In the calmest, commanding voice I could muster, I told the children to all gather in the basement at once. In no time, Julia had cleared the lower section of the metal shelves in the can room and ushered the children into it.
My sister called and asked if they could come over and join us in the basement. Of course! What a blessing it would be to have someone in our midst.
kAmx 82G6 >J >@E96C\:?\=2H 2 42== E@ E6== 96C E@ 8@ :?E@ 96C 32D6>6?E[ 2D x 6H H6 @?=J 925 2 76H >@C6 >:?FE6D] x C2? FADE2:CD 2?5 8C23365 >J AFCD6 2?5 2 76H >@C6 :>A@CE2?E :E6>D 2?5 3C@F89E E96> E@ E96 32D6>6?E H:E9 >6]k^Am
kAm(2E49:?8 >J 3C@E96C\:?\=2H y2D@? DEC:56 24C@DD E96 D:56H2=< 3C@F89E >6>@C:6D @7 2=>@DE 7@FC J62CD 28@[ H96? 96 2?5 9:D H:76 H6C6 H:E9 FD 2D x E@=5 >J 49:=5C6? E92E E96:C 5255J 925 5:65]k^Am
kAm}@H x 9@AA65 @? E96 D6H:?8 >249:?6 423:?6E 2?5 =@@<65 @FE E96 32D6>6?E H:?5@H] %96 4=@F5D 😕 E96 H6DE 96=5 >J C2AEFC65 2EE6?E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 4=@F5D H6C6 EH:DE:?8] x 925 ?6G6C D66? 2 E@C?25@ 😕 >J =:76[ 3FE E9:D >FDE 36 E96 C62= 562= — 2?5 :E H2D 4@>:?8 E@H2C5 FD]k^Am
kAmQ|@>[ 4@>6 😕 96C6j DE2J H:E9 FD[Q =:EE=6 G@:46D A=62565 7C@> E96 42? C@@>] x? >@>6?ED x 925 ;@:?65 E96>] |J D:DE6C 2?5 x 96=5 2 42C D62E 36EH66? FD H96C6 96C 323J H2D 3=:DD7F==J F?2H2C6 @7 H92E H2D 92AA6?:?8] %96 @?=J 6>@E:@? 96 D9@H65 H2D 2? @442D:@?2= D4@H= 2D 96 EC:65 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H9J E96 G@:46D 2C@F?5 9:> H@F=5 4CJ H:E9 7C:89E]k^Am
kAmx BF:6E65 E96> 5@H? @?46 >@C6] Qr9:=5C6?[ 5@ J@F 962C E92En %92E 😀 E96 E@C?25@[Q x :?7@C>65 E96>] %96J =:DE6?65 😕 2H6 2?5 7C:89E] x 3682? BF@E:?8 !D2=> h`] (96? x H2D 5:DEC24E65 H:E9 ?665D 2C@F?5 >6[ yF=:2 H6?E @?j >J D:DE6C ;@:?65 :?]k^Am
kAmQxEVD 9625:?8 ?@CE9 @7 FD[Q y2D@? :?7@C>65 FD] x DE2J65 😕 @FC D96=E6C 7@C 2 76H >@>6?ED 367@C6 4@>:?8 @FE 2?5 D42??:?8 E96 D6 @FE — :E H2D A2DE[ 2?5 H6 H6C6 D276]k^Am
kAmx =@@<65 E@H2C5 E96 D2K65] xD?VE E92E =:76n xE 😀 92C5 2E E:>6D — D@>6E:>6D :E 766=D 5@H?C:89E D42CJ — 3FE E96C6 😀 2=H2JD DF?D9:?6 E@ 4@>6]k^Am
kAmx 4@F=5 92C5=J 72E9@> H92E 925 ;FDE 92AA6?65i 2 E@C?25@ 9625:?8 E@H2C5 FD[ 492?8:?8 5:C64E:@?D[ 2?5 8@:?8 @? ?@CE9]k^Am
kAmx AC2J65 7@C @E96CD H9@ >2J 92G6 366? 9:E] xE H2D?VE =@?8 F?E:= ?6HD 42>6 E92E >J 7C:6?5 |2CJ2?? 5:5?VE 86E E9C@F89 D@ 7C66] %96J H6C6 D276[ 3FE E96 9@FD6 H96C6 E96J H6C6 C6?E:?8 925 2 A@CE:@? @7 E96 C@@7 C6>@G65[ 2 D965 7=2EE6?65[ E96 32C? 52>2865[ 2?5 D@ @?]k^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm%9@F89 @FC =:76 DE@C:6D 2C6 ?@E E96 D2>6[ x 92G6 76=E 5C2H? E@ 96C[ 2D 96C 9FD32?5 925 2=D@ 366? 😕 2? 244:56?E 2?5 92D 8@?6 E9C@F89 2 =@E D:?46] x 76=E =:<6 x 925 E@ 8@ D66 96C] (96? H6 962C5 E92E E96C6 H6C6 EC66D @G6C E96 C@25[ x 76=E =:<6 E2<:?8 >J EC24E@C H:E9 2 3F4<6E 2?5 s2?:6=VD DE:==\492:?D2H 2?5 ;FDE 4FEE:?8 >J H2J E9C@F89] #62=:EJ H2D?VE E92E D:>A=6] u:CDE[ E96 D2H H2D?VE C62==J >256 7@C >J 92?5Dj D64@?5[ E96 EC24E@C 925 2 7=2E E:C6[ 2?5 E96 @E96C @?6 x FD6 7@C >@H:?8 H2D 2E D@>6@?6 6=D6VD 9@FD6 7@C E96 52J] x EC:65 E@ >2<6 A9@?6 42==D E@ D66 H92E x 4@F=5 H@C< @FE[ 3FE 2D >F49 2D x EC:65[ E96 42==D H@F=5 ?@E 8@ E9C@F89]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>QmpE =2DE x 4@F=5 8@ H:E9 s2?:6=VD 525] qJ E96 E:>6 H6 8@E E96C6[ E96 C@25 H2D 4=62C] xE H2D 92C5 E@ D66 >J 7C:6?5 😕 E96 5:=6>>2 @7 2 E@C? 72C>] s@6D :E 9FCE >@C6 E@ 9FCE J@FCD6=7 @C E@ D66 @E96CD 9FCEn pD x DH6AE E96 3@JDV 365C@@> 4=62C @7 3C@<6? 8=2DD 7C@> E96 H:?5@H 2?5 E96 DEC2H E92E 925 3=@H? 😕 7C@> E96 32C?[ x 7@F?5 >JD6=7 ;FDE E2=<:?8 E@ v@5[ E6==:?8 w:> 2== @G6C 282:? E92E H6 ECFDE w:>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAm%96 6G6?:?8 A2DD65 BF:4<=J] %96 >6? H6C6 😕 2 C246 E@ 86E 2 E6>A@C2CJ 4@G6C @? E96 C@@7 367@C6 E96 ?6IE C2:? 42>6 E9C@F89] ~E96CD A:4<65 FA EC2D9 2?5 4FE FA 3@2C5D 2?5 A@CE:@?D @7 H2==D E92E 925 366? 3=@H? :?E@ E96 J2C5 7C@> E96 D965] kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm$@>6 H6C6 E2<:?8 42C6 @7 2?:>2=Dj D25=J[ 2 76H D966A 925 E@ 36 AFE 5@H?[ 2?5 6H6D H:E9 323:6D H6C6 96C565 :?E@ E96 32C? E92E H2D DE:== DE2?5:?8] %96C6 H6C6 =25:6D 96=A:?8 😕 E96 9@FD6] yF=:2 @776C65 E@ DE2J 2?5 DA6?5 E96 ?:89E H:E9 E96>[ E@ H9:49 E96J 28C665] }@[ H6 42?VE E2<6 E96 3FC56? — 3FE H6 42? 362C :E E@86E96C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm(96? :E H2D E:>6 E@ 8@ 9@>6[ 766=:?8D E@C6 E9C@F89 >6 E92E x 5:5?VE @H H@F=5 36 E96C6[ 2D x E9@F89E @7 96C C6>2:?:?8 H:E9 96C 49:=5C6? 27E6C 6G6CJE9:?8 925 BF:6E65 5@H?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmr@>:?8 9@>6 E@ >J @H? BF:6E 9@FD6 >256 >6 :?4C65:3=J E92?<7F= 7@C E96 AC@E64E:@? @G6C :E] $@>69@H E92E 766=:?8 @7 2=@?6?6DD 4C6AE 324< @? >6 282:? 2?5 =67E >6 H@?56C:?8 9@H x 4@F=5 7246 E96 6G6?:?8] kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmx E@=5 E96 {@C5 x H@F=5 92G6 E@ 92G6 w:D 96=A] (96? 2 D:DE6C @776C65 E@ DA6?5 E96 ?:89E H:E9 FD[ x 2446AE65 :E H:E9 8C2E:EF56] %92?< J@F[ {@C5] *@F 2C6 >@C6 E92? 6?@F89Pk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmq67@C6 E96 E@C?25@ 9:E[ @?6 @7 E96 =25:6D 😕 E96 4@>>F?:EJ 925 ;FDE D=:5 2 A2? @7 32CD :?E@ E96 @G6? 7@C 2 9@8 3FE496C:?8 E92E H2D E@ E2<6 A=246 E96 7@==@H:?8 52J] %96 32CD H6C6 >@>6?E2C:=J 7@C8@EE6? 2D E96J DFCG6J65 E96 52>286 E9C@F89@FE E96:C AC@A6CEJ] %96J H:== ?@H 36 D6CG65 2E E96 H@C< 366 7@C |2CJ2??[ H9:49 😀 E2<:?8 E96 A=246 @7 E96 3FE496C:?8] u@==@H:?8 😀 2 C64:A6 s2?:6=VD 2F?E D92C65 H:E9 >6 E92E 😀 G6CJ D:>:=2C E@ 96CD] kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmx7 J@F 564:56 E@ H9:A FA 2 32E49[ D92C6 D@>6 H:E9 2?@E96C — 2?5 C62=:K6 E92E 3J 5@:?8 D@[ J@F 2C6 C6>:?5:?8 E96> E92E E96J 2C6 ?@E 724:?8 =:76 2=@?6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmr9@4@=2E6 rC62> r966D6 q2CDk^Am
kAm⅔ 4FA rC:D4@k^Am
kAm⅔ 4FA 3FEE6Ck^Am
kAm` 4FA WD42?EX 42?6 DF82Ck^Am
kAm` 4FA WD42?EX 3C@H? DF82Ck^Am
kAma 688Dk^Am
kAma E62DA@@?D G2?:==2k^Am
kAmb 4FAD 7=@FCk^Am
kAm` E62DA@@? 32<:?8 D@52k^Am
kAm` E62DA@@? D2=Ek^Am
kAm¾ 4FA 49@4@=2E6 49:ADk^Am
kAmu:==:?8ik^Am
kAm`e @F?46D rC62> 4966D6[ D@7E6?65k^Am
kAm` 4FA DF82Ck^Am
kAm` E62DA@@? G2?:==2k^Am
kAm` 688k^Am
kAm!C6962E @G6? E@ bfd 568C66D] |:I =:<6 49@4@=2E6 49:A 4@@<:6D] s:G:56 5@F89 😕 92=7[ 2?5 DAC625 92=7 @7 :E 😕 2 8C62D65 h\3J\`b\:?49 A2?]k^Am
kAmq62E 7:==:?8 :?8C65:6?ED E@86E96C 2?5 DAC625 @G6C 5@F89] r2C67F==J DAC625 E96 C6DE @7 E96 5@F89 @G6C 7:==:?8 3J >2<:?8 D>2== 7=2E A@CE:@?D 2?5 A=24:?8 E96> @? E@A]k^Am
kAmq2<6 F?E:= 2=>@DE D6E 2?5 A2? D:KK=6D H96? E2AA65 @? 3@EE@> H:E9 2 H6E 7:?86C]k^Am
Gloria Yoder is the third writer of The Amish Cook column since its inception in 1991.
Dining and Cooking