Since the Amish do not take kindly to waste, certain “luxuries” are allowed for housewives in a few sects. Women in these communities are allowed to arrange monthly shopping trips at big box supermarkets for bulk shopping.

Because they do not rely on the public electric grid, electric sockets do not exist in most Amish homes.

“medieval” medical treatments, one of which involved stringing balloons up her nostrils and inflating them, supposedly to alleviate the “pressure” of her headaches.

When Edwards married at 16, she relocated to Guernsey County of rural Ohio.

One of the most popular dishes served for breakfast was the scrapple, a bed of fried “cornmeal mush” sitting next to a link of sausage and liverwurst.

After the required 8th grade education, Amish teenagers were expected to work on the family farms full-time. Only after they had completed their education did most teenage boys and girls begin to interact with each other.

as that was seen as the responsibility of Amish parents. While students learned practical business skills, including how to handle potential clients from the outside world, they were also taught the importance of keeping their relationship with them limited to just that.

whenever their children began to “exhibit strong will,” or show any signs of nonconformity.

Acting on Solomon's words, “spare the rod, spoil the child,” spanking and caning was widely used in homes and schools.