Yrs, they eat meat. At one time, locker plants were common, and their disappearance makes it difficult for the Amish to butcher the livestock they raise. They make do, however.
Amish women will grind beef into hamburger, cook the Hamburgers, and can them in wide-mouth mason jars. Yep, your county extension agent will tell you that you shouldn't do that, and the Bell Blue Book says the same thing, but if botulism develops, the toxin is destroyed by thorough heating. In many communities, there are small canneries that will put your beef or whatever into tin cans.
The Amish are usually buried in Amish-only cemeteries. The grave plots are dug by hand using shovels. Occasionally, Mennonites are also buried in Amish cemeteries.
The Amish usuall y inter marry only.
The Amish will most likely drive a horse and buggies or even on bicycles. Only few Amish own cars.
not much, and not just meat. usually only turkey meat has tryptophan in it. tryptophan causes humans to become slow and lethargic until the liver can clean it out of the system.
I can only tell you of states I lived in that definitely have Amish communities: Pennsylvania, Delaware and California.
Nuns and the Amish
No, James isn't Amish. To anyone familiar with the Amish the fact that James is on a television show says instantly that he couldn't possibly be Amish. If more proof were needed his clothing is "English" (non-Amish) and he's in high school. Amish only educate their children up to the 8th grade. Finally, you will not find any Amish teenager singing "My Sharonna" anytime, anywhere. Scroll down for the weblink to the Wikipedia article about the Amish in case you'd like to learn more.
It is true that Amish children only get an 8th grade education, although in some cases, if more education is required, they can get a GED diploma.
Amish do not have one, as they marry only one wife, and that marriage commitment excludes ever getting divorced.
No US president has been Amish. I do not know about their church government, but if they elect presidents., they must have had more than one by now.
I'm not sure how it is in other parts of the country but around here(Lancaster)one must be born Amish to be Amish. Although some groups are a lot more strict than others. If a young person leaves the amish,they r not allowed to sit at the same table to eat,such as at a wedding,etc.
It's not by her wedding ring. The Amish don't wear jewelry. You may assume that any Amish woman past the age of 21 is either married or a widow. If you really want to know, you could take the step of asking her. Most Amish women are proud of their families, and will talk of them to any friendly and respectful person..