Free Mennonite Girls Can Cook by Julie Klassen, Lovella Schellenberg, Anneliese Friesen, Judy Wiebe, Betty Reimer, Bev Klassen, Charlotte Penner, Ellen Bayles, Kathy McLellan, Marg Bartel

and deep-fried them in hot oil.
    My mother-in-law made hers about 3-inches / 7.5-cm in diameter and about ¾-inch / 2-cm thick like a hamburger patty, frying them in 1-2 tablespoons oil. Both ways of cooking them are good.
    Bev says

Meatloaf
    ...............................................Serves 6
1¼ pound / 625 g lean hamburger
1 teaspoon / 5 ml salt
¼ teaspoon / 1 ml pepper
½ cup / 125 ml dried bread crumbs
½ cup / 125 ml rolled oats
¼ cup / 60 ml ketchup
1-2 teaspoons / 5-10 ml fine dried onion flakes
1 cup / 250 ml cheese, grated
cup / 75 ml milk
Topping
¼ cup / 60 ml ketchup
¼ cup / 60 ml barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons / 30 ml brown sugar
Prepare a 9 × 13-inch / 22 × 33-cm baking pan by lining it with foil or parchment paper.
Mix all ingredients well and shape into loaf.
Place the loaf on the baking pan; make an indentation along the top of the loaf.
Cover meatloaf completely with topping.
Bake at 350° F / 175° C for 60-75 minutes, depending on size and shape of the loaf.
    —
Anneliese

Holubschi
(Cabbage Rolls)
    ...............................................Serves 10
1 large head savoy cabbage
2 pounds / 1 kg ground beef
2 cups / 500 ml cooked whole grain rice
1 large onion, finely minced
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon / 5 ml salt
½ teaspoon / 2 ml pepper
Small handful parsley, finely minced
1 tablespoon / 15 ml prepared horseradish
(optional)
2 cups / 500 ml tomato juice (see tip)
2 bay leaves
2 - 10 ounce / 284 ml cans tomato soup
1 cup / 250 ml whipping cream
1 tablespoon / 15 ml maple syrup or brown sugar
1 tablespoon / 15 ml balsamic vinegar

    Tips:
There is plenty of sauce in this recipe to pour over mashed potatoes, if desired.
If you use two casserole dishes, you will need additional tomato juice to cover all the cabbage rolls.
Do not cover the
Holubschi
directly with foil, as the acid will break down the foil, leaving little bits on your rolls.
If you bake them from the freezer, add an additional ½ hour to the baking time.
    Holubschi
are cabbage rolls. I often make large batches in summer when the cabbage is fresh at the local farm markets. They are easy to assemble, cover in plastic wrap, and freeze.
    Lovella says
Several days before you plan to serve the
Holubschi
, place the savoy cabbage in a zip-close plastic bag and put it in the freezer for a full day. When ready to prepare the
Holubschi
, remove cabbage from the freezer and thaw in a cool place. This softens the leaves so there is no need to boil the cabbage.
Optional cabbage preparation: place the cabbage in a large pot, covering it with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until the leaves are softened and can be removed easily.
Mix the ground beef, cooled cooked rice, onion, eggs, salt, pepper, parsley, and horseradish in a large bowl. Use your hands to mix until well combined.
Remove the leaves from the core of the cabbage head. Place about 1 cup / 250 ml meat mixture at the base of a cabbage leaf and roll up, tucking in the sides as you roll toward the top of the leaf. Repeat with all the leaves, adjusting the amount of meat mixture to the size of the leaf.
Spray a large 4 quart / 4 L casserole with non-stick cooking spray.
Arrange the
Holubschi
seam-side down in the pan. Do not layer them; use an additional pan if necessary.
Pour over just enough tomato juice to cover the
Holubschi
.
Lay the bay leaves in the sauce on top of the
Holubschi
.
Cover and bake in the center of a 325° F /
160° C oven for 2 hours.
Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the
Holubschi
. Bake covered for another hour.
    —Lovella

Tacos
    ...............................................Yields 6-8 shells

Shell Ingredients
1 cup / 250 ml white flour
½ cup / 125 ml cornmeal
1½ cup / 375 ml water
1 egg
1 teaspoon / 5 ml salt
Step One, Dry Fry
Whisk ingredients together until smooth and runny.
Spray a skillet with a small amount of non-stick cooking spray.
Place pan over medium heat for 1 minute.
Pour ½ cup / 125 ml batter into the middle of the pan, using the