Category Archives: Jams and Jellies

September Brings Baptisms, Birthdays, and a Recipe for Hot Pepper Butter

September 15, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

September has arrived already. How can we be in the ninth month of the year already? 2023 is flying by much faster than we want it to. This week I have lots of tomatoes to put into V-8 juice. We are out of V-8, so we … Continue Reading ››

Desserts, Jams and Jellies

Midnight Delivers Her First Foal

July 7, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 3 Comments

This column will wrap it up for June 2023. Another month down in history. What did I accomplish? Not nearly as much as I had anticipated. Life gets so busy but let us take time from our busy lives and remember to thank God for the many blessings he bestows upon us. Our great and … Continue Reading ››

Jams and Jellies

An Update on Daughter Susan

July 1, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 15 Comments

It is time to get this column written and on its way. Although the mercury on the thermometer is already up to 79 degrees, a breeze is coming in the windows. Yesterday was different and much warmer, and there was less breeze with higher humidity. Daughter Elizabeth and Tim and four children and daughter Loretta and … Continue Reading ››

Desserts, Jams and Jellies, Pies

Putting up freezer jam, Virginia visitors, and a young overnight guest

July 26, 2019 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 6 Comments

Another hot week in July! Last week we had over an inch of rain but it didn’t cool off much. Today son Kevin had a therapy appointment so I took him to town. With the heat I didn’t want to take the horse and buggy. Our friend Beth took us. Continue Reading ››

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Apple-butter-sweet memories in times of loss

July 5, 2019 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

It’s a beautiful Tuesday morning with a lot of sunshine. How we treasure mornings and days like this. We didn’t wash laundry yesterday due to the dreary, rainy weather. Now today we were blessed with a nice day to dry the laundry. This afternoon I will take son Kevin for his therapy appointment and get … Continue Reading ››

Canning and Freezing, Jams and Jellies

God’s blessings as we travel into the unknown future

June 28, 2019 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

Where should I begin? This week is going much too fast for me. Friday and Saturday were spent helping out at daughter Elizabeth and Tim’s house. The tent was set up and benches set up under the tent. Friday was Elizabeth’s birthday, although she didn’t take much time to think about it. Continue Reading ››

Canning and Freezing, Condiments and Sauces, Jams and Jellies

Using up scraps to make matching dresses for the grandbabies

March 2, 2018 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

Using up scraps to make matching dresses for the grandbabies The sun is out! The sky is so lovely today. What a great master artist we have. Only He could paint a picture like this. The temperature is at 36 degrees.

The Eicher sewing machine … Continue Reading ››

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Maple syrup spring gives way to Amish wedding season

April 10, 2015 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

March 31—the last day of March! Hopefully April will bring us nicer, warmer weather. On Saturday Mose cooked up the rest of the sap into maple syrup. Our trees are done now for this year. I think we have more than a year’s supply of maple syrup now. It sure takes a lot of work and … Continue Reading ››