Comments on: Cabbage: Cabbage Burgers – Runzas & Bierocks

By: Jill S.

Jill S. — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:41:55 +0000

Yea! So excited to see some Husker Runza love on here. I was just looking for the dough recipe but glad to stumble upon this blog. I grew up in Imperial and my husband in Scottsbluff. These were a staple in both of our families. My MIL adds chili powder to hers and my family puts shredded cheese is ours. Both yummy!! I can remember having an all day Runza baking days in the winter and freezing tons of them for later yummies We are Colorado transplants now but we still bleed red and still crave runzas!! I’m making these tonight!!! Thanks for posting this!

By: Rhonda Todd

Rhonda Todd — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:06:57 +0000

I moved to Scottsbluff, NE, in the summer of 1991 and lived there for over 12 years. This was where I was first introduced to cabbage burgers or Runza’s as the locals called them. I had never eaten anything like it in my life! I grew up in Southern Arkansas where cabbage cooked with lots of pepper was a staple at most meals but combined with the burger and roll dough, it was to die for! This has been an interesting site and all the comments makes me homesick for NE as I have been away now for almost 8 years. I have introduced this food to my family in Indiana and one of my nieces tells me that this is now a favorite food of hers. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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Recipe: Cabbage Burgers | The Frugal Navy Wife — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:02:38 +0000

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By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:03:40 +0000

LOVE cabbage burgers. My dads family is from Scottsbluff, and every time we visited my Grandma made sure to make them for us. My Dad and Aunt both have made them as well, but they never come close to Grandmas. MY Dad uses frozen bread dough, but I want to make them as close to Grandmas as I can. Thanks for the bread recipe!

R.I.P. Grandma

By: Mary Olbricht

Mary Olbricht — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:04:56 +0000

How very interesting your article is. My 2nd husband & I live near Bayard, NE. I had no idea that cabbage burgers were such a localized food.

My Grandmother taught me how to make cabbage burgers.

My first husband liked them, but had not had them before.

My 2nd husband–also a German, also had never had them before.

My first husband was very fond of butterballs—balls made of toasted bread crumbs, butter, eggs, & a bit of all spice, cooked in a chicken & noodle soup.

My second husband had never had butterballs before–neither had my family, & neither my family, or my 2nd husband cared for the butterballs.

It is so interesting how people of the same race, can have such very different tastes, & recipes.

Incidentally, the concensus from my “family” is that:

Runzas purchased from the restaurant, are not very good.

Cabbage burgers made from frozen bread dough are “OK’- but nothing special.

Cabbage burgers made from Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix are acceptable, but they do not freeze well, & are not anything special.

In my family’s opinion—the best cabbage burgers are the ones that are made with home-made bread dough.

These freeze very well, & can be taken from freezer–wrapped in a paper towel, & micro-waved to a hot delicious meal very quickly.

Cabbage burgers are very tasty, & much healthier, & we think tastier than a regular burger. Happy Eating!