Apple platz (apfel platz) is another popular traditional Mennonite dish that’s perfect for this time of year as the apples are coming into season. Several of the women I talked to at today’s coffee time had made apfel platz this past weekend to share with their families at Thanksgiving dinner. It turns out that around the table of […]
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Arrival Of Immigrants In Essex County: Part Five
The Formal Establishment of the Congregation While events were taking shape in Essex County, a congregation established in Waterloo in 1925 with Rev. Jacob H. Janzen as leader. The congregation had both its own religious seal and its own register. Despite a distance of 180 miles from Waterloo, the Essex County United Mennonite families decided […]
How to eat Zwiebach
It seems that when I ask anyone what their favourite Mennonite dish is, they all say Zwiebach. Last week during coffee time at the Heritage Centre we shared a tray of these freshly baked buns in the traditional style. Since I’d never had Zwiebach before, I asked for a demonstration. Ernie Neufeld was generous enough to […]
