Bean Soup (Bohna Supp)
This simple soup was eaten in Amish Mennonite communities in southwestern Ontario and was often called by its Pennsylvania Dutch name. Some cooks served it simultaneously with a slice of apple pie and pieces of cheese. 1 ½ cups dried navy beans 2 ½ tsp. salt 2 T. butter 4 cups milk 1 ½ cup…
A celebration of food and faith
Recently I stood in line-ups for two different kinds of “Mennonite” foods. In one line I waited, along with many others, for my order from the annual Laotian Mennonite spring roll sale. A week later I waited for my two dozen Russian Mennonite fleisch perishky (meat-filled buns). Both of these delicacies were received with delight…
