NEW - Fudge Covered Apples

One of our new items for this holiday season is our Fudge covered apples. We take a delicious and tart Granny Smith Apple and give them a generous covering of one or two flavors of Fudge. Some of the flavors we have to offer are the Apple Pie Fudge Apple, a Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Apple, a Maple Chocolate Fudge Apple to name a few. You can find these apples at the following link:
http://www.amishmart.com/fudge-apples.html

Try them all to find out which one is your favorite. These Fudge apples are a great treat for the whole family any time of the year.

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NEW - Soups from Amishmart

We are now carrying a line of soups and stews that are absolutely delicious. We have fifteen (15) of the "Homemade in Minutes" mixes, which answer the urgent family need for convenience and nutrition. Only 30 minutes from stove top to table! Each package also features an inventive variation for another creative preparation. Each serves for to five people.

Our "Hearty Meals" section features sixteen (16) varieties, which offer a diverse selection of homemade soups for family and friends. Serve soup and bread - the perfect meal! Packages serve from 6 to 10 people and most of them freeze beatifully, so you can save any leftovers for a later time.

You can find these soup selections at the following link: http://www.amishmart.com/soups-meals.html

You and your family will love these soups, especially this winter when you need a meal to warm you up.

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NEW Microwave Popcorn

You can now get our Hulless Medium White Popcorn in a "Lite Natural" flavor microwave bag (Lite Natural). This "Lite Natural" option uses very little oil and just a slight touch of salt.

Also find our Hulless Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn in a "Butter" flavor microwave bag (Butter). You get the great taste of our tender Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn along with the butter flavor of theater popcorn.

Both flavors are availble as a set of three bags, in a case of 12 bags or in bulk, which is a box of 50 microwave bags.

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November Holiday Gift Ideas

Getting ready for the holidays and gift giving? Amishmart can help. We have a wide variety of gift packs available in all price ranges and include a wide variety of items to meet all your gift giving needs. You can choose from several different popcorn gift sets, jam & jelly gift sets, pancake & syrup gift sets, etc. Check them all out and see which one best suits your gift needs.


This is a photo of our Pancake & Waffle Gift Set. You get three 2 pound bags of Pancake/Waffle Mix and two fruit syrups.

Check out our Gift Idea page to see our other gift sets that are available for this holiday season.

Come visit our Gift Idea Page!

Don't forget to check out our NEW "Baked Goods" area. We now have six varieties of cookies available and more to come. Cookies are sold by the dozen and baked fresh when you place your order. So please allow a couple extra days for delivery of these delicious treats.

Come visit our Baked Goods Section!

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Check out our Pre-Christmas Special

Pre-Christmas Special
Receive free shipping on all merchandise orders of $50.00 or more, from now until October 31, 2006. When you place your order on-line, don't forget to use Coupon Code "shipp233".


Coupon valid only at http://www.amishmart.com

Thank you,
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Amish Recipe - Festive Fruit Salad

1 (15 oz.) can Mandarin Oranges, drained
1 ½ cup Red Seedless Grapes, halved
1 ½ cup Green Seedless Grapes, halved
1 (10 oz.) jar Maraschino Cherries, rinsed, drained – Optional
1 can Pineapple Chunks, drained
2 cups Miniature Marshmallows
1 cup Flaked Coconut - Optional
1 cup Sour Cream

Combine all ingredients except sour cream. Just before serving, add sour cream. Toss to coat. This makes a great holiday dish.

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NEW - Gourmet Black Pearl Popcorn

Try our new Black Pearl Popcorn. It is a very small tender kernel, very similar to the original small kernel Black Jewell Popcorn, yet it also has characteristics of our Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn. This small black kernel pops up white with a savory taste and a tenderness unique to this variety of popcorn. It is one of most delicious and most flavorful varieties we carry.

Our Gourmet Black Pearl Popcorn is available in 4 ounce, 2 pound, 6 pound and 50 pound bags.

Check it out at: http://www.amishmart.com/amt-p-420.html

Happy Popping!

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What is the shelf life for popcorn?

Nearly, forever, as long as you keep your popcorn in an air tight container and in a cool dry area, so the popcorn does not draw moisture or lose what moisture is already in the popcorn and needed to make it pop. If stored properly in an airtight plastic or glass container, your popcorn can potentially stay good and ready to pop, for many years. However, most of us will eat all the popcorn before it has a chance to sit around the house for years.

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Amish Recipe - Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

2/3 cup Lard
2 2/3 cup Sugar
2 cups Pumpkin
2/3 cup Water
3 1/3 cup Flour
2 tsp. Baking Soda
2/3 cup Raisins
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Clove
2/3 cup Nuts
4 Eggs


Cream lard and sugar until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and pour into pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 70 minutes or until done. Makes 2 loaves.

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Microwave Popcorn Starter Kit

Ever wonder what exactly is in a microwave popcorn bag? Think it is healthy for you? Probably not. With the traditional microwave popcorn bags, many microwave bags are manufactured with aluminized metallic coatings inside to attract energy so that the popcorn cooks faster. These metallic coatings can heat up to over 500º Fahrenheit. At these higher temperatures, the plasticized, greaseproof microwave bag liner can vaporize and become part of what you eat. YUCK! No chance of that happening with our PowerPop Microwave Popper. All you get is the pure natural popcorn you put in and it comes out a crispy, crunchy, tasty snack for the whole family. The PowerPop pops with oil for a buttery flavor or without oil for a lighter snack. Concentrates microwaves so virtually ever kernel pops. This is definitely the best way to do microwave popcorn.

Here is our starter kit for the microwave popcorn lovers. This popper allows you to pop natural gourmet popcorn, quick and easy. It is a healthier option than the microwave popcorn bags that are on the market today, yet it is easier than the stove top poppers. Your starter kit includes the following:

1 - PowerPop Microwave Popcorn Popper
1 - package Replacement Concentrator Cups
1 - 2 lb. bag Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn
1 - 16 oz. bottle Canola Oil
1 - 4.5 oz. Butter Flavor Popcorn Salt

You can purchase this starter kit by going to the following link: http://www.amishmart.com/amt-z-50001.html


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Black Jewell Limited Supply

Note: Due to a miscalculation by the grower and supplier, our Black Jewel popcorn is now in limited supply. They have told us they are currently out of stock and will not have anything more available to us until harvest time this fall. Once our current limited supply has been sold, the Black Jewel popcorn will be temporarily out of stock until later this fall of 2006. If you are interested in finding a replacement item until the Black Jewel once again becomes available, we recommend that you try the Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn, Multi-Color Lady Finger Popcorn or the Baby White Popcorn. All three (3) varieties are a very small, tender kernel that we are sure you will enjoy just as much, if not more than the Black Jewel Popcorn. We are sorry for this inconvenience, but hope you will try one of our other varieties until our supplier harvests their new crop this fall.

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Some Popcorn Facts

Americans consume 17 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 54 quarts per man, woman and child. It is one of the most wholesome and economical foods available.

Approximately 70 percent is eaten in the home (home popped and pre-popped) and about 30 percent outside the home (theaters, stadiums, schools, etc.). Unpopped popcorn accounts for approximately 90 percent of sales for home consumption.

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Amish Recipe - Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:
2 cups flour 2/3 cup shortening
2 ½ tsp. baking powder ½ cup milk
½ tsp. salt 6 apples, peeled and cut in halves

Sauce:
2 cups brown sugar ¼ cup butter
2 cups water ½ tsp. cinnamon

Make dough like pie dough. Roll out dough; cut in squares (approx. 4-5” square). Place half an apple on each square. Wet edges of dough and press into a ball around the apple. Put dumplings in a pan; pour sauce over all and bake. (375 degree oven for 25 – 40 minutes or until dough is golden brown.)


This recipe comes from our featured cookbook of the month called “The Wooden Spoon Cookbook” by Miriam Miller (Item No. AMT-P-704). The recipes in the cookbook were compiled by a 17 year old Amish girl. You will get 194 pages of recipes that were some of Miriam’s favorite recipes from her mother and grandmother. You will also get to read some of Miriam’s personal childhood memories and get a glimpse into an Amish girls life. I’m sure you and your family will thoroughly enjoy this wonderful cookbook. For more information on this cookbook and others, please visit our website at www.amishmart.com.

Black Jewel Popcorn

We do carry the regular unpopped Black Jewel Popcorn in 2 pound bags. We also carry the Black Jewel Microwaver popcorn in Natural, Butter and Kettle Corn flavors. These are all very popular items. And for those of you who are in love with the Black Jewel popcorn, we would like to recommend that you also try our Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn sometime. If you like the Black Jewel, we think you will like the Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn just as well if not like it more.
Our Yellow Lady Finger Popcorn comes in 4 oz., 2 lb., 6 lb. and 50 lb. bags. We also have a Multi-Color Lady Finger Popcorn that is quite popular as well.

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Our New Blog

Welcome to the Amishmart Blog!! We have just added this blog to our site as a way to bring you more information about our site. We will be posting information about the Amish, our products, recipes, etc. Check back often to see what we have added. We hope you all enjoy!!