Those 70ish Girls

SAUSAGE, KRAUT AND POTATO BAKE RIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN

When I was a kid growing up, we lived near my mother’s family in Murdo, SD. There was a solid group of young friends who would get together for parties. They all dressed up in those 1960’s even for just a neighborhood get together. One party I was lucky enough to stay up late for when I was a kid and I got to hang out with my cousin, Mary, since the party was at her folks’ lovely house, my Aunt Loretta and Uncle Bill’s place. My Dad had recently made homemade sauerkraut in a big crock and had his Dad’s old wooden contraption with a sharp blade for shredding the cabbage. It took weeks to prepare. He took the kraut to this particular party and everyone ate hot roast pork with mashed potatoes and fresh homemade sauerkraut. The house was crowded and getting noisier by the minute. One friend arrived late and was hungry, but he couldn’t find a bowl or a plate anywhere. He saw a big ashtray sitting near the food and cleaned it out then scooped kraut into it and gobbled it down. People saw him and started laughing. He just enjoyed eating the delicious food. We all loved the sour crunchy kraut.

Maybe that’s why I treasure the following recipe. Enjoy making it yourself during these cooler fall days to come. Your kitchen will be filled with yummy smells and you can pretend you’re having a fun big party with good friends and family. If you don’t like kraut, I have no idea what you can use as a substitute for sauerkraut. Do you?

LAV LIKES CUPBOARDS.

THESE ARE INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED. YOU DO NOT NEED THE FLOWER – LAV JUST LIKED IT.

BOIL ABOUT TWO POUNDS OF POTATOES PEELED OR NOT.

LAYER A JAR OF KRAUT IN CASSEROLE DISH.

BROWN A POUND OF SAUSAGE…

SPRINKLE THE SAUSAGE OVER KRAUT

Next mash the potatoes with a couple tablespoons of butter and some milk.

SPREAD THE MASHED POTATOES OVER SAUSAGE AND KRAUT

SPRINKLE SOME GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE ON TOP AND BAKE IT AT 400 DEGREES FOR 25-30 MINUTES

Enjoy eating the casserole with a side salad, soup or tangy applesauce. It’s so delicious!

Hmmm. We didn’t have dessert after dinner.

I wonder what MG is having for dinner. Maybe she skipped dinner and just had a dessert or two. I wonder.