It’s been a week or so since my husband, Bobby, and I took our anniversary trip to the Amish heartland. But we still enjoy talking about all we did. Bobby and I love to get away. It is nice to just be together and experience new things.
While the primary focus of the trip was to experience Berlin, we didn’t start our trip out there. (If you want to check out the blogs about Berlin, click here or here.) We were on the way to Strasburg to Blazin Burgers. Bobby wanted to take me there for lunch. However, we got the crossroad of US Route 250 and County Road 241. There was a sign that pointed out that if we took a right we could get to Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen. We love Mrs. Yoder’s. So we made the executive decision to change our plans. We took the right. (We did make it to Blazin Burgers the next day. You can read about that visit here.)
As we traveled down the road, there was another sign. This one said if we took a left we could visit Country Surplus. Again, because we didn’t have to be anywhere at a particular time, we decided to check the store out. Let me just say that visiting the store was a lesson in not judging a book by its cover. We pulled in and our first impression was “Country Surplus, it should be Country Hoarders.”
It was a bit overwhelming, but we decided to go in anyway. I’m glad we did … and Bobby is really glad. I found some good deals and got some things for Easter. Bobby found the perfect anniversary gift for me to give him. It was an 8 quart electric pressure cooker. He’d been wanting one for awhile. He’d priced them at around $100. This one was $25! We took a chance and got it. (He named it R2D2.)
He left happy with the anticipation of all he would cook in it. I left happy knowing he was happy and that we were on our way to Mrs. Yoder’s.
It is sort of funny that Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen is one of our favorite restaurants to visit while in the Amish Heartland. Mind you, the food is excellent and plentiful. They have a great salad bar and hot buffet. All that along with freshly baked bread makes it a memorable experience. No what is funny is that the first time we visited the area, I suggested we stop there for lunch. Bobby declined, saying it looked too commercial. It wasn’t until later, when he asked a coworker where is a good place to eat in Amish country, that he found out Mrs. Yoder’s was the place to go. (This was earlier in our marriage. He has gotten better at realizing I am usually right.)
When we were there on March 4, we decided to get the buffet for the variety. It was all pretty good, but hands down our favorite thing to have there is the broasted chicken. It is cooked to perfection, with a crispy exterior and juicy interior.
We left full and already pleased with how things were working out for our trip away. And our weekend had just begun!
