As a general rule, no, Amish do not pull out all their teeth.

The Pennsylvania Dutch came to North America in the 18th century primarily from the western regions of the Holy Roman Empire (now Germany, Holland and Belgium)

Of course they do, they brush their teeth every morning.

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Do they know how to brush properly, and adequately brush their gums and tong, probably not.

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Nor do most of them spend money for dental work, and their teeth can be in very bad condition, because of the neglect.

No, they usually resort to a piece of torn bedcloth for their menstrual needs.

It's known as Scrapple.

I believe the town of Yoder (classic Amish name) was settled by Amish. I also recently saw some Amish settlement in southern Colorado near Westcliffe and Alamosa.

Amish people back then lived in Georgia, yes. But not only Georgia, but all over, especially the East coast, where they were closest to their homeland. Now not many Amish people live here.

Kalona

Country Bake Shoppe. This amazing bakery is located at 951 Helen Highway in Cleveland. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:00 to 5:30. (Many people mistake it for an Amish bakery, but it is actually German Baptist.) Their cinnamon rolls are out of this world!

This used to be the best bakeshop around but lately, they seem to be producing inferior baked goods. I think they're cutting back on the very ingredients that made their rolls, breads, and cakes superior to others. So very sad. :(

Springdale, WA

No

Since the Amish settled in Pennsylvania, and eschew modern transportation, it would be doubtful that there are any Amish some 2500 miles away in California. However, since they do not use the Internet, it would be impossible to rule it out.

Yes, they were Farmers from Germany and because the land of southeastern Pennsylvania looks like the part of southern Germany they are from they settled there.

The main ingredient for Pa. Dutch pepper-pot is beef tripe. There are many variations in the other ingredients depending on the tastes of the cook but I make a simple version that in addition to the tripe contains; celery, onion, potato, onion, carrot, salt, pepper pods and black pepper.

Some recipes eschew the use of tomatoes but I still prefer to add a bit of tomato paste. I prefer smooth tripe (rumen) which must be cooked for hours to render it tender. Some cooks also add beef stew meat or soup bones.

"Großmutter" is the correct High German term for grandmother.

But colloquial term "Oma" (grandma) and the diminutive "Omi" (granny) are more common.

Wilkom is a Pennsylvania Dutch equivalent of 'Welcome'. Such is the name of the language, because of the geographic range of its occurrence. For example, there are communities in such areas of Pennsylvania as Lancaster County where it has been passed down through generations of Amish families.

Old Order Amish define themselves as horse and buggy people. As a result they need pasture and land sufficent for keeping a horse. Some communities do not allow members to reside in town, viewing town life as inconsistant with Amish values. Some communities do allow memebers to live in town. In my town of Shipshewana, Indiana there are many Amish individuals residing in town. Many are unmarried girls who work in the local tourism industry and do not keep a horse, but rather ride a bicycle.

Amish turkey is a dish the Amish make for their weddings. It is bread cubes and turkey ( or chicken) mixed with eggs, turkey broth, onions celery and is made in the oven. We make gravy and serve with it or the Amish make creamed celery as a side dish.

The statement is not true. Anthropologists study all human cultures.

they were most welcome in Delaware.

explain why the Amish are considered by sociologists as a subculture and not as a counterculture.

There is no difference between the clothing of the Amish and the Mennonite.

There are dozens of plain sects that refer to themselves Amish or Mennonite and still others that call themselves Peachy, Beachy, Apostolic, and other labels, but the clothes worn really depend on the particular congregation one is talking about, as it depends on tradition more than the ordnung, and the ordnung is a living set of rules, rather than a static one.

The textbook answer is that the difference between the Amish and the Mennonite is that the Amish practice shunning and the Mennonite do not. Shunning is the practice of refusing to recognize a member of the church who has varied from the practices of the church in a significant way, has been assisted in conforming, and has continued to live a nonconforming life. That means that having been shunned, one cannot talk with wife, children, brothers and sisters, patents, or the many church members that provide the specialized goods and services needed in ordinary life - quite a burden.

However, the congregations have drifted back and forth, and there are liberal Amish, and conservative Mennonite groups, so there really no useful distinctions between them. I met an Amish woman who came back to Indiana to visit her mother, hospitalized for a heart attack. She was wearing plain white tennis shoes, which were not worn by any of the local Amish congregations, but she had moved to upstate New York, which allowed them.