What about Amish Butter?
this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2024
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afaik "the english" (that's you) are allowed to do that kind of technology for them as long as they themselves are not doing it. and then they also have some basic electrical stuff (lights esp.) and will use off-grid power sources for them and such. it's iirc more of a glacial pace of adoption rather than a total ban
It's probably useful to differentiate between Amish and Mennonite here. Mennonites I know use mad technology for business, including planes. The Mennonite homes I've been in (not many, but a couple), did not have electricity in them, and had root cellars, oil lamps, etc.
An Amish dude did some windows for me and I didn't see any vehicles at his home, and used hand tools, near as I could tell. But idk, this probably changes so much between different communities and shit. Every time I go to town to get groceries, I see Mennonites in aldi. I don't believe I've seen Amish there. The only interactions I've had with the Amish I had to drive to them.
Always slightly uncomfortable.
very good point and to clarify on my post my experiences are primarily w Amish people so any anecdotes i have are with them and not Mennonites.