I got that terminology from her show.

[@SuperiorHound]

I loved Marsha Adams and that show! (My name is Marsha, and my ancestors were Pennsylvania Deutsch, so finding her felt “meant to be.” 😄) I had the cookbook for many years but gave it away when I retired and downsized. I made the soft white cookies many, many times.

[@juliekling8598]

I grew up in Michigan but Mom is from Ohio. She made hamburger gravy, over mashed potatoes and called it gravy train.

[@maryshimp2664]

Love that you have I am a Puppy book! We had that book when my son was tiny, he is now 47. He actually named our first dog after the puppy in the book. He wanted to name her Bruno but she was a girl so she was our Bruna! Such good memories seeing that on your shelf!

[@karenstewart8818]

I'd never had Watergate Salad until I moved to PA where my mother-in-law introduced it to me as funeral dessert.

[@lindawilliams7000]

I make that every thanksgiving, in the 70s it was and still is called Watergate salad, and instead of heavy cream your suppose to use cool whip, and you can add maraschino cherries 🍒 drained it's yummy, and you can replace the Pistachio pudding with any flavor you desire and adjust such as strawberry.

[@meeshapip4409]

I like to make Amish mock pecan pie. It’s made with oats. The oats get all toasty and the inside tastes just like pecan pie. Anyway love your videos, your personality is the shining star.

[@beverlydoolittle2073]

I've been making Watergate Salad for years. My version is the cool whip one. No extra sugar! I always just stir the pudding into the pineapple and it mixes in really well. Then I add the other ingredients except the marshmallows; add those last so they don't break up. I love this stuff!!

[@cherylinky183]

Rebecca’s Bistro is a necessary stop in Amish country!! Love love.

[@shellychandler2040]

I loved seeing the old paperback books with the puppies.I have kept and collect old childrens books . So loving your channel.

[@PeggyMeeter]

Had Amish community in Missouri where I once lived. Shopped at this community for most of groceries, baked goods, quilt fabric. Was in a few of the homes. Loved the Amish people we were around.

[@everunspokendreams]

I watch Midwestern Mom every day. She's so funny. I do think she actually has made that. 👍

[@TherealDanielleNelson]

I LOVE 'That Mid-western Mom.'

[@camerajen]

My mom used to make that pistachio salad! I had forgotten about it until I watched this video! Wonderful memory ❤❤❤

[@cooking_the_books]

So glad I could help spark a nice memory! Thanks for watching. ❤

[@janelleclark4458]

I love Holmes County! We bought several pieces of Amish wood furniture back 20 years or so when we lived in Columbus and were grown up enough to start buying new things. I've eaten at Der Dutchman several times. Now I'm homesick for Ohio, lol. Cream instead of Cool Whip in the Watergate salad could be a game changer!

[@paulasmith7803]

I live in Mississippi. We used to call it green stuff and we also used pecans. So good! It's also called Watergate salad supposedly made at the Watergate hktel.

[@StacieT]

I also call it Watergate Salad and use Cool Whip instead of cream. I took this dish to a potluck at work for St Patrick’s Day! 🍀 Just wanted to add that my family had the plates just like the one you put the ground beef casserole on. Ah, the memories. 😁

[@dmbalsam]

Our Mennonite turkey farmer has his farm right next to my mailbox. His cousin lives next door to him, and a the brother-in-law lives down the street

[@HealingCottageHomestead]

I've never had scalloped potatoes cubed! That sauce looked delish. ~Kim

[@Onepinkflamingo]

To scalloped potatoes, my mom would do a dash of ground nutmeg to the top.

[@donnarion1147]

I cannot believe you visited and showed video of Heini's cheese! I literally ordered from them yesterday; that's where I always buy my cheese to get their raw milk cheese - it's delicious! It sounds like you had a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing your joy and good time with us. All the best, Donna

[@lisawilles7897]

I love your channel. Some of the cookbooks and recipes take me back to my childhood in the 60s and 70s . My mom still has the Robin Hood flour cookbook, we call it the spoon lady cookbook. One of our favorite cakes is in that cookbook, it's the lazy daisy cake.

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Hi everyone, Robin Hood flour in the US had a recall and so is no longer available in the US. Canada still produces Robin Hood Flour. Hope this answers your question Jim Mexico

[@cindysams9832]

I live in Lorain County so we spend a day in Holmes County every Summer. I love ❤️ it.

[@kjwade6606]

We have an Amish grocery here in Ottawa Kansas. Just down the road is Garnett Kansas is the Dutch Cafe and an Amish stores.

[@lisaemerson8061]

Pistachio Salad "Watergate Salad"is old for sure grew up eating this.

[@allisonlorene5056]

Lol I've always been easily startled by biscuit cans too. I find I'm less startled by banging the middle cylinder on the edge of the counter. A little wack works just fine 😊

[@SaraRinger]

Not close to being Amish but lot of this is stuff I ate growing up in the 80s and 90s in Michigan. I miss my grandmas pistachio dessert and my mom’s scallop potatoes. So good!

[@paulc9643]

Pistachio Salad takes me back

[@nancywelsh8028]

I love That Midwestern Mom! She is a regular on a program I watch Monday - Friday! 🫶🏻

[@patrickgomes2213]

I don't think people realize the effort it takes to research and create shows. I do a live radio show every week on Wednesday and except for time constraints, I don't have to worry about editing the way you do. And since it's an established NPR radio station, I didn't have to worry about an audience or tech support. You had to teach yourself how to edit film, put together a script, etc. Writing a show might be the hardest part. I've said it before - you are a natural on camera and the way you relate to people is incredible. You have the same problem that radio hosts have: you have an audience, but you don't see them, don't know how they're reacting, etc. You're hopefully writing a show that you yourself would enjoy watching. My former program director called it an audience of one. It may be a lot of ONE PEOPLE but it's still true. Because you don't have an audience's applause to listen to, here it is, my ovation to you. Hopefully you'll keep up the good work, so long as you enjoy doing it.

[@pek5117]

If you like honey I suggest getting some Australian varieties. The flowers the bees get pollen from don't exist anywhere else so each honey tastes different. Keep in mind shipping is very expensive so I'd buy a few to make it worthwhile. Honey never expires so you don't need to worry about that.

[@dorothyadams289]

So glad you were able to visit Holmes County. You went to two of my favorite places, Guggisberg and Heini's. It is worth the two-hour trip from my home to get Heini's yogurt cheese.

[@sjs9354]

I grew up in the South. Got married and moved to Pennsylvania. Wasn’t familiar with so many of their dishes. We aren’t Amish or Mennonite but Pa Dutch style cooking is pretty much the same. We received a Mennonite hard cover cookbook for a wedding present. Saved me a lot of research, especially since there were no computers in the early 70s.

[@staceyn2541]

Omg, Anna, that's Ground Beef Grand Style!! My family has made that for years and years. My weird grandma makes that and she makes scalloped potatoes with that same method, but she puts a cream of mushroom, milk, and velveeta sauce over the top. I also always want corn or peas with the ground beef Grand style, I tend to mix them in for a crunchy bite. I have found when using big biscuits, I need to flip them over half way through. I make it in a big skillet that can go in the oven, I make every dish a one pot dish, cuz I hate doing dishes. Glad you liked it though! I sent you the link about it last month. Grandma got the recipe from a magazine, maybe 60 years ago now.

[@pamchamberlin6703]

I think they used to use more artificial green color in that pudding. Watergate salad was a staple at holiday dinners when I was a kid in the 70s

[@logandodson1484]

My in-laws live in Holmes County, so we visit pretty frequently. Lots of very “Americana” country vistas.

[@paulandbenny]

We've eaten that pistachio salad my whole life with cool whip but I'll definitely be trying it with real cream. The potatoes look like Mac n cheese using potatoes instead of noodles😍 . Amish food needs to be the next food trend🎉

[@Inquoia]

Oh, I didn't realize you were so close by. Central Ohio viewers here! The Der Dutchman in Plain City, OH does a weekly car show, it's great

[@Kismet404]

Hi Anna! I have the Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook that was published in 1936. When I was little (I'm 70 now) my parents stopped in Lancaster, PA on a Sunday to have dinner. The seating was under tents, so you got to meet people from everywhere. The table service was family style. I can still remember how good the meal and dessert was.

[@jenmatt1923]

My parents used to make hamburger with brown gravy over toast when I was a kid. My dad called it S*** on a Shingle (military called it that I guess). But the dried beef white gravy version is also called that.

[@ramonaruthhurst1280]

Thank you so much. Hi from Texas USA.

[@redrooster1908]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how stinkin' cute the 3 biscuits are topping the little halved recipe of casserole!!!!❤

[@christinesmith7810]

Yes Robin Hood flour is still available in Canada 🇨🇦

[@jomcgee6094]

The Pistachio salad was a staple for as long as I can remember in my family. I lived half my life in Pennsylvania and they have a huge Amish community. There is nothing more comforting than the style of their cooking. I just bought a jar of Amish pumpkin butter several weekends ago and it is delish. I have several amish cookbooks, simple and easy!❤

[@mauiyaoi2081]

as an australian these kinds of "watergate salads" have always intrigued me ! people here would definitely freak out at the sight of this but idk it seems pretty tasty to me, i do really like a pudding or a mousse though so that might be why. i'm definitely going to try this pistachio recipe out !

[@susanssoutherncooking3768]

Everything looked delicious!😊

[@joannerandolph5533]

We live very close to Holmes County Ohio. I know the owners of Heini’s - wonderful family and amazing cheese! Love having Amish country so close! ❤

[@mariebooze956]

just found your video on my feed...it brought back alot of memories. I have met Maudie and her husband on many occasions and have had meals at her home. Her daughter does the meals now, and if I'm not mistaken she lives near Walnut creek. If you get back down that way again, there is a second cookbook from maudie that you might enjoy too. the sugar in the pistachio pudding is for the whipping cream to add some sweetness. I will add a tablespoon of sour cream for a little tang, and sometimes a drop or two of green food color...and yes i'm addicted to cookbook old and new..thx marie from canada

[@beautifulvictory9683]

Scalloped Potatoes: I'd add onion or onion powder. Hamburger Casserole: Yes, we had "hamburger soup/sauce" over mashed potatoes in school. We had 2 actual cooks. 😊

[@ann40069]

The pistachio salad recipe my mother uses, has a tub of cool whip, mandarin oranges, along with the crushed pineapple, chopped maraschino cherries, chopped pecans, and mini jett puff Fun Mallows

[@beatricebennett]

Our family affectionately calls Pistachio salad "green slime", and it is always on the table whenever the family gets together.

[@angelinaduganNy]

My grandmother had a recipe from the 1950's for Jello pistachio salad. It was lime jello, pistachios, mayonnaise, pineapple and walnuts. It was delicious. I might make some for Thanksgiving.

[@christrussler220]

Viewer from Eastern Canada here. Love your channel. Watergate salad made with Cool Whip was a regular on church potluck tables here in the 80s. Was always a hit! I was so excited to see my son’s favourite board book on your shelf. ‘I am a Puppy’ went home with my son and grandson to Paris this summer.

[@cooking_the_books]

It’s such a cute book, I could resist picking it up! ☺️

[@mirandajordan4131]

We make the pistachio salad every year for Thanksgiving and we do it with the Cool whip and no nuts but colored marshmallows.

[@Tina-oq3di]

I’m sitting in my room as we have covid and these recipes look warm and homely. I want to eat these too.

[@cooking_the_books]

I hope you’re feeling better soon! ❤️

[@lynnbogdanovich5284]

Love Rebecca's bistro! I've had the pistachio salad Sith cool whip but looms good with the heavy cream instead. I skip the .arshmallows. Great video.

[@teambeining]

Union County OH - Every September there is the Shekinah Festival to benefit the Mennonite/Ex-Amish school and they auction of quilts (the big thing), handmade furniture, and dinners in their homes.

[@SaraRinger]

So fun to meet friends. I’ve met tons of my friends from doing KZbin and it is the best. ❤

[@laurie5098]

I also grew up with a version of this using the cool whip as well. My mother added drained mandarin oranges and extra marshmallows. yum!

[@amandat.8694]

I live in Central Ohio. I've been to Holmes county many times!

[@teambeining]

And don’t forget Der Dutchman (my fav), with multiple locations in Ohio and one in Sarasota, FL

[@cooking_the_books]

Yep, I mentioned Der Dutchman in the video! Delicious! 😋

[@rachelmiller8323]

The Millersburg/Berlin area is very familiar to my family. Relatives live there and I lived in a neighboring county. I grew up thinking that everyone had Guggisberg baby Swiss cheese and Trail bologna in their fridge at all times. And think I know that Walmart with the hitching posts.

[@leewalker9153]

The biscuit trauma, tho. Brave Anna! I fear the biscuit, too.

[@thatswhywehavehotdogs]

I've been following your channel for a while now. I love old cookbooks and have used some of them for inspiration for my channel. I started early on in the pandemic as a way to keep my sanity, which brings me to Jim. I want to say Jim and I started out just about the same time. He's way more devoted to youtube than I am. Another early starter you might like is Lexie over at Big Spoon Little Spoon. Keep up the good work, I'll be watching. T

[@realong2506]

I also live in Ohio in a small town outside Xenia where my husband and I grew up. We love going up to Amish country in the fall and visiting all the cheese shops and Hershbergers farm in Walnutcreek. They have large petting area with the biggest horses and, frech vegetables, wonderful cheeses, baked goods, jellies, pickles, meats, hamdmade candies, fresh doughnuts plus buggy rides. It's a wonderful place to spend the day. My youngest grandson loved Pistachio salad and will eat the whole bowl if you don;t watch him. We make ours with coolwhip as it's easier.

[@jenniferhorner751]

great recipes , and being one at home most the time , i like you half recipes. 😊

[@Amber-ghini]

I'm from Columbus Ohio and have grown up visiting the Amish in Ohio. Amazing food!! ❤

[@annadreamsart9756]

We had hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes in school. So good!

[@ImReally29]

I think that casserole would be good with drop biscuits, too.

[@jchow5966]

Great episode. I love Amish recipes! ☮️💟

[@killabrownell6266]

LMAO! I jumped as well when you opened the adult version of a jack in the box..."The can Biscuits"! I hate opening them lol. Gonna be making these recipes soon enough! Thanks for sharing and I enjoy your channel!

[@cooking_the_books]

Even though I know the biscuit can is going to pop open it still startles me every time! 😂

[@lindacombs7424]

I always put a paper towel around the can. It takes a little more effort to pop it, but not as loud. 😅

[@thirteenways3420]

Grew up in the midwest, and these recipes definitely represent the food I remember. I do think it's interesting that these "Amish-style" recipes use so many store bought ingredients. I feel like I remember Amish food was always touted as very from scratch type of homemade.

[@cooking_the_books]

Amish still do grow and preserve some of their food, but the use of store bought items has become very common.

[@susanrobinson408]

Great recipes! I'm in Indiana and have wanted to make a visit to Holmes County for years! Now I have to go!!

[@ellenabendroth9027]

Oh, by the way. I whip the cream first, mix the pineapple and pudding, then fold in the whipped cream and marshmallows. Its waaaay less messy

[@adrianstevens656]

I am thoroughly enjoying your vintage cookbooks and recipes videos, Anna! Thank you for reminding me of how fun looking at cookbooks can be 🙂

[@lindseymill]

All of us follow That Ms Midwestern Mom 😂