One of the very nicest things about living in this area is Yoder's Country Market. Run by Mennonites, Yoder's is a combination health-food store, country smokehouse outlet and the closest thing we have to a gourmet foodie-haven.
They cure country hams and bacon, and make the best butter I've ever tasted, rolled in 2 pound cylinders of parchment paper. They stock foods for special diets, odd cooking ingredients like Clear-Jel and walnut oil, dried fruits, nuts, baking chips and old-fashioned penny candies.
It's clean and friendly, with red-cheeked girls in white cloth caps cheerfully making sandwiches, and strong boys in suspenders packing groceries gently into sturdy boxes and carrying them out to your car. It's like walking backwards in time.
An outing to Yoder's is a treat I give myself about every other month. I usually have a long list of needed staples; today it's wild rice, wheat berries, rye berries, barley, flax seed, crystalized ginger, split peas, corn chips for my chili, pineapple jam and sweet pickles. I'll browse through the raw-milk cheeses, the bulk spices, the homemade baked and canned goods, and probably fill a whole basket with impulse items that catch my eye. It's both a splurge and a full morning's entertainment.
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Yes, Yoder's is a definite plus. In Maryland, we lived near the Pennsylvania line and it was common to drive around the Amish buggies and of course lavish ourselves at their Farmer's Markets.
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