my mother laughed when I told her you said all the Mennonites
must have escaped from Holland.
the parents figured our ancestors picked up the farmers sausage recipe
in eastern Europe. they travelled to Prussia (incl Poland now?) before Russia for 100+ years.
a Korean lady at work cooks a yam as a snack in the microwave!
she said you just stick a raw one in there for about 4 minutes.
it smells nice.