Taking Care of Massive Loads of Laundry

Amish communities do not believe in birth control. Lack of birth control means lots and lots of children and, therefore, massive loads of laundry. You may be thinking, well, they must use washing machines. They actually don’t. Everything has to be hand washed, and remember, they do not use detergent or ordinary soap!

Amish women have to wash these clothes by hand. Some of them use old-fashioned tub-style wringer washers or old-school washboards. Some families do laundry once a week, while others wash their clothes daily.