With apologies to jo-jo potatoes, there is no food more synonymous with Akron than the sauerkraut ball. After all, Beacon Journal readers voted the sauerkraut ball as Akron's official food in 1996.

We asked for your recipes for the big game, maybe some family traditions or regional delicacies. On day five, Amanda Jaeger whipped us up some cheese dip. Faulkner County Officer Adam Bledsoe made ...

Cook's notes: You will need a roasting pan and aluminum foil for this recipe. A loin roast probably will be a leaner cut, but a shoulder probably will be more moist and flavorful. Preliminaries: Heat ...

Drain sauerkraut. Finely chop ½ cup; leave 1 cup as it comes from jar or can. Cook the sausage and onions in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until sausage is just done, breaking the sausage up ...

EVANSVILLE – It’s Gemütlichkeit time! The 62nd annual Germania Maennerchor Volksfest is set to happen Thursday through Saturday with German food, music, good cheer, and lots of beer. If people had to ...

Bob's Hamburg is offering holiday sauerkraut balls to order. Bob's Hamburg in Akron is taking orders for holiday sauerkraut balls, including Bob's original recipe and a vegetarian Akron Pickle recipe.

Editor’s Note: Today’s Amish Cook column was written by Kevin Williams. We expect a column from our regular Amish Cook, Gloria Yoder, next week. Sauerkraut is one of those foods that seems to have ...

EVANSVILLE – Unpack your Lederhosen and limber up for the chicken dance, Evansville, and get ready to feast on kraut balls and pig knuckles. It’s Volksfest time. Every year, the first weekend in ...