The Amish Family Cookbook

The Amish Family Cookbook

<P>From the home of bestselling author Jerry Eicher (more than 350,000 books sold) and his wife, Tina, comes this warm and inviting peek into an Amish kitchen, complete with….</P><P><STRONG>Amish recipes: </STRONG></P><P>Hannah Byler’s Pecan Pie</P><P>Beat on low speed slightly or with hand beater:<BR> 3 eggs   1/3 cup butter, melted  1 cup light corn syrup <BR> ½ t. salt  2/3 cup sugar <BR>Stir in: 1 cup pecan halves. <BR>Pour into:  1 pie crust<BR>Bake at 375 for 40-50 minutes.</P><P><STRONG>Amish proverbs:</STRONG>  It takes seven to cook for to make a really happy wife.</P><P><STRONG>and Amish humor:</STRONG>   </P><P>The Englisha visitor suffered through a three-hour Amish wedding service, sitting on the hard backless church bench. <BR> “Why does it take so long to tie the knot?” he asked afterward.<BR> “Well,” the bishop said, stroking his long white beard. “So that it takes ‘em a lifetime to untie it.”</P><P><BR>Readers will laugh, pray, and eat robustly with <EM>The Amish Family Cookbook</EM> at their side.<BR></P>