As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. 

Our rediscovery of this book last year has inspired us to recirculate its recipes, by way of this newspaper, through the communities from which they first came to us. 

This week, as Ladysmith’s annual Oktoberfest celebrations enter their 40th year, we bring you a recipe for gefueltellter krautkopf – a dish that is layered like lasagna but uses cabbage leaves instead of pasta, and sadly no cheese. If you can’t make it to the celebrations in Ladysmith, perhaps you can try your hand at cooking up this dish, to partake in the seasonal fun from home. 

If you recognize a recipe from either your grandparents’ kitchen, or from your own, please write to us. We would love to hear about how these recipes have lived on.