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December Events at Gowanda Harley Davidson
Be sure to check out the Events Listings for all the activities along New York's Amish Trail in December. Gowanda Harley Davidson is hosting many activities for the December Christmas Season, stop in for a visit. Sample the dishes at their Employee Cook Off and then vote for your favorite; visit Santa or do you last minute shopping there. Do some shopping and enjoy the band A Third of the Herd on December 17th.They will be open until 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve!
Holiday Gift Giving Made Easy
Holiday Gift Shopping - Partners along New York's Amish Trail are offering specials for the upcoming Holiday Shopping Season. Buy Local and shop in a relaxing atmosphere at your own pace while enjoying the countryside. Visit the members of the Amish Trail for gifts and eats and a friendly welcome. Stop at the Amish run shops for more homemade, handmade options for the people on your gift list.
Christmas Time along New York's Amish Trail
December 2 & 3 events:
Randolph (716-358-9701) hosts Country Christmas Extravaganza celebrations Dec. 2nd and 3rd with Christmas Tree Lighting, parade, dances, sleigh rides, the Festival of Trees and Photos with Santa. Plenty of deals will be available at downtown businesses and you can also enjoy Christmas caroling, hot cocoa and more.
Gowanda (716-532-2834) a tree lighting and Santa will visit the Historic Hollywood Theater.
Amish Whoopie Pie Recipe
Amish Whoopie Pies Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 cup baking cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sour milk
2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup hot water
Directions:
1. Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa, and salt.
3. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk.
4. Add the vanilla and dissolve soda in hot water and add last. Mix well.
About the Amish by George Bailey
About the Amish
Old Order Amish use no electricity, no running water and dress in plain clothes of grays and blues.
Their cooking stoves are powered by propane, kerosene or wood. They use kerosene lamps.
They never work on Sundays and rotate church meetings at various homes within their districts.
Their children traditionally speak German until they start school at about 6 years of age where they are taught English.
They go only until grade 8 then they go to work with their family.
A Female Amish Lady's Perspective
The Amish – WHY??? Female Response
Here is a little bits and pieces of our Old Order Amish. We believe in having our own private Churches and our own private schools, etc. We go through first to eighth grade in school. Have to pay our own school taxes plus help the English pay their school taxes which I really don’t think is quite fair, but if that is how it shall be we want to be satisfied too. We have no electricity, have to work hard to make a living but imagine that is healthier for us than to just play around.
An Amish Male Tells Why Amish Believe The Way They Do
There are many questions about the Amish Culture and even more answers. While the questions are only natural, some of the answers are less than correct and others downright misleading. Some are well meant, some make the Amish look better than they are and some worse. Some authors of books have done a fairly thorough research and others have done a good job of whipping up some exciting details. Having said that, here is my perspective on why there are Amish and why they live as they do.
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