Hello from Amish country.
We stayed at the Heritage Inn Hotel and Suites at Amana exit 225 last evening. While looking for a restaurant we saw a Wine shop and came out with a bottle of Dandelion wine..........when we asked about their vineyards, the clerk said oh we don't grow the grapes but we import only the best ones from Oregon!
Decided to eat at the Ox Yoke Restaurant which according to my Triple A book was a good spot. The sign at the eatery said "taste the homemade difference......an Amana tradition since 1940. When I spied catfish on the menu I knew what I wanted but they were "out"..........so I asked for a hot roast beef sandwich as the dinners looked massive and very much the German fare. I wish I had taken a photo when my sandwich arrived. It was served on a Thanksgiving turkey type platter and the biggest mound of mashed potatoes I had ever seen on one dinner plate. That mound could easily feed an American family of four and an entire African village. Did I mention that the giant chunks of roast beef were literally swimming off the plate in the gravy?
I looked at Mike's and saw his dinner platter..........sauerkraut and two large country sausages and more mashed potatoes and his own private dish of homemade mustard. Then the small bowls started arriving.........waldorf salad, fresh green beans, coleslaw, fried potatoes, strawberries, sour sauce and bread and butter. I decided to just eat parts of my dinner for four but felt very wasteful as I put the napkin over the remains. Yes, we are in farm country and getting ready to tour this land of the Amish. It is beautiful here with the well maintained farms and the gorgeous farmhouses.........looking forward to seeing the barn signs and all the quilts. They are also famous for their cheese so as we did in Nauvoo will pick up a small wedge for munching while we drive........but somehow this morning I am not very hungry. Bonnie
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