{AMISH COMMUNITY NEWS} Vol. 3 No. 6
June 1, 2011
A Funny Thing Happened Smoked Turkey By Jacquie
A Jumping Egg By Linda Weaver
Did anyone ever see an egg Frank and I were married in jump around in the nest? early November, so Thanksgiving Noah Detweiler Jr. told me dinner was the first meal I fixed they had a duck in one of their for my in-laws. Actually, I had flowerbeds. He got too close one taken over cooking for my family morning and the mother hurried right after my Mom died. With By Elma Miller away. Looking in the nest, he saw several years of being “chief cook and one of the eggs jumping around. He could bottle washer” under my belt, I approached hardly believe his eyes. By that evening the mother had cooking this feast of a meal with supreme confidence. five babies following her to the pond. Another of God’s (Always a mistake.) miracles, and an unforgettable experience. Things seemed to be going well enough that I felt free to visit with the family in the living room leaving Embarrassing Moment that huge turkey to its own devices in the oven. By Sarah Miller When I popped into the kitchen to check on things, I looked through the glass door into the oven A funny thing happened to some friends of ours to see the turkey was on fire!!! several years ago. Although I was still a new bride, I knew exactly They have a store and a friend of theirs died, so the what to do. After turning off the oven, I calmly walked lady of the store and her daughter decided to go for the back into the living room, went over to my husband viewing. Going into the funeral home they noticed the men and spoke quietly to him. asking him to come into were all dressed as belonging to some sort of organization. the kitchen to help me for a moment. Of course, my Upon viewing the body, they realized they were in the mother-in-law wanted to come help, too, but I told her wrong funeral home. Trying to leave as inconspicuously we’d only be a minute. as possible, they slid out the door and they burst into Well, as would happen many times in our future, laughter. A most embarrassing moment. my husband came to the rescue. He blocked the oven vent with a wet towel and after a few moments the A Walk in Early Spring fire was smothered out. We examined the turkey and Submitted by a friend decided that, although it was a bit browner than usual, A friend of ours liked to take walks while expecting all we needed to do was remove some of the drippings her second child. One day she went walking with her six (they had flowed over the pan and caused the fire), year old son, her husband and their hunting dogs. It was baste the bird well and continue roasting it. early spring and she strolled along the side of the road During the meal, my mother-in-law remarked that admiring the scenery and watching her step, for the snow the turkey had a good smoked taste and wondered was still deep along the ditches. Suddenly she realized how I did it. After 15 years had passed, my motherher son was not in view. Worried, she called his name and in-law let it out that she knew, all the time, how that was surprised to hear his voice coming from the part of turkey got its special taste. the ditch behind her. As fast as her condition allowed, she Years later, when working with a group of ladies hurried back and looked down into the ditch to find her from our church on a funeral dinner, I shared this story. son lying at the bottom. She hollered down, asking him if To my surprise, I found out that, of the seven of us, he was all right. three others had done the same thing as young brides He replied, “I’m OK. I landed on a snake, but he ran cooking for the in-laws! away.” Continued on page 9
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