The card for Germany accidentally fell out of the mason jar. Weird. Although I'm three weeks late, we're celebrating Oktoberfest today. We've invited great friends for a German afternoon feast. On the lunch menu is: Bratwurst Kartoffelsalat (warm potato salad) Sauerkraut Beer Versunkener Apfelkuchen (sunken apple cake) When it comes to meat and potatoes I'm sticking with the Germans. Everything was delicious. The kartoffelsalat was wonderful. I've been conditioned after years of fourth of July parties that potato salad is cold, full of mayonnaise and eggs and boring. Well, not in Germany. Kartoffelsalat is warm, simple and delicious. The Sunken Apple cake was a bit dry though I wonder if that was not just a fault in the recipe (or my oven). The sauerkraut came straight from a newly discovered deli and was packed in nothing other than its own juices (ie no vinegar). I then simmered the sauerkraut in bacon fat, white wine, bacon bits, and sliced ...