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  • Pledge $10 or more

    23 backers

    An emailed "thank you" and 10 random Amish recipes from the editor's archives.

  • Pledge $25 or more

    61 backers

    An emailed "thank you," 10 random Amish recipes from the editor's archives and an ebook (PDF file) copy of "Amish Recipes USA" a collection of previously unpublished recipes from Amish and Mennonite kitchens. Pledging at this level also gives you unlimited access from now until the end of 2012 to "Editor's Adventures" a series of online "mini-documentaries" that chronicle my visits to Amish and Mennonite communities across the USA.

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    91 backers

    All of the rewards mentioned at the $25 level and...drum-roll, please...your own copy of "The Amish Appeal" novel.

  • Pledge $100 or more

    23 backers

    All of the rewards previously listed and signed copies of "Amish Recipes USA" and "The Amish Appeal", plus an 8 X 10 photo of an Amish scene from one of our travels.

  • Pledge $200 or more

    6 backers

    Signed copies of "Amish Recipes USA" and "The Amish Appeal" and 3 8 X10 photos: an Amish buggy, an Amish suppertime scene, and an "editor's choice" photo and ebook copies of all 8 previously published Amish Cook softcover titles. Your name will also appear on the acknowledgments page of "The Amish Appeal."

  • Pledge $500 or more

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    Signed copies of "Amish Recipes USA" and "The Amish Appeal" and 3 8 X10 photos: an Amish buggy, an Amish suppertime scene, and an "editor's choice" photo and ebook copies of all 8 previously published Amish Cook softcover titles. Your name will appear as a member of "The Editor's Circle" in the acknowledgments section of the book. You will also receive one hand-written original of The Amish Cook column written by the original Amish Cook, Elizabeth Coblentz, along with a letter of authenticity

  • Pledge $800 or more

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    Signed copies of "Amish Recipes USA" and "The Amish Appeal" and 3 8 X10 photos: an Amish buggy, an Amish suppertime scene, and an "editor's choice" photo and ebook copies of all 8 previously published Amish Cook softcover titles. Plus I will come give a talk to your group of 5 or more friends about Amish culture if you are within a 6 hour drive of Cincinnati. The talk will be scheduled within 1 year of the closing of this pledge drive. You will also receive one hand-written copy of The Amish Cook column written by the original Amish Cook, Elizabeth Coblentz, along with a letter of authenticity.

  • Pledge $1,000 or more

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    Signed copies of "Amish Recipes USA" and "The Amish Appeal" and 3 8 X10 photos: an Amish buggy, an Amish suppertime scene, and an "editor's choice" photo,and a signed set of all 8 previously published Amish Cook softcover titles. You will receive a hand-made basket from the Swartzentruber Amish settlement of Sinking Spring, Ohio. You will also receive one hand-written copy of The Amish Cook column written by the original Amish Cook, Elizabeth Coblentz, along with a letter of authenticity. Plus I will come give a talk to your group of 5 or more friends about Amish culture ANYWHERE in the USA or Canada beyond 6 hours. The talk will be scheduled within 1 year of the closing of this pledge drive.

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    BECOME AN AMISH EXPERT: All of the above rewards, plus we will meet in an Amish settlement of your choice and I will give you and a guest a two-day educational and culinary tour. We'll meet Amish entrepreneurs, bakers, take a buggy ride, and learn a lot about this unique culture.