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 […]
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 […]
Great excitement at the Heritage Centre!
The fall 2015 issue of The Historian was published with a 1943 photo on the front page, requesting that anyone who was able to identify anyone in the photo, please let us know at the Heritage Centre. I think most anyone giving this any thought would say “fat chance!” These people pictured have all died, […]
