tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82676444516152677232024-03-13T00:13:43.315-07:00church cuisine of minnesotaELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-51270392195326270332014-04-29T17:33:00.002-07:002014-05-01T12:24:38.856-07:00Weather doesn't hamper roast beef eaters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCfPdHU4VZNYBUarFLS3mD2JrhzKCIi3fv_OjXE7kvXPihkuIdaBRkPOsXFCqzaw7-pKvEByHH7M9HreQVXP4PzfCHPhC-zjs_bfQX3Q1ykQBas879PqUcdkMYz90ZlK0hsoakLtEIGo/s1600/IMG_9407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCfPdHU4VZNYBUarFLS3mD2JrhzKCIi3fv_OjXE7kvXPihkuIdaBRkPOsXFCqzaw7-pKvEByHH7M9HreQVXP4PzfCHPhC-zjs_bfQX3Q1ykQBas879PqUcdkMYz90ZlK0hsoakLtEIGo/s1600/IMG_9407.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWwB2L6vYZ_aJp-qtslwHofs5veyeEmJcz_Lgo2h1DwYMCQnE0Nyk9qJBhRwD87PLxVy5N1js9lMpAnwQ1x83DbIILQVc0EdgigZ20qbbuY50ubTa-c9a6KDcWUw-V28Dzf5M3kvfMIc/s1600/IMG_9406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWwB2L6vYZ_aJp-qtslwHofs5veyeEmJcz_Lgo2h1DwYMCQnE0Nyk9qJBhRwD87PLxVy5N1js9lMpAnwQ1x83DbIILQVc0EdgigZ20qbbuY50ubTa-c9a6KDcWUw-V28Dzf5M3kvfMIc/s1600/IMG_9406.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Despite rain, a potential close lightning strike and a cut finger, Janesville's United Methodist Church volunteers calmly rallied the volunteers and pulled off another successful roast beef dinner Sunday, April 27.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And if the electrical problem wasn't enough, the old commercial mixer used to beat potatoes went on the blink again, with an emergency trip for home to bring back a smaller kitchen beater. "We had a couple guys fix it before today, but it went down again," explained Mary Gerdts, one of the coordinators for the event, and whose husband scampered home to fetch her mixer.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Roger Hodgkins is chef of the roast beef at the dinner.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Most visitors arrived in time to run for shelter with torrential downpours of rain outside, only find the aroma of cooked beef and hearty smiles. But it was a 15-minute wait for the 40-plus people waiting in line, as kitchen workers scrambled to get the main breaker changed out so warm food could be served up. The rumbling of thunderstorms shook the building a couple times but most people were too busy downing a meal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was the 49th time UM volunteers put on the noon dinner, almost as long as their church has stood on the far west part of town. Roger Hodgkins busily mixes the sliced beef to make sure it stays warm and moist, and has been doing so longer than he can remember. The dinner was actually his mother, Mary's, idea in the early 1960s. "It was a chicken dinner, chicken and ham dinner for awhile, but then we've stayed with the roast beef," he said. Roger's easy to spot in the kitchen with his netted kitchen cap, something he did for years with Dave Hoverstein, who owned the bakery in town years ago. Earlier in the morning Roger accidently cut his finger, and with Mary as a nurse, eventually controlled the situation and went right back to work.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dave and Vanette Pope, Mary Gerdts and Sherry Wandrie man<br />several positions in the busy kitchen.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gerdts and Sherry Wandrie started out washing dishes when they were young and now coordinate the event with Linda Hendricks, Vanette Pope and Roger. Although the small church has about 60 members, the dinner runs like a well-oiled machine. "We all split the duties of advertising, calling people, making desserts," said Mary. "It's such a small congregation that a few women help out and make a couple desserts." Almost half of the congregation volunteers for the dinner, which is also held in the fall with October 12 the slated date.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Although Mary makes the 40 pounds of colesaw the day before, she's got her hands busy in all sorts of places. Sherry now is the official gravy maker, to cover the mashed potatoes and beef (which is bought at Hy-Vee for $3.29 a pound, with a five percent discount if the congregation buys the corn, coleslaw and buns there. "We save about $35," chuckled Mary. They go through about 14 large canned tubs of corn, and eight boxes of mashed potato flakes, as well we 26 dozen buns and 18-20 desserts.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Helen Born refilled the delicious dessert selections.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the end they fed 250 people, with 75 takeouts, and depending on the spring weather the takeout number can go up with farmers in the fields. Donations range in supplying butter, sugar, milk, coffee, to monetary donations as well.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lexi Johnson kept busy with<br />the silverware.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"We went to styrofoam plates a few years ago because we can't afford a dishwasher," said Mary, which probably also means it's difficult to keep plates and utensils clean fast enough to feed the crowd in the 1 1/2 hours they serve food. And, their are swift in their cleanup as by 2:30 p.m., all dishes are washed and dried, food ready for storage and tables, counters and floors ready for use again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One thing Roger mentioned that possibly all little towns do, is their ministerial association gets together to discuss calendar items for the year, to make sure they don't walk on somebody else's event. There are five churches in Janesville, but that shows the mutual respect and support only seen in rural Minnesota. Janeville also shares their minister with Elysian's United Methodist Church, about 10 miles to the north.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The warm food was not only delicious, but filled a hungry spot in my stomach and the variety of desserts were some not seen before: mixture of cakes, bars and cold desserts that made it hard to pick. I ended up taking mine home because I couldn't eat all of my regular meal!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Extras usually are sold afterward, unless there is an event in the near future that utilize the food after its frozen. Cool Whip size containers of roast beef sell for $8 each, with the rest of the foot at $1 a tub. Extra buns sell for $2 a bag.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Although the current church building is around 50 years of age, the UM church in town was organized in 1869, meeting in a log cabin until 1873, when a church was built for $4,000. A parsonage was added in 1889 at $8,000. The church elders set up a building fund in 1956 for a new church and once they purchased the land in 1953, they had a request from Albert and Genevieve Wilson, who would donate $50,000 if the congregation could match that fund in one year. In 1965, with their goal met ground broke, but both the Wilsons passed away before the church was built.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One interesting side point, was in 1969 when they celebrated their 100th anniversary, a procession left the church led by an Indian guide to Sexton's Point, where the ceremony was held. Antique and modern cars followed horse-drawn buggies and wagons with two men riding shotgun to protect the group!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Janesville has one of the oldest Dairy Queens in the state.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A stunning corner building in downtown Janesville.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It continues to be a proud, hard-working group of Christians, led by Rev. Bescye Burnett since 2009. The indeed openly express their beliefs of open minds, open hearts and open doors with their great works inside and outside the kitchen. Their hard work garners about $2,000 profit after a roast beef meal, which goes to the general fund.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mary's very proud of the small congregation's job, pitching in wherever it's needed. "It is such a neat thing to meet the people who come to eat here, both times," said Mary. "There are certain senior citizens that make the church dinner circuit, but there are other familiar faces from town and newcomers that make it all worth while to do this. The social aspect is really important, too."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A wonderful warm meal from a wonderfully warm parish!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mary's Pistachio Dessert </span>(a 30-year favorite!)</u></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 1 - Crust: 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 sticks cool margarine/butter, 2 TBSP sugar, 1/4 cup crushed nuts (optional). Cut together til mixed and pat into a 9 x 13 pan, bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes and cool.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 2 - Mix 8 oz cream cheese, 2/3 cup powdered sugar, 9 0z. container Cool Whip with electric beater. Spread over crust.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 3 - Mix 2 pkgs. pistachio pudding with 2 1/2 cups milk, will thicken, spread over cream cheese layer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 4 - Spread 8 oz. Cool Whip over top. Refrigerate!</span><br />
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-65266833928239828762014-04-09T08:06:00.002-07:002014-04-09T08:06:41.391-07:00Aebleskivers aren't just for breakfast anymore<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx7z4_muktrkVqFLY5zvSjKPgoVOq5LdWpDiJtS22OVoDB4vKHBESQyD6xbgYju-rm9Z_GhYt6G4Cuq_3E1zcACdPaUwSAzgyvG3GbJ-iwLkpYF04UXQ9MXiIlC8IgBcM8y1mw2uEmf0/s1600/IMG_9029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx7z4_muktrkVqFLY5zvSjKPgoVOq5LdWpDiJtS22OVoDB4vKHBESQyD6xbgYju-rm9Z_GhYt6G4Cuq_3E1zcACdPaUwSAzgyvG3GbJ-iwLkpYF04UXQ9MXiIlC8IgBcM8y1mw2uEmf0/s1600/IMG_9029.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's not what you would call your typical church food for a fundraiser, but it filled up a Albert Lea church mighty quickly during the late afternoon this past Sunday.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">People in Ascension Lutheran Church take their aebleskivers seriously, well, as seriously as you can for the Danish popover-like pastry. It drew young and old, new and seasoned to the supper and all reveled in all sorts of combinations of tastiness.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's pancake-like brown exterior and round appearance make people wonder how they are made - but those with the 'skiver' pans of cast iron know it takes a little practice. And once cooked and ready to serve, the lightness of the cake makes everyone eat at least four. Despite a 65-degree day outside the parking lot as full of hungry customers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">"Plez comme til denAebleskiver aftensmad" was in their Sunday bulletin reminding people not only of the Danish supper upcoming, but to partake in the social aspect as well during the yearly fundraiser.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most people can't spell it and never heard of it, but for 27 years Ascension Lutheran Church has served up thousands of them. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There were plenty of help, food and friends Sunday, April 6 at the Albert Lea church. Many treasured the coatless day outside, as well as the idea of many delicious round apple-skivers. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you go through the serving line, the heated roaster holds probably 50 aebelskivers, and you're asked how many you want. "What's customary?" I ask. "I'll start you off at four, but you can always get more where they came from." They weren't kidding - a look in the kitchen showed six people mixing, and six cooking them up!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add a slice of ham, applesauce, orange slices, the aebleskiver dinner was on. I wasn't alone at my table of what to eat them with, so I tried everything. I had six and although that sounds like a lot of three-inch diameter pastries, they were very light. At $6.50 a plate at the all-you-can-eat, it was a great meal at a great price with great company to visit with. At first I wanted to pick it up and eat it like an apple, then it crossed my mind to cut it in half and dunk it, but then I watched those around me and just added toppings - it looked like I knew what I was doing at least!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ken Jensen was a pro at eating these things. " My daughter lives in San Diego and my wife, Bonnie, taught her how to make them," he said. "Now the in-laws love 'em out there." Ken's no piker, he remembered eating 49 aebleskivers when he was a youth - I heard the record was 53 at the church. Sounds like a bellyache to me!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The average person eats six aebelskivers, but there are hardier people than that in attendance. A guestimate of how many are made tops 1,500, and there aren't many left at the end of the day. When asked how many they ate, Jan and Marilyn chuckled and look at each other, "We don't know, we usually eat the mistakes!" We figured over 27 years over 250,000 skivers have been downed the hatch. Any leftovers after the supper were divided amongst the hard workers! Takeouts numbered six.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Marilyn makes the two gallons of syrup sitting on the tables with 20 pounds of sugar. And although over 50 people volunteer on the day of all ages, the kitchen is an organized work place with those who like the duty they are given, even though some have to work their way up the ranks to make the aebleskivers. Even the exchange student from Norway is busy serving up tasty morsels.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anna Waltman is a 17-year-old high school student who is an old hand at making the round treats. "I just fill the (aebleskiver) pan with a little oil and batter, and from there you just check to see when it's time to rotate them." The art is in the rotation, as you rotate it 90 degrees after one side is cooked, then rotate it a couple more times - that's how it gets it roundness. Anna uses a bamboo skewer stick to turn the cakes. It's her second year making them, but Grandma Marilyn will cook them a couple times a year for the family. Her co-worker at their stove was Tammy Krowiorz. It gets a little warm working at the stove, but it's hard to pry the aebleskiver experts from their perch! It's an art, believe me.</span></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpezXPfoKP7RJHgFJwqPX4Wi25NWuD34L9XQFGa1Q9WhmZZwEOKyKWePSUsUNS0UjB2gum9GashHe58Bs73dmhvXXAp5o-gWz6Nct0U7Q8kl526iJiETIcA9kXDaTPUTwlXSc1AiIIKMg/s1600/IMG_9013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpezXPfoKP7RJHgFJwqPX4Wi25NWuD34L9XQFGa1Q9WhmZZwEOKyKWePSUsUNS0UjB2gum9GashHe58Bs73dmhvXXAp5o-gWz6Nct0U7Q8kl526iJiETIcA9kXDaTPUTwlXSc1AiIIKMg/s1600/IMG_9013.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Stan Jensen (with an 'e' at the end, which proud Danes make sure you know) works the cashier table for those entering. He's worked at every aebleskiver dinner, but because he was in the banking profession, found himself as expert money handler in recent years. "I worked at all capacities over the years," he said "and enjoyed every one of them."</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGMJFQHVOvefKZhT5_Ubw5T_WLp59Fx08eESh95QIuH8nYOqyD4RYvLhv09Y-9IUMw4K9uWDJqRUL1jxG30Xa0UEfPD2CFMNTTY2rQcjQd0qKyHCf1mFLXPxBuMHwQOHxb2BXGBzlsJU/s1600/IMG_9015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGMJFQHVOvefKZhT5_Ubw5T_WLp59Fx08eESh95QIuH8nYOqyD4RYvLhv09Y-9IUMw4K9uWDJqRUL1jxG30Xa0UEfPD2CFMNTTY2rQcjQd0qKyHCf1mFLXPxBuMHwQOHxb2BXGBzlsJU/s1600/IMG_9015.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This year's dinner is in honor of Jan's mom, Erma Petersen, and Erma Lovisen, who had a hand in starting the yearly supper three decades ago and worked until recently. The money raised goes to youth scholarships, Bible camp scholarships, but this year some money will buy banners for the church.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What would a Friday night fish fry be without baked beans? And you haven't had any better baked beans than Father Randal Kasel's baked beans at Church of St. Michael in Pine Island.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For secret's sake, let's just say his concoction of vegetarian beans, molasses, onions, bacon (yes, bacon during lent) had many tongues wagging on how good they were. In it's third year, the Men's Club of the Church have put on a very successful all-you-can-eat fish fry, making enough money for a fryer, commercial dishwasher and eyes on a resurfaced parking lot out back for the future.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Father Randal Kasel started up the<br />Men's Club and fish fry three years ago.</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's the first all-men meal I've gone to in the two years attending church dinners, and the food, service and smiles are no different. OK, they had a couple wives make some desserts, otherwise the rest of the work they performed themselves. It takes about 50 men in two shifts the night of the fry, which is served every Friday night during lent except Good Friday. Over 250 people have filled the church community room each night, with it's big open windows lighting up the cold spring sky while the warm, aromatic food inside keeps all happy and full.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"There wasn't a men's club when I got here and I knew we had enough faithful, hardworking gentlemen to form one, so we did," explained Father Kasel, who not only visited extensively with guests, but helped serve and clean up - not a familiar sight in many church dinners. Apparently all they needed was a leader and with the priest's guidance, they put together a top-ranked church fish fry.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Along with the fantastic baked beans were fried cod, seasoned red potatoes, coleslaw, bread, dessert and choice of drink. And the potatoes were an added surprise with their tastiness. It would seem that at least in this church, the men were holding out on their cooking skills until church!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It takes about 750 pieces of fish for each Friday serving, along with 100 pounds of potatoes cut and cooked in olive oil and seasoning. The coleslaw is also made from scratch, starting that very day with food preparation. Not much food is left over, especially since they added a second food station for those just wanting seconds. It makes the first line go faster and keeps the second trip away from the original traffic.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Deacon Newell McGee, John Archer, Brian Murray,<br />Vince Fangman and Tom Heise were part of the<br />kitchen help on the night.</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gary Rehling has been a longtime St. Michael parishioner, who has enjoyed the addition of the men's club. He worked where he was needed on the night. THe Men's Club meets once a month unless a special project comes up, and have gotten to know only their minister better, but people they have known but maybe not socialized with much in the past. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vince Fangman is one of the leaders of the fish fry, and also praises Father Kasel's leadership. "We definitely are much more organized as a group and get more out of our meetings. I have really enjoyed it and learned a lot."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Church of St. Michael and Church of St. Paul in Zumbrota are a shared partnership with Father Kasel. I first met Father at St. Paul's salad luncheon last summer and was impressed by his positive, loving attitude. It's not often a minister makes sure he talks to as many people in attendance at church dinners, making them feel at home. It's easy to believe his parishioners have learned much from his faithful and friendly disposition.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Located in the south central part of Pine Island, the church is close to its original building - which was also built in the center in 1878. But it almost was build near the present cemetery, but after much discussion the charter members decided it would benefit more to be built in the town proper. On July 4, 1878 the cornerstone was laid, and in 1969 a groundbreaking ceremony opened the current church on Fifth Street. The old church was demolished in November 1970. And in 2004 they celebrated their 125th anniversary.</span><br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-5026184701806967712014-02-27T06:34:00.002-08:002014-02-27T06:36:36.087-08:00Hamming it up in Goodhue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MFp5_5oTnUdzq20UNoL2F2UB42pvP38vUdhCWB697pCXT1kq9LdGmJxPGtSZSmqDAByD1LXtR3SQj4PtjA_E7oHR8EJz7Aq5vSi3Ikm0wk9TVYj4Yp99NGQ0AaD29W8oiEjisNmtBL4/s1600/IMG_8638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MFp5_5oTnUdzq20UNoL2F2UB42pvP38vUdhCWB697pCXT1kq9LdGmJxPGtSZSmqDAByD1LXtR3SQj4PtjA_E7oHR8EJz7Aq5vSi3Ikm0wk9TVYj4Yp99NGQ0AaD29W8oiEjisNmtBL4/s1600/IMG_8638.jpg" height="320" width="232" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As hungry souls were lining up in the church basement, Council of Catholic Women (CCW) women were scrambling to find working outlets, as they temporarily lost power as the annual Ham Dinner was drawing in patrons in Goodhue's Holy Trinity Catholic Church.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Goodhue is a small, but vibrant community in Goodhue County, situated off Hwy. 58 in some of the best farm land in the state. It's obvious residents are proud of their rural heritage and enjoy their </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">peaceful surroundings.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was another reminder of the power of Mother Nature, as plows cleared driveways and roads drifted over outside after last Thursday's one-two punch of snow and wind. Although they never considered canceling the event, too many electrical cooking pots almost did them in!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But in the end, another successful dinner was served to over 180 people, which included succulent scalloped potatoes with that ham, an assortment of salads and desserts - all handmade - and lots of smiles and helpful hands. Most remember the event has stayed pretty much the same over the 40-plus years, with maybe a slight change in the date due to wrestling tournaments at the local high school or working around President's Day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbOuK6jjntpGEwToZ3BNKcOPor8GL22yHGhQTIxlSdUkZ6oLqAplCVJ1kloUo2c_K7rRwik4lqaxcw2D5vnnaF1Vwvbl21Z-fLgTX45igQX19HK70-j-9Tv-bAcFPFJ9t7ARBMRNGJkU/s1600/IMG_8645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbOuK6jjntpGEwToZ3BNKcOPor8GL22yHGhQTIxlSdUkZ6oLqAplCVJ1kloUo2c_K7rRwik4lqaxcw2D5vnnaF1Vwvbl21Z-fLgTX45igQX19HK70-j-9Tv-bAcFPFJ9t7ARBMRNGJkU/s1600/IMG_8645.jpg" height="200" width="151" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We might have mixed it up over the years and had chili and craft fairs, but we've decided the ham dinner brings in more people," said Judy Lodemeier, one of three chairpeople, with Terry Buck and Diane Opsahl. It was Judy locating alternate outlets to plug in crock pots of scalloped potatoes and warming ham, with a couple landing upstairs in a community room next to the altar.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don's Grocery just off Hwy. 56 provides the ham and scalloped potatoes and most likely ingredients for most of the donated salads and desserts. It takes quite a few volunteers to cut up the 110 pounds of hams, 12 assorted desserts, 10 fruit salads and 12 salads. About 80 families make up the small church, located pretty much smack dab in the middle of town. Like any other structure in town on this Sunday, February 23, it's hard to manuever around the stockpiles of snow - some higher than 17 feet. It's not unusual to see mailboxes buried into snowbanks with only their front-opening doors visible. And just try meeting a car coming from the opposite direction in an alley - not a good idea. But it didn't hamper the opportunity for a warm meal and catchup time with friends and family in a church basement.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4vTrBS9vKIaEICNuEgwu_azqFhGa0pES40XY_7VSkfJF1xwADkSMzK8yu7HPoO6qjB3KcfnRUnUtV4v1wJM3cY3G5BAvWfxvRfwJ0xLtwvdZcAD1qSmlXLv7zjmlSFDpFuUO9DdJT5g/s1600/IMG_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4vTrBS9vKIaEICNuEgwu_azqFhGa0pES40XY_7VSkfJF1xwADkSMzK8yu7HPoO6qjB3KcfnRUnUtV4v1wJM3cY3G5BAvWfxvRfwJ0xLtwvdZcAD1qSmlXLv7zjmlSFDpFuUO9DdJT5g/s1600/IMG_8640.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"They predicted the weather would be better by today,"Terry sighed with relief. Postponing would be tough to reschedule and what to do with all the food? Five years ago we got a lot of snow too, and we thought, 'Oh boy,' will anyone come? It probably was one of our more successful ones."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Amongst the hardy able-bodied customers, about 20 people ordered takeouts as well. Any extras are either divied up or people can buy at free-will prices as well. It's all well and interesting to sit snug in the basement eating, where glancing upward you can study the confirmation classes over the years make their individual mark on their church journey on ceiling tiles. (See picture below)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Terry has tried to modernized the CCW at Holy Trinity, hoping to get new faces to join in the volunteer events at the church. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, but all three chairmen keep trying. About 12 volunteer on the day, but 34 women donate food.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBtbmrc7c6E-5ImW6xvmpLQENgh-GZaGdt49-3x_63JerWidM2XEOY_nfbURp0DsGnJ5UiOM33v2JsFYr4_5HZjezTqWviC8jiSYJfjy07KOk_UCPK9izFXnCitHQaz3X45w0PU6fdSg/s1600/IMG_8635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the fall, CCW hosts a "Wine, Women and Worship" to kick off the fall activities, something I thought very inventive - and fun. "We have a good time at our meetings and try to make it so people feel appreciated and not always put upon," said Terry. "We want to blend in new (people) with current members." Terry's been involved with CCW for over 33 years locally.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Judy usually heads the cooking part of the event, Terry does the calling and organizing and Diane backs her up. Between the three they keep volunteers on their toes, hoping all have a good time helping not only their church, but those who benefit from their donations from proceeds from the dinner. Some past organizations helped are the Women's Shelter in Red Wing, Hope Coalition, mission trip for local kids, quilting supplies for church women who sew for missions around the country, Appalachian Project, and many others. They also have a bake sale in December and keep their hands busy with other worthwhile projects locally.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Goodhue's Catholic church has a great history and someone who did extensive work to preserve it. Started relatively late for rural Minnesota churches, Goodhue probably had it's first service in someone's home, but it was mentioned in the history it was possible it could have been in a chicken coop. In 1903 they drew up their official orders. Their first 'meeting' was in 1906 in the first building, with the current church constructed in 1956.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today, they share Father Paul Kubista with St. Columbkill of Belle Creek and St. Mary's in Bellechester. In as much as things change, they also stay the same - one priest serving many rural communities as yesterday. This was a change made just last summer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The website relays the history, "We can only imagine how difficult it must have been to serve such a large area in this period of no cars, trains or telephones. The pastor had no way of letting his parishioners know when he was coming; he tried to get to each parish once a month. St. Columkill's 129th anniversary book states, " How the word got passed around when Father arrived, we do not know, but one can on imagine that every household had someone keeping a close watch on the trail the priest would most likely to pass on foot or horseback."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As the winds continued to howl outside, warm bodies welcomed a home-cooked meal, sitting with their neighbor try and outdo them on storm stories. Understanding such weather instances is really quite simple, if you listen to reason: "God has quite a palette when you go out and look at the snow, it's drifts and how we all react to it," said Terry. "It is quite beautiful."</span><br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-46174167534200916572014-02-21T13:05:00.004-08:002014-02-25T15:44:03.507-08:00Czech out this Soup Supper<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although there was some melting of snow at the time, Old Man Winter was still apparent at every step. Aside from the heaps of snow around the church buildings, the beauty of this 156-year old church from the outside is only a tease awaiting grandeur inside - meaning not only the tabernacle, but the warmth and spirit emitted from the parishioners.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Over 320 people came through the basement cafeteria, used by children during school week days, but tonight smelled of chili, vegetable beef and chicken noodle soups. If you wanted to try a second soup or just wanted to sample all like me, it was not an easy temptation as an assortment of white and wheat breads and tasty desserts met you after you filled your bowl. My favorite was the vegetable beef but that was a photo finish with the other choices.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the preparation part of the meal on the Saturday before volunteers meet to sort through the 50 pounds of jumbo carrots, 30 stalks of celery, 50 pounds of onions as they mix each soup with canned ingredients as well. This year the beef was donated by Cedar Summit Farm, which includes 60 pounds of their lean beef. Divided between the vegetable beef and chili, a little bit more has to be purchased to put the final touch on the soups. The breads and desserts are donated. "I refuse to call anyone, we just put a call out a couple weeks before in the bulletin and it gives others a chance to serve as well," said Norb Sticha, the committee leader for the supper. With the close to 1,400 families in the parish, it doesn't take long to fill the order of 70 breads with a dozen or slices each or the dozens of bars and cookies to feed the masses. The kitchen is fill with not only lots of food, but well-disciplined volunteers.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSGQgsc4oSSfxaIa6Z4NOWMqUuDctV8V0wwIqO9bbSnpf9Pe3S3SY3A6ygZH760h0U3_p1fHUoRrA-P7tlw8Ol6F5l5zm-QGk1sNa2kQXaME9Gool8-3B3tNMm3ZRE7M6m0B59dalZVU/s1600/IMG_8611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSGQgsc4oSSfxaIa6Z4NOWMqUuDctV8V0wwIqO9bbSnpf9Pe3S3SY3A6ygZH760h0U3_p1fHUoRrA-P7tlw8Ol6F5l5zm-QGk1sNa2kQXaME9Gool8-3B3tNMm3ZRE7M6m0B59dalZVU/s1600/IMG_8611.jpg" height="289" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sticha proudly organizes his troops every year for this fundraiser and it most proud to exclaim all money goes to the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul. The 20th annual event fills their commitment of serving food to needy visitors to the downtown facility, but it also fulfills those who find this ministry most satisfying.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Extras from the supper are taken to the center with desserts reserved for the March meal they will serve.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Because we in New Prague don't live in the inner city we might now have any idea of life for some people," said Norb. "This (raising money for the Dorothy Day Center) gives us an opportunity for better awareness and a way to help our fellow man." Way back in 1995 the commitment was made to be a part of the monthly meal service at Dorothy Day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Dorothy Day Center provides hot meals served by volunteers 365 days a year, as well as mental health services and medical care - and much more - to people experiencing homelessness. It also houses a women's shelter, which opened in 2007 and provides a dignified emergency shelter for 42 single homeless women. The center is run by Catholic Charities.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The soup supper arose from necessity as funds needed to be raised to continue their monthly commitment, which started in 1995. But for Norb, the Dorothy Day shift has had a profound influence on his life. "It is something near and dear to me," he said. "I get energized by helping these people. It is a fruitful experience. But I also believe you get more than you give in situations like this."</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzlQ1tXIN1b-qvnzBeJ8IZZ6_4GT1EFp9EHcvow0DF8AdIZ6Wc4mbxQrNEVwGTc1SfSlmq03kVq91AfZx9ChmSggRkdvW0UYCi3tiz_6mV2d1l94-Lct84azRUZtH_CY_30HKDDMcsKU/s1600/IMG_8608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzlQ1tXIN1b-qvnzBeJ8IZZ6_4GT1EFp9EHcvow0DF8AdIZ6Wc4mbxQrNEVwGTc1SfSlmq03kVq91AfZx9ChmSggRkdvW0UYCi3tiz_6mV2d1l94-Lct84azRUZtH_CY_30HKDDMcsKU/s1600/IMG_8608.jpg" height="211" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There might be some tweaks into the soup supper date for next year, and other charities to consider helping. With the help of Second Harvest Heartland and the generous parishioners of St. Wenceslaus, volunteers have tremendous backing in the endeavors they take on. This year's supper netted over $2,000.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A couple years ago wintry weather raised its ugly head on the morning before soup supper night, giving Norb more anxiety than usual. They made the decision to hold it and as weather conditions improved, the hungry came in with a strong showing. Aside with a mixup with dividing of the beef for the soups, the 20th annual event continues an event where food and social time is shared by many - without many hitches.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxAgkuMA4qZTivV_Nx7yWqzwd7ilp5xwcaPrM4Eo3Vn8JHQihJBuA-4AOjLePLqby0ptTYtR9Cs03yfepwrsxYdUpDFFHB9PX1bqxxAiMBtWmEE3OyJ8JDCPCNOxkzpKUK1MXRxNZsh8/s1600/IMG_8613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxAgkuMA4qZTivV_Nx7yWqzwd7ilp5xwcaPrM4Eo3Vn8JHQihJBuA-4AOjLePLqby0ptTYtR9Cs03yfepwrsxYdUpDFFHB9PX1bqxxAiMBtWmEE3OyJ8JDCPCNOxkzpKUK1MXRxNZsh8/s1600/IMG_8613.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bill Belkengren, retired but active amateur potter, offered up bowls he made at the supper, with money raised to go towards a charity he supports. On the other side of him is Joanie Tupy, a cousin of Norb's, who both can brag four generations of family going through the church and school. She was working cleanup duty tonight. There are many generations like them in New Prague, many of them passing down their faith and values throughout the years. That's why the church remains strong and active.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Czech church was established in 1857 as a foundation and integral part of the faith community in New Prague. The parishioners strong family values and traditional faith practices are apparent. It's goals are to promote active participation in church worship, welcome all and offer opportunities for involvement, providing quality education and fostering social justice. It dominates the skyline of New Prague, with two towers that rise to 110 feet. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New Prague is proud of the Czechslovakian heritage as this<br />testament for a map of the Old World.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The school has educated over 3500 children since it opened in 1878. At the time the school building of brick and of two stories was quite modern, costing $3,500 at the time to biuld. Its first teachers were six laymen and by 1880 the School Sisters of St. Francis had arrived and served the community 116 years. Nearly 200 nuns served more than 900 years; the first graduation class was in 1908.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The church and school work hand in hand to foster great people into the community and outside New Prague. "I feel the soup supper and projects like it are secondary to the awareness and connection we have to others," said Norb. "This is one opportunity that allows people to become involved, and allow them to grow in knowledge as well as witnessing the strife outside our congregation."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well said, Norb! Thanks for your hospitality and great faith in man.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">When you're meeting women who bake 11 different cookies of three dozen each like Phyllis Burvis, you know this church group means to make, pardon the pun, serious dough. But it's not just the cookies and candy that draw hundreds to Kasson's United Methodist Church, it's also the wild rice soup, salads, live lefse-making demonstration, crafts, A Visit from Santa for the youngsters and Grandma's attic.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">And don't forget the scads of smiling, helpful faces who complete the day, which emphasizes the hard work days before definitely is worth the fulfilled hearts on the day. The little bibbed aprons a few volunteers wore added to the festive atmosphere.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">On this close to zero degree Saturday on December 7, the line was long but moved steadily as people were handed their box and plastic glove and given the task in picking from thousands of cookies to take home for the holidays. It's hard to decide which treat to put in your box and then have to watch others doing the same, thinking "what do they know that I don't about that goodie." </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">A great hail goes out to Sandy Gochnauer, head of the church women who have sponsored this Cookie Walk for 35 years. And the numbers of food sold for the church on the glen are daunting:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">*70 dozen lefse sold</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* 650 rosettes made/sold</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*literally thousands of cookies sold, with few left over by day's end</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">"I swear that people come all around to buy their cookies here so they don't have to do their holiday baking," chuckled Sandy. She's probably right. The only thing is the cookies aren't going to last and Christmas get-together being so early in the month! "We raised about $6,700 this year, down a bit from last year, but we didn't have much left in the end." The group utilizes practically the whole main floor space of the church for the event.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">There is no hurrying through the lines though. Even though you might come early for best pickings of the cookies, you can sit and have a cup of coffee and much on your 'take' or try a tasty salad or soup while you are talking to friends or relaxing. Or, remember Santa is around the corner waiting to talk to the tykes and offer them a small token or candy cane for their visit.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Despite the fickle Minnesota winters, an event has never been cancelled. On this cold day the wild rice soup tasted especially tantalizing as the crunching snow and fogged breath reminding all that even though the calendar says its still fall, winter has been here for a couple weeks!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Lorraine Spading is one of those dedicated volunteers for the Methodist church in Kasson, but tells of the story of learning how to make the lefse she demonstrates for all who attend, by working the local Lutheran Church (where else?). "I watched them roll lefse for years and learned practically by osmosis," she joked. In her 50 years at her church, she used that experience to perfect her own lefse recipe and is proud to show off to others how the process is done. Her key is using instant potato flakes and mixing the dough in flour just before rolling and frying. It looks simple to passerbys, but still mesmerizes those who love the Norwegian bread - Lutheran, Methodist or whatever your denomination!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Because of her lefse 'degree' Lorraine has been in charge of the station for many, many years, as well as a faithful volunteer in other functions of the church. There are about 175 people on the Kasson UM rolls, but most are active volunteers in many ways.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Their other big fundraiser is the Shrove Pancake Supper held before lent. They also proudly host ice cream sundae socials for the community as other free events, including Square Dance demonstrations.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">This year, however, Sandy wears a little angel pin in memory of one of their most dedicated volunteers, Maggie Lien, who passed away in February. She was in charge of the cookie walk many times in her service. As the notes laying on the Christmasy tables say, "the cookies bring back fond memories of Grandma in the kitchen and the excitement that fills the air when the family is coming home for Christmas."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">It would be easy to say that many angels were hard at work preparing for the cookie walk, as all those who give time to their church. It's in this giving we look back at the year of church socials and thank those who provide such great get-togethers to travel and taste.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">"We certainly couldn't do it without our great volunteers and we appreciate all the support of those who attend," said Sandy. "It's a lot of work, but worth it." Money raised goes toward missions, the youth group,silent helper fund, Daily Bread publications and the general budget.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Thanks to all who I visited this year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I will talk to you again in 2014!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">1 cup cooked wild rice</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 cups diced celery</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">countless years making the holiday</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 1/4 cup of Half and Half</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 tsp. white pepper</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 kitchen bouquet</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 8 ox pkg mushrooms</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12 oz. diced cooked chicken</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 1/2 tsp Nature's seasoning</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Immaculate Conception Church, rural Kellogg, 9-11, Cookie Walk</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: small;">As the crimson, auburn and golden leaves finish their final journey to cooler ground and farmers hasten their field activity, there are many who believe partaking in good food is part of the harvest season. As my trusty Toyota Sienna sailed down the Shooting Start Scenic Byway, known more popularly as Hwy. 56 in southern Minnesota, it was business as usual in the fields, and topic of many discussions in the church basement.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Probably akin to years gone by when it wasn't uncommon for farmers to share elbow grease and meals for the better good of the neighborhood harvest. On a cool November Sunday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church in LeRoy made sure locals took a break by filling the town with aroma of ham and turkey, and then promptly and efficiently fed over 300.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">What strikes me the more church meals I attend, the greetings and appreciation expressed by church volunteers has no bounds - or runs out of ideas on how to express those feelings. "Make sure you make a new friend while you are here," was shared with me as I entered a room of total strangers and surroundings. And if you heed their advice, not only is the food extraordinary, so are each of those people sitting by you sharing bread.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">For over 30 years, the church has cooked up a great meal its become a staple in this little hamlet near the Iowa border. And yes, there are many Iowans who make the yearly trek to fill their bellies with warmth and food of thanksgiving.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">In the past, their Mulligan's Stew fundraiser topped the charts in money profited, in fact for over 50 years. But dwindling numbers (of good Irish followers maybe?) it was cancelled this year. It didn't harden the hearts of the hard-working volunteers, which number over 40 to pull off this splendid event. With 145 families as members, it doesn't take much to mention where help is needed and the request filled.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">At 6 a.m. that Sunday, volunteers were ready to get the turkey to cut up, picked up from Main Street Market in town, warmed and ready to serve. The ham is precooked and warmed and waiting as well. It was hard to decide whether to pour the gravy over the turkey or ham, so I just told them to hit everything but the corn.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Lined them up in the kitchen: Loren Rickerl, Isabella<br />Morse, Penny Rickerl, Deb Olson, Rose McCarthy,<br />Ann Drees, Judy Jasper, Tony Arndorfer, A.J. Berke.<br />Thanks Isabella for posing, and for you years of<br />dedication!</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Although most of us wonder where in the heck 2013 went and how can it be November already, it was tempting food that prepares us for the winter rest in God's country. With the Thanksgiving holiday only three weeks away, the wonderful turkey, stuffing and potatoes slid down marvelously down my throat, only to be met up with the moist ham and corn that went ahead of it. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeHRQMkaIc3KDL3qa2Gu9L5Y0SmmaxxlXn7LzYgv7rutQzfWpKHzYWF9kr0svCqRMg0T9mCCyX92kzlZlIK4kFI7GTrn0Eya9wK8EkWqKkr5RjcgPUZzN_HeBZo1rLxTN7Olammbcarg/s1600/IMG_8094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeHRQMkaIc3KDL3qa2Gu9L5Y0SmmaxxlXn7LzYgv7rutQzfWpKHzYWF9kr0svCqRMg0T9mCCyX92kzlZlIK4kFI7GTrn0Eya9wK8EkWqKkr5RjcgPUZzN_HeBZo1rLxTN7Olammbcarg/s1600/IMG_8094.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">The pie selection is only part of the homemade touch on the food. The 15 turkeys cleaned, roasted and cutup cover a two-day period of preparation for the meal. Although store bought, the potatoes and stuffing still had to be prepared, and they were down so flawlessly. "We used to peel all the potatoes, but that got to be too much," said Joyce Arndorfer, a jack-of-all trades at the entry of the basement. It is Shirley Miller and Kathy Mason who co-chair the event for the CCW. "Whoever is hosting the month of activities becomes chair of the event," Joyce added, so apparently everyone gets to share in the leadership!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Not used to waiting to eat at such events, visitors were grouped together to give the kitchen a chance to keep up - and hungry patrons a chance to get their food and be seated. My being there two minutes past the 11 a.m. start had me waiting 15 minutes, but once down in the basement, smiles and guides showed me the ropes - and the table, lined not only with warming roasts, but people stationed at every one! It was impressive as it sped up the line, and actually gave me more food than I usually take, but it somehow all disappeared.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3EPmofv9TZ-j3Ul7QRqJ7DSm1xGGMQeH6LLRvrtWyojytxFq5yPLh4ORH-Y2dcQscjYgZTWpOEDzIHxMe14ip5pmkworha8meS4RlZ2Vz9x6Qk7g_48nckGtqZShnofETukXo4lBgKo/s1600/IMG_8092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3EPmofv9TZ-j3Ul7QRqJ7DSm1xGGMQeH6LLRvrtWyojytxFq5yPLh4ORH-Y2dcQscjYgZTWpOEDzIHxMe14ip5pmkworha8meS4RlZ2Vz9x6Qk7g_48nckGtqZShnofETukXo4lBgKo/s1600/IMG_8092.jpg" height="174" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Sitting next to me were friendly farmers and their wives as well as retired attendees. To my immediate right was the most friendly, polite man I've met at these events (which is hard because any man who volunteers has a heart of gold). Darrell Yost lives right across from the church but was one of the first waves to be seated. Further talk finds he is the retired superintendent of schools for LeRoy-Ostrander, amongst other schools in southern Minnesota.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CN-Cgvpu-zHtItWN9Io2cbFKGn_Mp5T_Iyo5EWQ7_xncYkNQx54pH0zEPod0qF6n6B4o7L9rg7OawFbClcJ9ADsCjcHsQnF1X9blYLk6AjggS9YYtDZvaTdejTyHVxZf_VCf63f4JEs/s1600/IMG_8090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CN-Cgvpu-zHtItWN9Io2cbFKGn_Mp5T_Iyo5EWQ7_xncYkNQx54pH0zEPod0qF6n6B4o7L9rg7OawFbClcJ9ADsCjcHsQnF1X9blYLk6AjggS9YYtDZvaTdejTyHVxZf_VCf63f4JEs/s1600/IMG_8090.jpg" height="320" width="178" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">A gentle man with a great sense of humor we struck up conversation about football - his nephew played at Gustavus Adolphus the day before. And his three sons were all athletes locally, so that fed into my interest in sports. Before we knew it, our plates and glassware were cleared and it was evident we needed to make way for more hungry people!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">The other two gentleman across from me left way before Darrell and I, but shared in harvest update. "Seems like the field I planted before the rain in May came in at 45 bushels (soybeans), but the ones after came in at 55." Sounds like good news, unless you spy the many fields that couldn't be planted because of the wet spring.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO1E-4VfgpcG_-GAtDRdcFxTlVKfsKmAqKwE9YQ0fLk381RiqV5Udf7fCNArQeumJRUZFacwOtoB30vQrxaXwu3d_I-Z67nx_J9dKVzpRrz_mVTpBU0lJDtE4FHoQF23m_DhhSago54I/s1600/IMG_8086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO1E-4VfgpcG_-GAtDRdcFxTlVKfsKmAqKwE9YQ0fLk381RiqV5Udf7fCNArQeumJRUZFacwOtoB30vQrxaXwu3d_I-Z67nx_J9dKVzpRrz_mVTpBU0lJDtE4FHoQF23m_DhhSago54I/s1600/IMG_8086.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Alongside as you make your way to the buffet, are several gift items to raffle off. For me, it's just another donation, as I never win. But there were some unique items that had tickets sprinkled into the bucket throughout the meal. "We started that four years ago, and it seems to add interest to the meal," added Joyce. All items are donated or made by parishioners.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">If there is extra food, it can be bought afterwards for a freewill donation. I generally don't stick around to the end, opting to get their early with the thought process I don't want to not get the food I am supposed to sample.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUhYv6sZyjm-xUAI92WpDexB6DXFttJUo6J9-5wRsln2VXNXZefh5gTwsDMv-md_M1P8U31c0FeQoKPjWGG2I4FZvoFKOvjnCIoIZUV9dX_r1sQ57U3-ocEotWHg8a1sJecB8ERhKD88/s1600/IMG_8091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUhYv6sZyjm-xUAI92WpDexB6DXFttJUo6J9-5wRsln2VXNXZefh5gTwsDMv-md_M1P8U31c0FeQoKPjWGG2I4FZvoFKOvjnCIoIZUV9dX_r1sQ57U3-ocEotWHg8a1sJecB8ERhKD88/s1600/IMG_8091.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">The last delight on the day was my brief but exciting discussion with local newspaper columnist Eileen Evans. As stated many times over the last 1 1/2 years, it is amazing at who you meet up with from your past or genetic pool. Eileen's son, Dan, bought my newspaper, the "Blooming Prairie Times" in 2005, and still owned the local newspaper where his mom still works. When she found out what I was doing there her excitement couldn't be throttled. Now it seems, with good sense, that Eileen could tell me about the best meals from miles around. That fact did not escape me as I now know where Eileen lives and will call upon her when it's time to find a new church culinary delight. And it seems she is an author, writing "Cy Thompson: The Generous Embezzler", the story of a local man who stole money from a business years ago.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">My work done, and my stomach satisfied as well as my need for interaction with great people, I head out, meeting more coming in. It is clear if you haven't attended a church fundraiser meal with the intention of enjoying all it is about, you've missed the point.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">In that case, you need to keep updated about my wanderings and learning about those who serve their God, church and community.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Little Cedar Lutheran Church, Adams - Lutefisk and Meatballs, Nov. 6, 11-7:30</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Grace Lutheran Church, Waseca, Harvest Mission Lunch, Nov. 7, 11-2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Annual Hunters Ham Dinner, McGregor, Grace Lutheran Church, 4-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Hunters Lunch and Bake Sale, Moscow Lutheran Church at Town Hall, Nov. 9 - 11-2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">St. Peter's Fall Dinner, Rose Creek, Nov. 10, 4:30-7:30</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Emmons Lutheran Church Lutefisk Supper, Nov. 12 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">When Wayne and Diane Braun attended an Elysian church fundraiser years ago, they discussed the novel idea of a baked potato dinner. Not many of them around, and a somewhat easy undertaking. That was seven years ago, and today, the LeCenter United Methodist Church is serving up spuds with all the fixings in their sixth year, raising money for their church and community and doing the Lord’s work all at the same time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">“We have a great team of people at this church,” said Diane. “We all enjoy doing it and seeing the results of our work.” Their results are no secret, as many people in LeCenter have benefitted from their generosity. Maybe a person coming to town doesn’t have much food, not enough money for gas or just down on their luck temporarily. Time in and time out it’s the local United Methodist church passing along a grocery or gas card. “It’s our belief to help out others,” added LeAnn, who recalled helping a family with children get beds and other needs.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0WzKiGwrNO9rfOlqetjN9Uabh6yW67r7miyItC2BH-_Q0bhTKP_9bMQ1WEB-SnXKiKeC-WIf3oJFcu4dF1qkS0xenhzBIcfKI4BGs7RLShIWNlcmXiAZJrQAg-j_E9CSnTkSJd9KON8/s1600/IMG_8012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Add coleslaw and an assortment of bars or cookies (including gluten-free) and no one goes away dissatisfied. And before or after the meal, three tables of silent auction items await for anyone looking for a good deal and another way to help the community with their donation. Don Hoffman mans the tables and is the answer man there, while Mary Frank minded the till at the front door. So many more volunteers filled take-out orders at a separate station upstairs and jumped into their battle station when it looked like another order needed filling.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">None of the food goes to waste. The first Monday of each month there is a community dinner at the church, so the women will cut up and fry up the potatoes and put out the fixin’s. Sunday services have coffee and treats so the sweets have a place to go.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The church service averages 30 parishioners each Sunday, but their generous ways touch the community. They are proudly known for their charity, “I think the impact of people in need in the community has been substantial and we try to help all we can,” added LeAnn. Pastor Amy Jo Bur, new in the last year, is proud of the impact her lambs have. “It’s amazing how they serve the church and town.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Tuesday, Oct. 15 - Blooming Prairie First Lutheran Church Lutefisk Dinner, 4:30-7:30</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Friday, Oct. 25, Buffalo's Zion Lutheran Church, Lutefisk Dinner, 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Sunday, Oct. 27 - Chili Luncheon at Grace Lutheran Church, Mankato, 10:30-12:30</span></div>
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-87698218921658165042013-09-19T03:53:00.002-07:002013-09-19T03:53:12.866-07:00Where the buffalo roam . . .<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Attending a buffalo roast brought back memories of singing the song, "Home on the Range" as a child, you know, where the buffalo roam and the good 'ol days?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was only thoughts of lip-smacking buffalo and ham, along with other great fixin's at Medo Lutheran Church, a respite in the countryside south of Pemberton this past Sunday. Close to 200 people have attending this event in each of its 24 years, traveling through the flat, fertile lands of southwestern Minnesota to this tiny oasis. On this September 15th, my husband and I weren't the only ones standing in line awaiting the gates to open to taste a delicacy not often had for meals anymore.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"We were sitting have one of picnics in the park way back, and wondered what could we do different," said Ruby Isebrand, co-chair since the event started - except for the couple years when two other church women thought it good to rotate leaders (that lasted only a couple years). "John Weir and Rev. Gregg Welander said, how about a buffalo roast? Someone had mentioned they heard of it and we thought, no one else does it. So we looked into and here we are."</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gH0CewC4UykQBqPRhfactrsV6tuHyLEhY1PFb7Zx_5nydTJmuolzX9NGlsdqBmsx64ia6pMv9t_KzolW-F90SuSLuCMtI5GIUfAErxaUIn0p6I8YqE8mrPFb_VTF6l275L7FiobbGXI/s1600/100MEDIA%2524IMAG0506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gH0CewC4UykQBqPRhfactrsV6tuHyLEhY1PFb7Zx_5nydTJmuolzX9NGlsdqBmsx64ia6pMv9t_KzolW-F90SuSLuCMtI5GIUfAErxaUIn0p6I8YqE8mrPFb_VTF6l275L7FiobbGXI/s1600/100MEDIA%2524IMAG0506.jpg" height="158" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's the first and only such dinner this writer has heard of in Minnesota, much less a small church group. Their first buffalo meat was bought from a Pierre, South Dakota business, in the same area as "Dances With Wolves" was filmed in 1990. Today, they secure their meat from Big Woods Bison in Nerstrand, and have it processed through Nerstrand Meats - which is one of the best places in Minnesota to buy all sorts of meat and treats.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the buffalo comes from the northeast, the ham comes from a grocer to the northwest in Mankato. So a Medo meal visitor gets the choice of buffalo or ham, or in my case, I took both. Along with coleslaw, baked beans, fresh bread or buns for a sandwich (and condiments, but none are needed as it melted in your mouth), mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh tomatoes, huge sliced pickles and a selection of desserts that never ended, seconds were allowed but how you'd be hungry after that plateful is hard to figure out! Add coffee, lemonade filled by two cute munchkins and where could you feel more spoiled at a meal?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Melva Schull chaired the first event and we got about 275 people then, but get over 200 now," added Ruby, who glistened about the forehead as she bounded from the kitchen to the hall, making sure the volunteers were doing their jobs plus the hungry throngs were receiving all they needed for a great meal experience. Over 30 church volunteers worked tirelessly and smoothly through the two-hour meal. Pastor Laurie Stoeger was one of the greeters this year, but last year entertained the troops by playing the banjo. "While it was a great idea, we thought that people couldn't listen a whole lot because they were busy eating and visiting," Ruby chuckled. Doesn't matter anyway, as Pastor Laurie said her banjo was in repair right now!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They purchase and then roast about 120 pounds of buffalo, which they also sell to those who want to take some home for tomorrow. Perry Mortensen's family roasts the buffalo. When they first started the meal, it cost $3.85 a pound for buffalo meat, now its up to $9 a pound. About 80 pounds of ham, and more pounds than you'd want to carry of potatoes are processed as well. Chuck and Gert Schubbe mastered potato duty years ago and still smile while they work.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruby's been a loyal Medo Lutheran since 1974, when her husband and she bought a farm near Pemberton. Now a hobby farm, they both stay busy enough, but remain just as active in church activities. "We used to have a lutefisk dinner for many years, but it became too much work to make all the food back then." It seems like they found their niche here!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the church quickly filled, it was a rare sight to see so many young men taking the time to get a meal. And with the youth filling roles as table clearers, coffee pourers, lemonade chasers, it was clear the buffalo roast was - and has been - a hit, drawing in those not usually seen at most church meals. There were about 17 take-out meals, "more when the guys are in the field" added Ruby.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"It's a long day preparing, serving and cleaning it all up, but it's worth it," she said. It must be, because when you have a congregation of 300, with about 50 weekly steady members, pulling it altogether is a work of art. But the September meal was a very special one indeed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Sept, 20 - First Presbyterian Church, Bemidji, Roast Beef Dinner, 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sept. 28 - Pine River United Methodist, Pork Chop Dinner, 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oct. 8 - Vang Lutheran, Dennison, 34th Lutefisk Dinner, 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oct. 15 - First Lutheran Church, Blooming Prairie, Lutefisk Dinner, 4 - 7 serving</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite a little scare the day before, St. Paul Catholic Church in Zumbrota pulled off its 21st Salad Luncheon, filling the reception hall with over 200 hungry locals on such a beautiful day outside, only church food like this redeemed their souls to go inside.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And it was here, the battle for keeping such luncheons for charitable organizations in the state began - and was won. Fundraising enthusiasts remember three years ago when Cathy Thiel and Pat Irrthum of Wanamingo, loyal members of St. Paul Catholic Church, jumped into action when a state health department inspector told them they could no longer hold the traditional church meal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back then both the women - and countless others around the state - felt strongly church dinners should continue. You never know when a new roof, a mission project or charity may need the funds raised by such meals. The dustup over the food came after Goodhue County dropped its enforcement of state health laws and an inspector got tough on them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Never tick off a church lady: as loving, mild-mannered, dedicated and hardworking as they are, they stand together in defense of their faith - and food. Over 400 signatures spurred the change and the rest is history. Church, sportsmen, fraternal and patriotic groups all over the state continue their fundraising food sales because of a little church with big hearts in Goodhue County.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So when their was a small gas leak from the church's kitchen stove the day before the luncheon, there was no need to worry. Quick action and contacting the proper experts made short order of the mishap and the volunteers quickly returned to fixing their goodies. Deadline was Wednesday, August 14, and they were easily ready for the 11 a.m. start.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyMh6Ke71KyFvz7prz-MuGjm5j1ornb75MWE53e33Ovhut7ubrAN7euy3_zUQxtI01hef3iMyMs-akQ3TeKB6mLkre6xn2yJerzZlyuyzKhRW8UJPXW7OAM0aIqlBLJ8irN1q6I80l5E/s1600/IMG_7614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyMh6Ke71KyFvz7prz-MuGjm5j1ornb75MWE53e33Ovhut7ubrAN7euy3_zUQxtI01hef3iMyMs-akQ3TeKB6mLkre6xn2yJerzZlyuyzKhRW8UJPXW7OAM0aIqlBLJ8irN1q6I80l5E/s320/IMG_7614.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The signup in the corner of the basement hall shows just how many people it takes to pull off this church festivity. If you don't sign up to bring food, you can donate money, donate time or help out making the fixin's. Over three days, over 40 different women help out to make this event such a success. And it allows local and national groups, plus church activities, get a little financial help because of their commitment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chairman Linda Kazmierczak organized the CCW group and was herself one of the busiest volunteers in the place. Active in this luncheon for four years, she easily rose to the challenge, albeit one that many have done for decades!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Many of the volunteers will tell you they look forward to every August, when this is done," said Linda. "Like any other church worker, your biggest fear is that you run out of food," she added, although it might be a group's biggest compliment. Louise Gerken's biggest fear might be what happened a few years ago - the coffee maker went down. "People don't get their coffee they aren't very happy," she smirked.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this case, the food was just enough because of great planning and the coffee as delicious as only church ladies can make. Father Randal Kasel slid in amongst his followers, never missing a second of great conversation with church members. He even handed me a special prayer token and a hearty handshake and welcome. In his second year, he shares his faithful leadership with St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island. And they have such a great website and while perusing their weekly bulletin, found the cutest and best idea in helping youth expand their faith: for the second year they have the "Little Flowers Girls", a class that teaches girls 5-16 about saints, virtues and other skills in a safe an welcoming environment. The girls earn badges while learning the virtues of piety, faith, love of God, obedience - and have fun at the same time. The class ends with a Mary crowning and mother-daughter tea. Kuddos!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After you received your meal ticket, you waited until you were told to take that stub and find a seat - leaving it as reserved. Then you came back and picked what side you wanted to fill your plate from, picking from 12 salads, including a meat/cheese tray, deviled eggs and homemade bread.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a really clever idea - although I'm a big fan of desserts of all kinds, sometimes you don't do them justice because you are too full, or maybe you don't take that one scrumptious salad choice because you gotta have that piece of German chocolate cake. Well, at St. Pauls, their dessert was a Russell Stover chocolate, which was just enough to top off the meal. What is better than coffee and chocolate at the end of such a meal? And an added bonus not mentioned it had been done at other meals in my previous undertakings: diabetic and no-gluten salads as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because of lack of room in many cases, not all churches can have two serving lines. But I'm a big fan of it, probably dating back to three starving kids and trying to feed them fast enough not to inconvienence everyone else with they screaming or running under the table. In my case nowadays, I can hardly wait to try out all the great food. As most people realize, it seems like everyone else's salad, even though it might be the same one you make, just tastes better because we don't have to make it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With Monday and Tuesday preparation days, volunteers bring in the food necessary to make the salads and Tuesday is make-em-up day. Linda, however, said that next year the church will be able to bring salads from home again as the law might become more lenient in its interpretation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">St. Paul's Catholic Church was around half a century before they secured land on South Main Street for their edifice. The cornerstone was laid in 1900 and the church became the seventh one built in Goodhue County at the time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amidst all the hustle and bustle from workers, the greatest quote came from 10-year-old Timothy Befort, who proudly helped little old ladies to their seat, grabbed dirty plates, filled coffee pots, etc. during his shift. His hard work sprouted sweat dripping down his face and the question to Linda, "Could I have a drink of lemonade since I'm working so hard?'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A small price to pay for a loyal - and future - parishioner!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 TBSP vinegar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 cups chopped celery</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 small jars (8 oz) water chestnuts, sliced</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup crumbled bacon</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup chopped red onion</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 cups shredded cheddar cheese</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make 6-10 hours before serving. Add 6 ox. of popped white corn just before serving.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 oz. shredded parmesan</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 oz. shredded swiss cheese</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups vinegar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 2/3 cups canola oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 bunches chopped green onions</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 TBSP dry mustard</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 TBSP poppy seeds</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wed. August 28 - Garden Salad & Hotdish Luncheoon, St. John's Lutheran Church, Annandale, 11-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sat. Sept 1 - Aebelskiver Supper, Trinity Lutheran Church, Blooming Prairie, at BP Servicemen's Club, 4-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sat. Oct. 12 - Pine River Lutheran Church, First ever Lutefisk and Meatball Supper, 3:30 -7:30, downtown Pine River</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Somewhere in the depths of my brain was the idea that you just go through the church social line once, so make sure you pile up on the foods as much as you can. And, of course, the plates are always too small . . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wells, they encourage you to take seconds - so I apologize to the hefty guy that went up for seconds before hostesses went around and suggested another trip. He was about to get a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dirty look, and besides, who doesn't get enough on the first wave?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If there awards given out from Church Cuisine of Minnesota, Good Shepherd may have received two Wednesday, July 23, at their Annual Salad Luncheon. They would top the list on friendliest people, as just about every worker came up and wondered who the stranger was that arrived 15 minutes early with a camera and notepad. And a new description was crowned best of show, when "creative stacking" was introduced as way to make room for more food. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not sure I'm peddling the lemonade very good," Gwen mentioned in her many trips to customer tables. "I'm not getting many people to pour for." It wasn't because of lack of effort or the flavor as my full glass lasted just 10 seconds as it was gulped down midway through the meal - just enough to catch my breath for the second half!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earlier this year, in April, the church group was ready to have another luncheon. But as we all remember, mid-April brought over 1 1/2 feet of snow to some places in southern Minnesota. "We got together and prepared the Friday night before, thinking we could still have it," said Diane. "Well, I woke up around 6 a.m. and looked out the window and couldn't see two feet in front of me." The event was called off, but two hardy, dedicated souls who didn't get the news braved the weather and brought their salads to the church. "We finally got a hold of them and felt bad they made the trip when no one was there!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This July feast had little extra food, but what was left was put in containers and taken down to the local senior-assisted facility to share with people there. Appreciative appetites didn't take long to dispose of those tasty dishes!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diane runs a pretty tight ship, as the person in charge should with church eating events. "It was a hard sell for a few people," she explained. "Some of them don't like that I make them wear aprons at the funeral meals and wash their hands a lot. It took awhile for them to understand you can't bring your hankie, blow your nose and slip it under your watch to use later. I guess you can call me the taskmaster, but that's my job to make sure the meals are healthy ones."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually the money goes to Lutheran charities or missions, unless the church has a specific need to address. In the past roof and floor work needed some extra funds and the women's group gladly helped out. Two years ago they held their last meatball dinner to concentrate on salad luncheons, which are a little easier to manage. And a church-wide garage sale would be a welcome return, although that can take some time to pull off as well.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5-EQ-YscZQgcq9kIRhe_uff5RpnfCufDXgw3LJ5-Hyv5M93QNo4GndTwEFwbqMGHzTjWq0szf3JJXl8pCfZ61qSeaTo41YYCAuu-cRA1dcBxA8Gth2GsXVpaaCNtB85YB9_-faYS2IQ/s1600/IMG_7392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5-EQ-YscZQgcq9kIRhe_uff5RpnfCufDXgw3LJ5-Hyv5M93QNo4GndTwEFwbqMGHzTjWq0szf3JJXl8pCfZ61qSeaTo41YYCAuu-cRA1dcBxA8Gth2GsXVpaaCNtB85YB9_-faYS2IQ/s320/IMG_7392.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good Shepherd has 1,100 members in the town of 2,443. At one time the luncheon was held in May, hoping to bring in more teachers, but when that didn't work out, they went for a July date. "I think it's so hot in July that people don't feel like cooking and can have a good meal in air-conditioning," added Diane. "We have a pretty good turnout in July."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The church opened in January 1963, brought together by two town Lutheran churches - one of German descent and one of Norwegian. Over the years 15 pastors have headed the church, with Pastor Kay Fullarton leading the congregation today. As any church, fellowship and sharing meals prompted an update in the kitchen in 1998 and a handicapped elevator in 2000. A library addition a year later. Change can be difficult, but Good Shepherd has taken its diverse congregation and created a sound, God-served church.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My social wanderings may be random, but never dull or boring. Never had a bad meal, bad conversation nor a bad drive - all because the likes of people at Good Shepherd and each church that undertakes volunteer meals such as these.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Small-town America still reigns in my world! Thanks for a wonderful experience Good Shepherd!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 cups of cooked, cubed chicken</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 can pineapple chunks, drained</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/4 cups seedless green grapes, cut in 1/2</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/4 seedless red grapes, cut in 1/2</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup salted cashews</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup chopped celery</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup green onions chopped</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 can yellow wax beans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 can light kidney beans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 can garbanzo beans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 small, diced red onion</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup chopped green pepper</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup chopped celery</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dressing - 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper. Mix together and add to salad. Refrigerate overnight.</span><br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-18816590593647431632013-07-08T13:53:00.000-07:002013-07-12T12:11:30.931-07:00Eggs-citing Waldorf meal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBy7BtJBHubdoqfOMbQbbzpE74MrbSru5_qqqjbfAeVqED3tIvTmDIclLmJs8xhqM7Vly2Ys2VyY5AShKzmdiPZ-j-QjijewRH3xBmOfDvAfdw5QqeR57Hr9bIRkkP53SYiQxKBb-0S9A/s1600/IMG_7365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBy7BtJBHubdoqfOMbQbbzpE74MrbSru5_qqqjbfAeVqED3tIvTmDIclLmJs8xhqM7Vly2Ys2VyY5AShKzmdiPZ-j-QjijewRH3xBmOfDvAfdw5QqeR57Hr9bIRkkP53SYiQxKBb-0S9A/s320/IMG_7365.jpg" width="266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When a hungry person plans on going to a church social, their eyes are primed on the prized 'food of the day'. Thus, attending an ice cream social in the tiny town of Waldorf, one would suspect the cold delight would top off the tastebuds.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First Lutheran Church in Waldorf held it's annual community event June 30, but for me it wasn't the ice cream and ginormous selection of homemade pies that made me salivate, but the egg salad sandwich. So far, in all the church socials my mouth has experienced, no one has served such a sandwich.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On such a beautiful day, which we thankfully accept with open arms after the dreadful spring, church volunteers conjured up 12 different pies, potato salad, chips, coffee/juice, sloppy joes, fruit, baked beans, angel food cake and of course, ice cream.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Although the barbeque sloppy joes were good - I snagged a bite of my husband's - eating the egg salad sandwich brought back a lot of childhood memories of making them with my mom and making them for our 4-H ice cream socials. You just don't see egg salad sandwiches on menus anywhere anymore. There's not much to making them, but it must be the thoughts of yesteryear that made me grab one, that, and the fact that going against the norm is not alien in my life! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Two other things were special on the day: Pastor Michael Mathews meeting and greeting the guests as well as handing them a beautifully flowered tray and a smile to boot, somethings he's done for several years; and just the freshness of summer fruit in pies. The raspberry pie was superb and was too hard to pass up. It was hard to pass up the strawberries, but I had plenty of them waiting for me at home from my garden - the raspberries are a few weeks away!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I didn't pass up the raspberry pie. Mmmm!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The social used to be held in the church basement but the lack of air conditioning and handicapped accessibility prompted a move to the community center on main street. The air conditioning was a nice rush to the open doors to the front of the building and the back of the building shared many proud community moments captured through school photos, local veteran awards and antiques collected and displayed with the the local ties in three huge display cases. Crocks, calendars, bank books, thermometers, and much more proudly showed the heritage of the town's businesses since the town was founded in 1908.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Plum Valley Creamery opened first in 1898 near Waldorf, but it wasn't until businesses like Waldorf Hardware, Geo. Habeck Electric, The Corner Cafe, Waldorf Produce, Waldorf Gamble Store, Mark's Standard, that made the town open up for settlers. It still has a few businesses, but with Mankato and Albert Lea nearby, it continues to be difficult to keep local businesses open.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It didn't take long to feed 100 people and when I left, it looked like they were going to break the 170 number or so they expected. In fact, later I found out 250 people lined up to eat, easily breaking previous high numbers!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stan and Margie Sternyske of Good Thunder have made the trip to the ice cream social for many years and try out new desserts every year. That's a good idea - if you can remember the year before! Stan lamented about the little towns as well and as a construction business owner, he knows it's tough to keep the doors open. He and Margie make several area socials and enjoy each of them with their unique foods and community pride.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Thelma Schweer served drinks to thirsty patrons</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First Lutheran has just 207 members but about 50-75 volunteers generally do preparations for the social - which is great participation from a congregation. Proceeds earned go towards church improvement projects or a charity picked ahead of time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the past, it's rare, but pie has run out, "but no one goes away hungry," added Patty. "Leftovers are sold at the end of the evening. The menu hasn't changed much over the years except that fruit was added in recent years." </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Delores Rosenau is the oldest member and still is involved. Darlene Tesch shared a memory of a past ice cream social when it was held on the west side of the church. The dinner included use of the church glass plates and in a regular assembly line fashion, dirty dishes went through the window to be washed and brought back outside. The dish towels were hung on the clothesline to dry and reused when they were dry.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lisa Traynor, Diane Bluhm, Jan Bluhm, Brenda Gerdts had the early<br />kitchen shift at the ice cream social.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The community center and it's huge area has allowed for more people to hang around and visit - which is what church socials are for. No need to hurry this day, as there was plenty of food, conversation, friends and full tummies that satisfied all that came.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Small town America does not disappoint if you give it a chance. Thanks for Waldorf's First Lutheran for a grand meal and experience!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Thursday, July 11</u> - Rapidan Calvary Lutheran Church ice cream social, 6-8</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia;"><u>Sunday, July 14 </u>- Dale Lutheran Church, rural Kenyon, ice cream social, 5-7</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia;"> -St. John's UCC ice cream social, rural Faribault, 4-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Wednesday, July 17</u> - Truman St. Paul's Lutheran Church Salad Luncheon, 11-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Thursday, July 18</u> - St. Charles St. Matthew's Lutheran Church ice cream social, 5-8</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia;"> -St. Augustine's Church, Austin, Salad Luncheon, 11:30-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Sunday, July 21</u> - St. Paul's Lutheran Church salad luncheon, Green Isle, 10:30-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Sunday, July 28</u> - Wabasha United Church of Christ Summer Sensation Salad Luncheon, 11-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Harguth cousins by marriage - Donna and Dorothy - remember the days when 60 or so salads were made scratch from various members' homes for the Sacred Heart Catholic Church annual luncheon. They likened it to organized chaos trying to make sure salads stayed cold in the limited refrigeration space, finding a temporary resting spot for all the food plus keeping track whose bowls and spoons belonged to who.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfdMlt2WIh2vZotzVZ-4f5rhFImOHsbRAoKR4ZfJ8RAvCp9iBvdI0pMsLnPyFrvhAxoPQm3E8SlM1eDVDM5r-mdeQ2HSx15tRqdazgjiCElBoa8lXN83VNEp_RdpwesmGY-GcrHHT38U/s1600/IMG_7322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfdMlt2WIh2vZotzVZ-4f5rhFImOHsbRAoKR4ZfJ8RAvCp9iBvdI0pMsLnPyFrvhAxoPQm3E8SlM1eDVDM5r-mdeQ2HSx15tRqdazgjiCElBoa8lXN83VNEp_RdpwesmGY-GcrHHT38U/s320/IMG_7322.jpg" width="213" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nowadays, they get to sit and enjoy eating portions of 13 salads if they want, as Deb Perrault and Pat Foley utilize Marya Eustice culinary schooling to feed the throngs of a hungry lunch crowd on Friday, June 8. Due to the state food safety law and the Catholic School's use of the church basement kitchen the Waseca Catholic Daughters group had to get schooled and get the appropriate permit to continue holding their yearly meal. The law, dubbed the "Church Lady Bill", was passed in 2011 and exempts faith-based groups from routine state health inspections at events where food is served to large groups. But it requires at least one volunteer who prepares food at that event to attend training and share what is learned with other church cooks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">An annual fall videoconference is held each year, courtesy of the University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Department of Health. It covers foodborne illness, personal hygience and hand-washing, storing and preparing foods safely and other health issues that may come up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although all church events must do so, the Waseca bunch took it a step further: they now purchase all the groceries to make 13 salads each year, and then prepare them in the basement kitchen the day before. Most churches still have volunteers bring a dish from home.</span><br />
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<i>Waseca Sacred Heart Church ladies and leader:</i></div>
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<i> Melissa Gerdtz, Arlys Fell, Jenifer Dvorak, Geri Kassel, Deb Wobschall, </i></div>
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<i>Bea O'Brien, Kris Butterfield, Carole Schumacher, Deb Perreult, </i></div>
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<i>Kit Haag, Caroline Condon, SueHarguth, Father Marty Schaefer.</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This year, they had more people attend than ever, close to 200. The event has been held over 35 years - there's just something about church history ledgers that never keep track of their fundraisers, but each year they run without a hitch and raise valuable money for the congregation projects or charities!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you first see Sacred Heart, it's spectacular block and brick edifice looks intimidating, but it's beauty brings you peace and contentment. It's first church building was built close to today's, back in 1874 facing south - the current one faces east. The parish was officially established in 1869 and in 1886 the Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus of Philadelphia built a school across the street. Today's current building went up in 1899 for a cost of $20,000.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although the school once held K-12, today it has preschool through fourth grade. A $1.2 million renovation took a year but was finished in 1999.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"This was the first year doing this licensed," said Deb. "Pat, Geri (Kassel) and I spent about $300 in groceries, shopping carefully for the best deals to save as much as we can. Yesterday (Thursday) was had 10 women making salads and about 12 today (Friday) helping serve."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pat has worked with the luncheon the past five years. Adorned with a hilarious t-shirt that says " You don't scare me I work at the School Cafeteria", she works the front table and greets people. "This group of ladies are a lot of fun to work with. I really enjoy working with them." Deb, on the other hand, has worked the luncheon 25 years.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gloria Pommerenke has attended many a luncheon at Sacred. She and several friends find it a way to meet up, enjoy a meal and help out local causes. "They do a really good job," she said. "It's hard to pick which salad you want!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Catholic Daughters at Sacred Heart have 176 members, and it's a group you must ask to join. The congregation has about 1,000 families, so only a select few decide that journey is very important in their lives. According to their website, the group is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. They donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive "to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness. The motto is 'unity and charity'. It was formed over 100 years ago and numbers 75,000 members in 45 states.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjpllcGl7aOrIgXUHaJ435DgBuFVF_eYHzT-NpwaKH61e7rMOxsKBqdVjBRGrindrLZ37osq1LDJSQMvcCD-7Z-ooFpIyNaraKXn4g0Z0m7Jzin7XHuSj6w3fKZ8j4uKghmt_qJFI0vQ/s1600/IMG_7297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjpllcGl7aOrIgXUHaJ435DgBuFVF_eYHzT-NpwaKH61e7rMOxsKBqdVjBRGrindrLZ37osq1LDJSQMvcCD-7Z-ooFpIyNaraKXn4g0Z0m7Jzin7XHuSj6w3fKZ8j4uKghmt_qJFI0vQ/s200/IMG_7297.jpg" width="85" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aside from this luncheon the local group is toying with the idea of bringing back the fall hotdish luncheon. For now they hand out gummi bears at church to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, have a soup luncheon and bake sale in December. Funds raised to to a variety of charities, local and nationwide.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Harguth cousins remember telling the women of their group to bring a salad that would feed 10-12 people. "Well, some would bring different size bowls, and would we have enough room, it got to be quite a ordeal," said Donna. "It looks like they made it a lot easier now with the training." I'm sure they are modest in how well they ran the event in yesteryear!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 onion, chopped</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 green pepper, chopped</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tomatoes, chopped</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 lb. hamburger, browned and cooled</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">8 oz of cheddar cheese</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 bag of taco chips, crushed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 bottle of Catalina dressing, mix with 1 cup salsa</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A bag of taco seasoning is used in meat. Mix dressing just before eating. Add dressing and taco chips just before eating.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 can water chestnuts</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 bunch green onions, chopped</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup shredded cheddar cheese</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 lb. bacon, fried crisp</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Popped popcorn, 2 bags microwave popcorn</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5 cups broccoli</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10 strips bacon (cooked until crisp)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup raisins</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup sunflower seeds</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup chopped red onion</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup mayonnaise</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 TBSP sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 TBSP vinegar</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> -Appleton Methodist Church, Appleton, Ice Cream Social, 3-7</b></span><br />
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-74614469438087333342013-05-01T07:29:00.003-07:002013-05-01T07:35:01.458-07:00Finally the sun - St. Henry's style <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4u2ri6z3VAu9J9R75mAAiP_idRg07OeBNgfEP5tztVwDGvI3gB2xEB8TRaEFXU7vLAMb8D5_Chca3Z88cY8zsVPOTKhn72a1qP8L4S6g_z5ScQYA5UxOAcbDhkhT9Qg-3_Gttl_of7Q/s1600/IMG_7260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4u2ri6z3VAu9J9R75mAAiP_idRg07OeBNgfEP5tztVwDGvI3gB2xEB8TRaEFXU7vLAMb8D5_Chca3Z88cY8zsVPOTKhn72a1qP8L4S6g_z5ScQYA5UxOAcbDhkhT9Qg-3_Gttl_of7Q/s320/IMG_7260.jpg" width="320" /></a>A leisurely drive in south central Minnesota on one of the first 'nice' days of 2013 was a treat as St. Henry's Catholic Church held its annual Salad Luncheon amongst the tweeting birds, calm countryside and warming sunshine.<br />
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Last year as I attended a salad luncheon in LeCenter a woman asked me if I had been to St. Henry's luncheon and when she found out I hadn't she highly recommended it. Well, that was almost a year ago and the country church already held theirs, so a full 11 months would have to go by to taste their delectable treasures.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCzJKLtTtniEpnJM6gqA-zchS-cXuK8KXeMDt3MYO8kPAHtfmuI1eTuukpvxurtxHDP3e5_Pc0uzQp24x8Z_LhhDCvm1iJwFt70YVYf0FgS29Zkn5SYXncQvrnKMr5wy2MRUENoeJRtE/s1600/IMG_7263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCzJKLtTtniEpnJM6gqA-zchS-cXuK8KXeMDt3MYO8kPAHtfmuI1eTuukpvxurtxHDP3e5_Pc0uzQp24x8Z_LhhDCvm1iJwFt70YVYf0FgS29Zkn5SYXncQvrnKMr5wy2MRUENoeJRtE/s200/IMG_7263.jpg" width="163" /></a>An almost record number of people filled the small community room across from the church proper - because of the food and the fact the sun came out to warm up a disappointing spring season. Joan Traxler, chairman of the event, was happy with the turnout, "It went wonderful, such a great crowd. We were very, very pleased - about 150 attended." In case that doesn't sound like a huge number, this rural church on a Wednesday in April usually draws 35 families to Sunday church. "I think the weather did us a huge favor - no snow and sun!"<br />
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The little church on the hill celebrated a 150 years of worship in 2009. It's layout includes the church and cemetery on one side of the paved road and the playground, ball field and community room on the other side. Joan chaired this year's event but each new luncheon rotates the vice chair to the top notch next year, so Laurie Schotz will be continuing a tradition held for over 40 years.<br />
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As volunteer numbers dwindle, the men have helped pick up the slack, plus dedicated younger members are now stepping forward. Good thing, because great food, atmosphere and friendly smiles should be part of everyone's schedule as often as they can get it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Back row: Laurie Schotz, Sandy Gernsheid, Cindy Widmer, Gay Surano,</i><br />
<i>Joan Traxler; front row: Sharon Riebel, Lucy Helfter, Dolores Wieland,</i><br />
<i>Megan Holychy</i></td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlf13SaZ12Hh0DOQOUSUyE9namZVC_LACxx2huy9JFJvN2aix99DqR2rccowtSEsaZqOgXY-xI5B9MwlEUjbHvZ8aAQWqOKP9KCdHofpKX_t9r-xlcjcHoNWiELT9sobrpZs2yQ6PLy8/s1600/IMG_7276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlf13SaZ12Hh0DOQOUSUyE9namZVC_LACxx2huy9JFJvN2aix99DqR2rccowtSEsaZqOgXY-xI5B9MwlEUjbHvZ8aAQWqOKP9KCdHofpKX_t9r-xlcjcHoNWiELT9sobrpZs2yQ6PLy8/s200/IMG_7276.jpg" width="133" /></a>"I think we were one of the first parishes in this neck of the woods that started up a luncheon," Joan recalled. "Then others joined in." About 15 volunteers share the work, including Sharon Riebel, who when she spoke to me, caused us both to speculate where we had met before. She was performing her hostess duties and making sure everyone had what they needed when she asked me - we realized three years ago I bought a golden retriever from her Island Golden Farms nearby. My dog Millie would have loved to come, more to meet everyone than the food, but it constantly impresses me how small the world is when you get out and experience it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Theresa Widmer and Sharon Traxler welcome Elaine<br />Willette to the luncheon.</i></td></tr>
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The church's altar society has a bake sale and raffle in the fall and the men just hosted their annual Irish Stew in March. Joan shares feelings all church volunteers (and any in general) about planning a yearly event, "the anticipation is the most stressful, when you get going it runs smoothly." That simplifies what takes years of experience in the top spot to coordinate, but nary a church event has disappointed me yet in performance.<br />
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St. Henry is a entity located just off Hwy. 112 between LeSueur and LeCenter. One would suppose it was a bigger town in bygone years, but for now the church property functions as top dog. In protocol established years ago, tables flanked by the wall are broken up by a long row of tables combined for the 'regulars'. The community room is a quaint little facility with memories nailed on the wall. A particular one caught my eye and after investigation, found out this posting was the list of families and what they would bring to the annual picnic many years ago.<br />
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It was humorous to see the family listed by the male head, but the women brought the food and performed the manual labor! Items such as 12 quarts of potatoes, one gallon of carrots, 1/2 bushel of tomatoes, two pounds of butter, a pound of coffee, jelly, pickles, six pies were amongst the sign up items to bring for preparation - then a list of duties that needed to be filled. And besides that, most families chipped in $5- $15 each to pull off this shindig.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO28ZSGdf7knaKOqjBy5ptm2AJE0ou8caqd-_es6V0DZ0pgn6O1kQ7wDxZ0iLUwkDL2G-Ee0T3p5Np7jqaexFoq3-i-aneVDCQrpf6XwdMxez7ARnCKZvrkK6ShIsgOBEKL93em7U1IQ/s1600/IMG_7277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO28ZSGdf7knaKOqjBy5ptm2AJE0ou8caqd-_es6V0DZ0pgn6O1kQ7wDxZ0iLUwkDL2G-Ee0T3p5Np7jqaexFoq3-i-aneVDCQrpf6XwdMxez7ARnCKZvrkK6ShIsgOBEKL93em7U1IQ/s320/IMG_7277.jpg" width="320" /></a>At the 11 a.m. start almost 45 people were lined up ready to fill their plates full of an assortment of pastas, salads, casseroles, deviled eggs, desserts, lemonade or coffee. It never ceases to amaze me how when I go through the line how difficult it is to pick what to eat (I usually take a little everything) and when I tour the luncheon area for pictures and interviews, the food has quickly changed to more time-tested recipes! Not fair! I want to go through twice -which would mean I would have to double the size of my stomach. I'm thinking that five minutes after everyone sits down a whistle blows and everyone rotates their plate to the right to try your neighbor's choice of food. If there's any left!<br />
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Pickled carrots were a treat as were the chocolate candy kisses sprinkled amongst a vegetable tray. The daisies and mums that decorated the tables teased us into thinking spring was coming soon. Even a box elder bug managed to join the crowd, but I quickly plucked him off a woman in front of me and deposited him into the wide blue yonder. All the food disappeared as it has every year - that's because of Joan's leadership and great volunteer corp.<br />
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St. Henry's founding goes back to when Minnesota was a territory. In 1852 a little group of eight families came from Switzerland to the 'big woods' of south-central Minnesota. These people became the first Romancha settlement in America, actually speaking Roman. That group eventually held a meeting years later to build their church and during the remainder of the winter the ring of axes felling and hewing native oak could be hurt. A 18'x28' log chapel was built in 1859. Eventually a bigger church was built two more times. The church flourished with 85 families in its heyday. Thanks to Joan for getting me this information, described in the booklet as proud a parishioner could be. And lo and behold, the church festival attendances drew 700 people in the 1930s & 1940s. At one time a banner stretched across CR 112 to announce the festival for all to attend.<br />
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Who knows how long little country church's like St. Henry's will last, with dwindling numbers and rising exoduses to the larger cities. Right now the church shares Father Chris Shofner with St. Mary's in LeCenter, but someone like me who loves traveling through the countryside for that church gem in the valley or on the hill, let's hope dedicated congregations find a way to stay open.<br />
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St. Henry's Catholic Church - definitely a jewel amongst jewels!<br />
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St. Henry recipes - thanks Joan!<br />
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<b><u>Jayne Gehrke's Calico Party Beans</u></b><br />
Fry 1/2 lb. bacon, chopped<br />
1-3 lbs. of ground beef<br />
1 cup diced onions<br />
1 cup celery (optional)<br />
Drain: Add<br />
2 TBSP mustard<br />
1/2 - 1 cup brown sugar<br />
1 TBSP vinegar<br />
1/ cup ketchup<br />
1 can tomato soup or tomato paste<br />
1 can easy of your choice of beans, drain them (baked beans, northern beans, butter beans, kidney beans, chili beans, lima beans, green beans, or wax beans<br />
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Combine all in roaster and bake 350 degrees for about an hour. Or in crockpot (longer time).<br />
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<b><u>Lucy Helfter's Chinese Casserole</u></b><br />
1 1/2 pound ground beef<br />
1 cup of chopped celery<br />
1/2 cup onion<br />
1/2 green pepper<br />
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Brown all the above and put into casserole. Sprinkle in 1/2 cup rice. Add one large can oriental vegetables - drained, one can cream of mushroom soup, 2 cups liquid beef broth, 2 TBSP soy sauce.<br />
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Mix altogether and our over meat and rice mixture. Bake two hours at 250 degrees. Just before done sprinkle with chow mein noodles.<br />
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<b><u>Joan Traxler's Wild Rice Beef Salad</u></b><br />
3-4 pounds beef roast - crock pot or oven roasted. Save broth. Shred or cube beef and set aside and add to the following:<br />
1 1/2 cups uncooked wild rice. Cook 45-60 minutes and cool.<br />
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Add the following:<br />
1 cup celery sliced thin<br />
1 cup green peppers, diced<br />
1 medium onion<br />
2 TBSP sweet pickle relish<br />
1/2 cup sour cream<br />
1/2 cup salad dressing<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
Add 2-3 cups green grapes and some broth. Toss and blend together.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Upcoming Events:</b></u></span><br />
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<b><u>Saturday, May 4 </u></b><br />
*Brownsdale United Methodist Church, BBQ Riblet Luncheon, 9-1 with bake sale and rummage sale<br />
*St. John's Lutheran Salad Luncheon & Bake Sale, New Germany, 11-1<br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-81631334777732882712013-03-24T05:08:00.002-07:002013-04-16T07:28:12.125-07:00<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>It's in the Gravy</u></i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the gravy makers had personal emergencies to attend to, Dee Markson didn't know what to do. Who was going to make the gravy? No one else had experience doing it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Lots of things have happened over the years, you learned to take it and work with it," she said. "Thank God one of them could call and give me the recipe over the phone." The gravy extraordinaire had to take her husband to the emergency room Wednesday night and wouldn't be available to come into the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church to prepare the traditional scrumptious blond gravy for the Annual Turkey Supper. Mary Schuth-Taylor, another diehard volunteer and co-chair, led the charge on cooking turkey and making gravy. Never fear, all the gravy preparers came to the rescue and the 200-plus people didn't know the difference.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was a bright, sunny day when the meal started and the church dining hall filled quickly on Thursday, March 21. The usual Mazeppa diners made their way into the church, but many were from Zumbrota, Pine Island, Rochester, Oronoco, etc. Despite cabin fever amongst most people nowadays, the aroma of turkey gravy and potatoes, along with so many salads and desserts drew them out of the homes and once there, glad they made the trip.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dee assists her daughter-in-law, Callie LIffrig Markson, in planning the annual dinner, which has gone on close to 50 years - maybe more. Once a generation hands it off, unless history is tallied, it's anyone's guess who's still alive to venture a guess at how long and event lingers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Norma Frank's lived in Mazeppa since 1961 and remembers helping out in the time period. "I'll be married 61 years, and you can't beat this food. My husband doesn't like it they put the turkey and gravy together, so he's having a burger tonight downtown. But there's plenty of people here that wait at the door to get in." Can't blame Ralph if there are $1.25 burgers at Leo's down the block, but there was plenty of full plates chocked high with potatoes and turkey gravy that would rather fill their tummies that way then with traditional beef!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dee and Callie hard at work.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Norma and Cheryl Baertlein are just two of the friendly volunteers that help seat people, fill coffee, help seat people, carry trays, refill milk and coffee cups, whisk new desserts plates onto the table and replace empty salad bowls. "It's almost like we have too many people to help out here," chuckled Cheryl, which if true, is a great problem to have as many church dinners see volunteer numbers dropping. "This is a very healthy church," she said. "We have lots of young people involved as well." Norma and Cheryl represented many happy helpers either on the floor or in the kitchen. It was a well-oiled machine the co-chairs had put together!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Three generations of family volunteerism: Kathi Arendt,<br />Mindi Arendt, Makayla Arendt, Nicole Irish</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This year, the two of four women's groups that volunteer time and food supply the 29 salads and 20 desserts - next year the other two groups prepare the foods. Anyone who knows anyone in town just knows the St. Rose group are the dessert masters while St. Theresa group is renowned for their salads. St. Ann and St. Gertrude are the other two women's teams. It sure seemed like a lot of different delicacies sitting on that table by the kitchen, swooped up by hungry goers before I could write down all the varieties. All the food on the night is prepared in Mazeppa - either by loving hands in local kitchens or food brought from Hub Grocery in Zumbrota and prepared in the church kitchen. "It's a one-stop shop for us," commented Dee. "We have such a great relationship with Hub with the many things that go on at our church, they are so great to work with."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Close to 40 takeouts were delivered this year, and as fast as Styrofoam containers went out the door and drove down the road, another live customer stood in line. "I know there was 16 that went out at one time," marveled Dee. Not me, the people obviously knew a good deal when they saw it - delivering great food to their door on a 23 degree day!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We used to start at 4:30 p.m. but some people still work and had a hard time getting here that early, so we moved it to 5 p.m. The regulars can show up anytime, but it seems like it's helped." The numbers have stayed consistent over the years, but last year it was close - the turkey gravy was almost gone, as were the salads. A good problem to have!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On October 10, 1878, St. Peter and Paul's congregation was incorporated, the legal document bearing the signature of the late Archbishop Thomas L. Grace, pastor at Belvidere, attended to this place of worship. In the year 1880, under the administration of their pastor, Rev. John Meier, a fine church bell was purchased and the 14 stations of the Cross. Under the pastoral charge of Rev. Fr. Limberg a Sanctuary and Sacristy was built and a basement under the church made. Mazeppa, the city in the valley that borders close to Goodhue and Wabasha had its Catholic prayers answered.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sherrie Ferber and Zonda Befort man the cashier's<br />table by the front entryway to the dinner.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">They now share their priest with Pax Christi of Rochester, but the church located on the corner of Cedar Street and First Avenue appears vibrant and ready to serve its congregation and village.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Callie said "the <u>Oriental salad</u> is one of everyone's favorites. I make this salad."<br /><br />The recipe is:<br />2 bags of coleslaw mix<br />2 packages of ramen noodles ( any flavor, I don't use the seasoning)<br />1 small package of slivered almonds<br />1/2 c. sunflower seeds<br /><br />Dressing:<br />3/4 cup of vegetable oil<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />2 tbsp of cider vinegar<br />1 tsp pepper<br />Mix everything together just before serving.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">"Nicole Irish made a really good dessert that everyone raved about this year."</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>Butterfinger dessert</u></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><br />Its super easy! Make a yellow cake mix. while it is still hot poke holes or a fork in it. Mix together 1 jar Smuckers carmel topping and 1 jar Smuckers caramel topping and one jar sweet and condensed milk and pour that over. Let cool and top with cool whip and crushed butterfingers."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Wednesday, <u>April 3</u> - Faith United Methodist, Waseca, Spring Sandwich Luncheon, 11-1</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Sunday, <u>April 7</u> - Jackson Lake Lutheran Church, Amboy- Spring Fest. Scandanavian </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> from 11AM to 1PM at the church.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> *Kimball Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ice Cream Sociel, Alpha, 11-1 </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> *Gaylord's St. Paul's Lutheran Church Turkey Buffet Dinner, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">-Saturday, April 13, St. Charles United Church of Christ, 11-1, Soup/Salad Luncheon</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> *St. John's Lutheran Church, Mazeppa, Spring Fling, 11-1:30, hot dishes, cold salads</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">-Sunday, April 14 - Ascension Luthern Church, Albert Lea, 26th annual aebelskiver supper, 4-6:30</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> *Spring Fling Luncheon, Salem Lutheran Church, Madelia, 11-12:30</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">-Friday, April 19 - Grace Lutheran Salad Luncheon, Waseca, 11-1.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> *Community Presbyterian Church, Plainview, Salad Luncheon, 11-1</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">-Saturday, April 20 - UM Church, Brownsdale, Annual Swiss Steak Dinner, 4:30-7</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> *St. Paul's Church, rural Eyota, Annual Spring Luncheon, 12-2</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">-Sunday, April 21 - Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Rushford, Meatball Dinner, 11:30- </span><br />
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-Wed. April 24 - First Lutheran Church, Pipestone, Spring Salad Luncheon, 11-1<br />
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-Wednesday, April 24, Wykoff UM Church, Annual Chicken Pie Supper, 4:30-7<br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-80296859437306266162013-03-15T04:49:00.001-07:002013-03-15T04:58:41.211-07:00<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Byron's Kindred Chicken</span></i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFILxJ2rw-wYJ9o8rZjkvLI79aLVkms9jUV9fAIQRyIoMRbjP8jIN5gG4oYaoF0uk0pGDlAToLzA-2vtqLp4CAirVmQXLBuRNctpDZ6IFOUUVNty25pKIvU4e83H8Xsq8e0tGZO4Fjw1Q/s1600/IMG_7203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFILxJ2rw-wYJ9o8rZjkvLI79aLVkms9jUV9fAIQRyIoMRbjP8jIN5gG4oYaoF0uk0pGDlAToLzA-2vtqLp4CAirVmQXLBuRNctpDZ6IFOUUVNty25pKIvU4e83H8Xsq8e0tGZO4Fjw1Q/s320/IMG_7203.jpg" width="213" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The skies provided a cold March rain and the local boys basketball team contributed an exciting subsection victory, but Byron's United Methodist Church's chicken and biscuit dinner volunteers was undaunted by the challenges and forged forward.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On Saturday night, March 9, the warmth of the reception area, workers and especially the food welcomed visitors to not only a wonderful dinner, but a chance to catch up with old friends - or meet new people in my case. Either way, those who brought their umbrellas and hungry tummies were not disappointed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Chairman Kathy Huntoon has only been in charge of the event for a few years, but knows enough that some factors are out of your control, so you serve the best you can. That's one inspiring aspect of covering church dinners, the people involved have plenty of patience, humor and perseverance - and that goes a long way in keeping these gatherings going.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We actually thought we missed this one, because it usually was held in February," said Nancy. "But then I caught in the calendar of events, so we were glad because this is one of our favorites." Dick had already picked out pecan pie as his dessert, kind of teasing me because I hadn't chosen mine yet. He made it mighty hard to wait out the opportunity!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kathy is a quiet, hard-working soul who worked diligently for years at the bigger of the church's fundraisers, their Harvest Festival in the fall. When Betty Nelson wanted to retire from heading the event after many, many years of faithful service, Kathy took on the challenge. One thing about church dinners, if you are lucky and have loyal help, the dinner can almost run its self - but a strong leader pulls it all together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although 145 people were served (in the past they expect about 195) the extras don't go to waste. "We usually sell the leftovers after church the next day," said Kathy. "But this year we might keep some to serve at our Wednesday Lent soup supper." How yummy would that surprise be? Show up for soup and get a treat like chicken and biscuits!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwOO4PSngH9kny-ktSom2l8bte_i3ghX8KGMOI-2_niumRYgG5rRSfFBrf2_h4zjxfzhFSuYcGDRn6fOJgsgZYVDoGUaY5ByHkmiqq4UmRdu_GQ8YM8MMeU9cqrVPNEI5nAESJ2WxT9s/s1600/IMG_7204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwOO4PSngH9kny-ktSom2l8bte_i3ghX8KGMOI-2_niumRYgG5rRSfFBrf2_h4zjxfzhFSuYcGDRn6fOJgsgZYVDoGUaY5ByHkmiqq4UmRdu_GQ8YM8MMeU9cqrVPNEI5nAESJ2WxT9s/s320/IMG_7204.jpg" width="213" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Proceeds from the chicken/biscuit dinner go for Foods for Kids programs. In years gone by, the event was run by the women circles, but times change as do the length of volunteer time and numbers. Now with a dedicated crew ("everyone in the church is asked to volunteer somehow for the events, providing food or time," said Kathy) they gather the day of to mix and prepare the chicken and gravy, store-bought biscuits cut and prepared, salad and desserts collected and readied for serving. A laugh here and there, helpful hand over there or here and before you know it, it's 5 p.m. and time to open the doors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Betty remembered the days that the chicken meat was cut up at homes and brought in, but that practice discontinued several years ago and moved to the church kitchen. Now the chicken is bought cut up, but the gravy is made that day with a variety of ingredients that develop into a creamy delight sliding down my and others' throats.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I remember that one year we couldn't have the chicken dinner because of weather, we never did make up that date," recalled Betty. That is one trouble that spring, summer and fall dinners don't have to worry about - weather. A ill-timed blizzard can call off an event quicker than an slip on a slick sidewalk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fortunately, enjoying the surroundings allowed me to have a brief talk with the head table waiter: Brayden Caulfield. All of nine years old, this little fellow would swoop in to grab your dirty plate faster than Quick Draw McGraw.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I really like helping out, " he said, in between grabs. "I help out in the fall and doing things like this for 4-H." Then he smiled a huge, shy smile as he turned to take his catch back to the kitchen - and then come back for more. You didn't have to ask this kid to do his duty, he was there before an adult could think of it! Great job Brayden!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After perusing angel food cake, chocolate cake, apple pie, carrot cake, cherry pie and other desserts, I picked out a carrot cake, which topped off the meal. I looked hard for pecan, but I think Dick got the only piece. Maybe the workers put a piece aside for later!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Byron United Methodist church had its beginnings with the first families that settled this area. Following the "circuit riders" meeting in various schools and homes a class was formed at Byron when the town was platted out in 1866. A year later a group of trustees was formed to find suitable lots for a parsonage and a church building. A parsonage was built in 1868 and the first church was erected in 1873 on the present site. A bell was added to the belfry at Christmas time 1895. That bell still calls people to worship from the bell tower in front of the present building on First Avenue NW.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A new sanctuary, fellowship hall and kitchen was built in 1987 on the site of the original church. In 1997 a new parsonage was purchased and the old parsonage removed to make room for a much-needed parking lot.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As done at every church meal, the serving time goes fast. Another culinary treat in Minnesota - on to my next eating extravaganza!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-17 lbs. shredded cabbage</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-3-4 lbs. shredded carrots (to your liking)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-1 bunch celery diced</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Thursday, March 21 - St.Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mazeppa - Annual Spring Turkey DInner, 5-7 p.m.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Wednesday, April 3 - Faith United Methodist, Waseca, Spring Sandwich Luncheon, 11-1</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Sunday, April 7 - Jackson Lake Lutheran Church, Amboy- Spring Fest. Scandanavian goodies! 10:30-1</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Sunday, April 21 - United Redeemer Church, Zumbrota - Salad Luncheon with Cookie Auction - 11-1</span><br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-49175326721841437142013-01-18T03:07:00.002-08:002013-01-18T03:31:13.246-08:00<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVM4PftVuHIBf2lSQvsXzJtujZj_JMfapz8pVpGMWtuJNgKYOCzCr1u4GbT41v7hDjL8WXMp9SM_bU_hU7a__Gm8unNjmfGFIZeXo1gA8VpwHfP6p3Cj0Q6kcSXzmLxDJxUlTUTWPMTI/s1600/IMG_7189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVM4PftVuHIBf2lSQvsXzJtujZj_JMfapz8pVpGMWtuJNgKYOCzCr1u4GbT41v7hDjL8WXMp9SM_bU_hU7a__Gm8unNjmfGFIZeXo1gA8VpwHfP6p3Cj0Q6kcSXzmLxDJxUlTUTWPMTI/s320/IMG_7189.jpg" width="213" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The quaintness of Presbyterian Church of Oronoco is apparent when one drives into the once-small hamlet, now growing leaps and bounds due to expansion of the city of Rochester. The church on the highest point of town is a beauty and therein lies dedicated parisioners striving to keep their little church alive.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5pE3q9awL9nmpaI6xr9WWuyIG3Dhfn4q_GLeS-ofBjxOp_aU8QGn8IEhJWj-v6sF-XkfZypSe1t27JCJX34GSIcQ7aZGCJ5mge9rIXg_vhJSg5jkZpOOcJr4NjiOmI9BacRxyUgi5QI/s1600/IMG_7169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5pE3q9awL9nmpaI6xr9WWuyIG3Dhfn4q_GLeS-ofBjxOp_aU8QGn8IEhJWj-v6sF-XkfZypSe1t27JCJX34GSIcQ7aZGCJ5mge9rIXg_vhJSg5jkZpOOcJr4NjiOmI9BacRxyUgi5QI/s200/IMG_7169.jpg" width="133" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One hundred and fifty years ago settlers gathered to hold a June Presbyterian service for the first time. Four straight days later, it was decided to start the Oronoco Presbyterian Church and land purchased started a journey that today, still is strong and willing. In fact, the most remodeling work done inside the church brought back the simple magnificence of the first days of the church, replacing as closely as possible woodwork of the early days. There may be a newer handicapped ramp in the back, but from the front the view of the church is stunning, as it hides behind beautiful oak and maple trees.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGQivZkcepAfFbV2PeJP8kF7Wc7AkFx7NvvCAlWrl5E-1na6H8apOtdrKNToBTG3NW8qJlA9-pFUTg1XhfBvdjQue-YqVtpS-s36c3Gx5ZgxolDYVel7xjqfIzGDq-9Csf_C6HmhGVgQ/s1600/IMG_7174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGQivZkcepAfFbV2PeJP8kF7Wc7AkFx7NvvCAlWrl5E-1na6H8apOtdrKNToBTG3NW8qJlA9-pFUTg1XhfBvdjQue-YqVtpS-s36c3Gx5ZgxolDYVel7xjqfIzGDq-9Csf_C6HmhGVgQ/s320/IMG_7174.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the past 10 years Joanne Schenck and Eileen Simon dutifully fixed food, prepared the room and chased down volunteers to cook and help out luncheon day. The formula of having three days of luncheons spread out in the coldest of Minnesota months, seems to have worked and is a major fundrasier for the church. Each third Wednesday of January, February and Mark the luncheons either brag casseroles, BBQ or soup, along with salads, desserts, drinks/hot coffee. And oh yes, warm smiles from cold people traveling to satisfy their hunger. Even as people waited their turn to pick from the handsome, tasty foods they were asked to utilize the hand sanitizers due to the current outbreak of flu cases across the state.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Ellen Simon and Joanne Schenk<br />supply the culinary elbow<br />grease.</span></i></td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57MGtIgwSfdo-EZrwjNVTuXG_bW9PhJkk-lwSxaUj0bLxubhUiS2nGaIi_-pmqisd_uAZDnO8blwnu-I4EwI8yrz9ktpZ_5jR9sFw7QMTJJU4EDJAP-Cyb8cawob2Qm8pqN0z5j_GWvQ/s1600/IMG_7171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57MGtIgwSfdo-EZrwjNVTuXG_bW9PhJkk-lwSxaUj0bLxubhUiS2nGaIi_-pmqisd_uAZDnO8blwnu-I4EwI8yrz9ktpZ_5jR9sFw7QMTJJU4EDJAP-Cyb8cawob2Qm8pqN0z5j_GWvQ/s200/IMG_7171.JPG" width="200" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Even the Bridges of Zumbrota, 12 miles down the road, made their reservation for six - allowing assisted living women make the trip via Zumbrota Health Services. The bus driver even salivated at the warm hot dishes sitting on the serving tables. Maybe it was the chicken/mushroom casserole, lasagna or the goulash that made the warmly dressed people patiently wait, but for me it was hamburger hot dish and warm corn (real corn) bread that made me smile. That, and the homemade buttered bread. And the chocolate cake. OK, all the food made a lot of people happy - and delightfully full!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Joanne left her station and visited shortly, sharing money raised to local missions mostly, but others outside the state aren't unusual. They strategically plan their luncheon around other senior citizen dinners in the area. And it serves mostly those older than 60, but it is open to all willing to make the trip. Like the young-at-heart Pine Island man who answered his friend's inquire at how he was doing, "I'm still kickin', but not very high."</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Women from Bridges of Zumbrota had the best seat in the house as they<br />await to eat.</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We just started the luncheons to help support those projects we supported," said Joanne. For a congregation that barely reaches 60, their perseverance to survive allows them to raise at least $1,100 a year to those areas they handpick to support. And they rely on Larry Glasenapp and Dick Ostrom for help as well.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEvMwEZr-ohZIGeZUx6ls0zvuKOPCnLSC7iayB9sLtvzWGFZd6bevPzYlnCNQ-KJXrdPsa92XVYJ_pOb6fo8ldICH9tPiLgsK79oO8GNOBcC_2tcCoBoALv0D8JcF7K2zkzannshlqtA/s1600/IMG_7170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEvMwEZr-ohZIGeZUx6ls0zvuKOPCnLSC7iayB9sLtvzWGFZd6bevPzYlnCNQ-KJXrdPsa92XVYJ_pOb6fo8ldICH9tPiLgsK79oO8GNOBcC_2tcCoBoALv0D8JcF7K2zkzannshlqtA/s200/IMG_7170.JPG" width="200" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It used to be a chicken dinner that was the major fundraiser, started up by fellow parishioners Luella Rueber and Eunice Markham, but as the years trickled by so did volunteers. And the time necessary to cook in the basement of the church just wasn't feasible anymore. When the kitchen was moved upstairs, they took a look at the future of the 'foodraiser' and decided to attract about 70 people a time for three months. It was easier to get people to make less food and take less time to setup. And for a decade, they are happy with the arrangement. It may still be the same 12 people that cook, but as they age, it is easier to keep them volunteering. Another active congregation member, Joyce Rucker, was also instrumental in implementing money-making food ventures.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A trip around the church shows their pride. Beautiful stained-glass windows bought through parishioner donations, and simple altar preparations. Inside the front door are two treasures that most churches cannot share: the original articles of incorporation for the church, handwritten and proudly framed on the wall; and a guest book over 50 years old, still waiting for visitor's autographs at where they are from. Not many churches know they have had people from North Hollywood, Baton Route, Louisiana, Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Thailand; Pitman, New Jersey; Cave Coral, Florida; Morrow, Georgia; Port Perry, Ontario; Belize City, Belize; Denver, Colorado - and many points in between.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Guests from the last 50 years<br />signed in</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">No this special little gem on the hill relies on all its members to stay open and they gladfully and dutifully listen. On this day, the hill is alove with the smell of hotdish heaven!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pastor Lisa Johnson, just two months out of the seminary, sits down to a meal and admits she is amazed, so far, at the vitality of her church members. "It has been wonderful to see how much they love their church," she offered. "For someone as new as me, it has been a wonderful first experience." The Presbyterian Church of Oronoco shares ecumenical partnership with the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Zumbrota.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">A beautiful stained glass porthole<br />looks out from the church itself.</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The free-willing offering for the meal invites guests to give what they can. Another indication at the purpose for the luncheon: feed the hungry and poor first, the others can make up for them - which they do. Some sample a little of everything (me!), others zero in on favorites. The fresh fruit medley and pickled vegetable mix was tantalizing, many couldn't escape the bars and cookies - with lemon bars, layered delights and such it was hard for any New Year resolution of losing weight to stay active! And the paper plates were heavy with the casseroles steaming on top, layered in some cases.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1 can (15 ¼ oz) white or shoe peg corn, drained<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1 can (8 oz) water chestnuts, drained & chopped<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8 green onions, thinly sliced<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1 medium green pepper, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-31537945535482165432013-01-17T11:16:00.000-08:002013-01-17T11:26:18.030-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Another year upon us</u></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>The glory and satisfaction of writing about church cuisine is the instant gratification of stepping into churches that offer wonderful food and great company. It is these that are successful ventures, as well as a testament to their faith, hard work ethic and love for God and their congregation.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>As the first entry of the year gets published, it has been so much fun to meander the countryside in search of these jewels of people and churches. Thanks so much to those who have read my stories as they attempt to share the stories of those quiet souls who chose to serve God meekly and steadily, by providing time, food and talents so people like me can enjoy it all.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Every time I search newspapers, internets, etc. for a place to visit I am blessed to be able to do this labor of love just because I respect those who seek no publicity. My journalism career of 25 years has come to this: everyone has a story to tell. And because there are so many traditions falling by the wayside for many reasons, I have decided to write about those who may never see - nor care to see - how important their service is to their church, family and community.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Every visit made has allowed me contact with some very special people: friendly, loving, self-sacrificing. The churches they attend are individually unique as the people that congregate there. Their beauty lies inside and outside the ground they sit on, but it's the vibrancy of those who worship there that give the ultimate face that people see. Each church gives me more energy to continue to investigate why people put on these luncheons, suppers, dinners, feeds, etc. It's not just the money. I think we all know why. And it's that spirit that elevates all of us when we think of who sparks us to continue His work.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Here's to another year of yummy food, great conversation and beautiful church - and it's cuisine!!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Thanks again for taking the time to read about my journeys!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Amidst the rolling hills of Goodhue County loftily sits Vasa Lutheran Church, atop a hill close to Welch Village. When it comes to Cookie Walks, the WELCA group puts on one tasty gathering.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For four days prior to the Saturday, December 8 event, several women of the congregation come in and stir, sift, knead, roll, bake and decorate hundreds of cookies. The idea started six years ago from the then pastor's wife, and it has become not only a popular event, but a wonderful social event for the members and community.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's easy to see why as not only are there traditional favorites of sugar, date, peanut blossoms, nut cookies, there are Scandinavian treats, with many platters of Swedish treats -the church's ancestry. Although about 10 volunteers come in to back there are many more heating up their ovens to donate a favorite cookie for the fundraiser. Hundreds of cookies batches are made, : we don't count how many because of the different sizes," said Vivian. She's had a hand in making most of them as an assembly line of women show up to conjure up the delectable morsels. Vivian buys the groceries before and during the cookie making process to make sure the work can be completed on time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We pretty much use the same recipes every year, but we get together (WELCA) and go over recipes to see if we want some added each year." Six years ago cookies went for $5.25 a pound but now are up to $6.75 a pound, which is very reasonable since many cookies walks go for $7 a pound.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2izMXTFj02upKZc8RTJQfHEZntGmUUQRbf12dudi0_-sJod_EFcFEPkbYW4lNEakzNg86g-CEYevlXa2imGYmm_XSQUn061HEXg-V_5iSByUDIMmOJbIP9pkDDp6pBEOyaxvEP8Qyao0/s1600/IMG_7004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2izMXTFj02upKZc8RTJQfHEZntGmUUQRbf12dudi0_-sJod_EFcFEPkbYW4lNEakzNg86g-CEYevlXa2imGYmm_XSQUn061HEXg-V_5iSByUDIMmOJbIP9pkDDp6pBEOyaxvEP8Qyao0/s200/IMG_7004.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Over 100 people come to the event, held in the community building of the church - just below the 156-year old congregation. From humble roots settlers worshiped in a pioneer's cabin to start with, upgraded to a log school house in 1856, enlarged to another structure six years later only to have the magnificent holy structure replace all of them in 1869. Now 475 members strong, it's religious followers started up an orphan's home in the late 1890s, it built a pavilion and chapel over the years for a variety of functions that still go on today. While Vasa is not as solid Swedish as it use to be, the heritage in honored with such traditions as Dpot i Grytan meal close to Christmas.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Carolyn Lindstrom described the yummy meal to a "Dip in the Kettle" or "Taste of Christmas", a tradtional meal which includes a variety of foods from Norway, Germany and Mexico as well. She was the one wearing the sweatshirt she bought in Branson, Missouri not too long ago that reads: ""Broken cookies have no calories". My feelings exactly!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The annual cookie walk not only feeds the throngs that drive from as far east as Red Wing of as far west as Cannon Falls to satisfy their sweet tooth, but they also have a cookie pack for shut-ins and the elderly later this month. That tradition has gone on for almost 40 years.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The fundraiser has allowed the local WELCA to purchase a new furnace, add outlets, update kitchen equipment, donate to missions and send parishioners to Bolivia for mission work. They also have put on a rummage sale for 17 years. "We get together and decide where the money will be sent once we see how much is made," said Vivian.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With most of the work done prior to the Saturday of the event, the women are making final touches to the event, which includes a spot to sit down and eat a few cookies with coffee and gab for a spell. The cookie line formed prior to the 8 a.m. start up and many grabbed more than one container to purchase. Aside from cookies, Scandinavian treats as lefse, krumkake, rosettes and specialty candies filled tables.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aside from its history, its baking is second to none. Their 150th anniversary cookbook literally sold thousands, with a few left over - they generously gave me one to peruse, use and share a Scandinavian treat with all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 tsp. baking soda</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3/4 b. sweet milk or buttermilk</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Melt chocolate with butter. Add brown sugar and beaten egg. Sift flour, salt and baking soda together and add alternately with milk to first mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) for about 12 minutes. When cool, spread with vanilla frosting. TO make, mix confectioner's sugar and enough cream to make of spreading consistency. Flavor with vanilla. Chocolate shot can be sprinkled on top. Yield: about 50</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">This mural is part of the work on the stage area<br /> by B.J. Norman of the Vasa Lutheran Church. Eventually the<br />talented artist will paint in the penciled area.</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 tsp. ginger</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 tsp. cloves</span><br />
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-70956766453122961532012-11-07T06:59:00.003-08:002012-11-09T05:18:30.697-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGxYp7R7y2bqImDmNle-pfpMSnxbeZWvL05QibFDVhuzkRgQNqtclHkQ_H68Q58NSNMcV7g7nKqGlBvADuXAvR_8d3ELAgei1gkrxqKFObxpjILV3YW6C-gVrOZx3iEziHXcwW-hIYkw/s1600/IMG_6990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGxYp7R7y2bqImDmNle-pfpMSnxbeZWvL05QibFDVhuzkRgQNqtclHkQ_H68Q58NSNMcV7g7nKqGlBvADuXAvR_8d3ELAgei1gkrxqKFObxpjILV3YW6C-gVrOZx3iEziHXcwW-hIYkw/s320/IMG_6990.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b><u>Election Day Turkey</u></b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Small towns provide the friendliest of people. Coupling that with a fine dinner and election day phenomena, Vernon Center hosted the best of church cuisine yet this year - and the most entertaining food fundraising history!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grace United Methodist Church hands down had the most congenial of volunteers and with its turkey dinner, started the countdown to our mouth's watering as we all await Thanksgiving. Many thanks to the welcoming smiles, anecdotes and scrumptious food provided Tuesday, November 6. The idea of holding such a meal on election day intrigued me as capturing a crowd not only waiting for good food, but ready to put to sleep election fatigue.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Located south of Mankato, Vernon Center only boasts over 332 people, but what it lacks in numbers it certainly makes up with spunk and energy. Over 400 people made the sojourn to this small church, which proudly displayed its love for Christ throughout the church walls, windows, altar and its volunteers. Sitting with six other hungry travelers who were familiar with the dinner, they expressed their great pleasure in the dinner - enjoyed, like most, after casting their vote at the polls.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We were worried that numbers may be down this year, because the harvest is done so early this year," said Mary Kay Hohenstein, co-chair of the event. "That might hurt carry-out numbers (which were 40 last year). But we planned for about 400 today." Early indications were it was going to be a record turnout at the polls, I'd have to believe people were hungry for turkey, too!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mary Kay praises Vernon Center Market for helping keep the turkey dinner alive. "As the years passed, we just couldn't get enough people to help make the food. They cater events and have been so good in helping us. They make the potatoes, gravy and turkey and we make the dressing, coleslaw, cranberries and pies." The catering business also provides the heated buffet to house the warm food and with a kitchen full of ready and willing workers, the dinner went smoothly. "We used to roast all the turkeys, carve them, make the potatoes, all that stuff. But this has allowed us to continue offer a warm dinner on election day." The day before is for making the coleslaw and stuffing. Those that bake pies bring at least four, and there was plenty of delicious choices to choose from: it's hard for me to pass of pecan pie, even though pumpkin, blueberry, apple, Oreo and so many more could easily appease my appetite.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Proceeds go to church mission work and congregational needs. Because the dinner is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., after the food manning stations with enough workers is most important. There are two shifts, with Mary Kay and five others working the entire day. Most members of the ladies aid work or donate food, but there is an option for monetary proceeds toward the event. The 100-member strong church welcomed in a new minister in June, and Pastor Lynn Bergeson dug in as well. And the confirmation class shows up after school to provide youthful assistance for the late shift.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And as I was eating lunch, it occurred to me that if a person wanted, they could eat turkey twice in this town today! "Some people do," smiled Mary Kay. With that great stuffing and pie choice, why not?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This turkey dinner started in the 1930s in October. The first year the Sowers family raised turkeys locally and donated some of them to help out the new fundraiser - the church kicked in money for the rest. A profit of $25 was made.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Years of turkey dinners continued until the 1960s when they tried a chicken and turtle soup dinner. Yes, that's right, turtle soup. Ray Othoudt, a church member, went to the river near his property and would catch enough turtles to serve at the dinner, storing them in cattle tanks until it was time to cook them. One dinner in that span made $600.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"The sportsmen's club used to have a turtle feed and when it disbanded, we kind of took it over," said Mary Kay. "That worked pretty good until one October we got a blizzard and here we were with all those cooked turtles ready to make into soup. What do you do with all that turtle soup when people can't come?" said Mary Kay. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What you do is return to reliable turkey dinners and in 1982 the congregation decided to hold the dinner every election day, giving volunteers somewhat of a respite to the huge undertaking every other year. People from all over the area make it a fall outing.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don and Marcella Goodburn of north Mankato, formerly of Lake Crystal, make the Vernon Center dinner part of their travels - which is difficult as they fill their calendar with other worthwhile meals and events in the area. They were very helpful in giving me future meal ideas. This is just one of many they attend.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The story of the day came during a nearby ham meal in Amboy, put on by the Presbyterian church. Years ago a German immigrant family would attend and as any good Scandanavian congregation, lefse was placed at the table to eat. Not realizing the lefse wasn't a napkin, as they were using it, they finally were told what about the holiday 'bread'. "We just couldn't let them continue using it as that, so we finally told them - they were pretty embarrassed," the woman next to me shared. The idea of lefse tucked into the shirt or laying on a lap was pretty amusing to me! Now I don't feel bad when I arrive at a meal, not sure sometimes if butter is added, or ketchup or whatever!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My travels to such great churches, towns and different parts of southern Minnesota have provided me much laughs, great scenery, creating many new friendships and a full tummy. Here's to many more Vernon Center's and aromatic and tasty food!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-One Oreo cookie crust</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-2 pkgs. instant white chocolate pudding</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-2 cups milk</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-8 oz tub of Cool Whip</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Pkg of Oreo cookies</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix pudding and milk and then add 8 oz. Cook Whip. Crush 14 oreo cookies and then mix them all together, leaving enough to sprinkle on top of pie. Spread into pie crust.</span></span><br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grace United Methodist's Stuffing Recipe</span></u></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Brownberry or Pepperidge Farm onion and sage cubed stuffing mix</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Onions</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-"Better than Bouillon" turkey base</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Cream of Mushroom soup</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Amounts to purchase (50 bags of stuffing mix, 8 pounds onions, 8 bunches of celery, 2 jars (8 oz.) of bouillon, 3 pounds butter, 3 large cans cream of mushroom soup)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Day ahead: Dice onion and slice celery. Saute onion and celery in butter and enough broth mixture to keep from burning. Spray 5 roaster pans with non-stick cooking spray.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Recipe for 1 steam table pan:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2/3rds large kettle water, about 4 gallons</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">add 1/2 jar turkey base concentrate</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 TBSP sage</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 sticks butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Half can of cream of mushroom soup</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix and heat above together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Open 10 bags of stuffing mix and pour into large plastic mixing container. Add 6 cups of sauteed onion and celery mixture to the stuffing mix. Add enough broth mixture to moisten. Fill roasting pan, cover with foil and refrigerate. Two broth recipes should be enough to moisten 50 bags of stuffing mix.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bake: 3 hours at 325 degrees. Note: If dressing is dry add plain water to moisten. Stir occasionally to keep from burning but don't over stir.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Serves 450-500.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">**These ingredients allow the average cook to prepare a similar tasty stuffing for the size of family they are feeding.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Dodge Center </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -Glyndon Lutheran Annual Chicken Dinner, 4-7 </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -Springfield United Methodist Turkey Dinner, 4:30-7 </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u><i>Nov. 10 -</i></u> Zoar Lutheran Church, Tofte, Ham Dinner, 5-7</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><u>Sun. Nov. 11</u></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - Emmons Lutheran Church Lutefisk Supper, 11-6:30 </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> -North Waseca Lutheran Church Lutefisk Dinner, 4-6 p.m. seatings</span></span><br />
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-8563468503716436952012-10-31T06:10:00.001-07:002012-10-31T06:10:03.789-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>It's the Pearl of Chicken Dinners</u></b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnJaoX1rMmmjFbOxC0sIhuyeRoXttVMgv89q2bDBI9wxHJG6Ojm1IvvPhJxOkp87sh7BmviEDZaFD4mm0bBFeO-ioWRZ-lGq-uavqxjujguaLvd-XSf5ljtV8da1uU9qNSROauOc0f3g/s1600/DSC01895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnJaoX1rMmmjFbOxC0sIhuyeRoXttVMgv89q2bDBI9wxHJG6Ojm1IvvPhJxOkp87sh7BmviEDZaFD4mm0bBFeO-ioWRZ-lGq-uavqxjujguaLvd-XSf5ljtV8da1uU9qNSROauOc0f3g/s200/DSC01895.jpg" width="161" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lonapearl and Gene Korfhage brought friend Loraine Andree to the United Methodist Church creamed chicken dinner in Brownsdale, and marveled at the amount of salads, desserts and main course they got. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Serving over 245 people this year, it seems the secret's out on the good food served here. It was a typical October night (October 27) as far as weather went, and the creamed chicken could be smelled three blocks away and easily from an open window in a car driving by. The fact that there was a line waiting for them to open made my mouth salivate even more.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Loraine Andree, left, and Lonapearl and Gene Korfhage had already<br />finished their meal, but they had time to talk about the great event</i>.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"There's just too much to eat!" said Lonapearl. The three proceeded to share their breadth of knowledge on not only many delicious meals in the area, but who has the best lutefisk dinners. "We've been to as many as seven in one year, but there are so many to go to," Lonapearl shared. Loraine agreed. "You could go to these dinners all year round and never get a bad one." In that, so far as I have found, she is right.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They warned me that the Preston's Lutheran church lutefisk dinner the first Sunday of December was one to attend, saying their fruit soup and bread pudding was out of this world. Never had fruit soup, I might have to take them up on that!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sue Amick coordinates all the volunteers, food, etc. and in addition to that is getting ready for their annual Halloween party for kids. "It's not so bad, everyone does their job and we have a good time," she said, which is validated by the smiles, fun jabs and knowledge of most who attend from the workers behind the counter. As the first people were in line and getting seated, Sue said a prayer over the meal - a first in any dinner I've gone to this year, lending an obvious thankfulness over food and friends.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIcQOr902_1EQW_0SybIQ1FPZ1EQm-X1CjXQknhU9gKIpaCnslXTJRwXN4haFXgpKJx9W1BnAorDxaZLT8HOBNbgVdeaWlDqrUmVAi89SqL9pwZfPTKKOSJTNJl1_n4K6V2Te-C9otrY/s1600/DSC01897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIcQOr902_1EQW_0SybIQ1FPZ1EQm-X1CjXQknhU9gKIpaCnslXTJRwXN4haFXgpKJx9W1BnAorDxaZLT8HOBNbgVdeaWlDqrUmVAi89SqL9pwZfPTKKOSJTNJl1_n4K6V2Te-C9otrY/s320/DSC01897.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"This year we almost ran out of food," said Jean Way, a volunteer helping out in desserts. "We were wondering what we were going to do if we did." Jean shared that this is her second year helping out at the dinner, but she and her husband just joined the church officially this year. "We sure liked the people here, so we decided why not (join)?"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Myrna Thompson, Sue's sister, has been involved for many years as well. She's one busy lady going table to table helping customers get seated, cleaning tables, chatting, helping out other volunteers, whatever it takes to pull off the yearly event. United Methodist does have one other large fundraiser in the spring, a Swiss Steak Dinner. If that's half as good as this one, put that one on your calendar!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Aronn Oakland lend a helping hand<br />for the dinner.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The church is 156 years old, making it one of the oldest in the area. This building is the second one, built in 1978. As most churches in the 19th century, they got their start holding services in sod homes and shanties of parishioners. From there they moved to the school house in the area and the first church was finished in 1891. The ladies aid formed in 1891 and have ever since been a vibrant spark to church life and activities since.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Money raised for the dinners goes to church needs, with a little spread out in other charities.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhJGIezKqym6ySCSPibR5OztXww08ufCHHhzy_4AOpXYh4aCmCVI35Uo3O9ApbcLSD2dqwwmwJD8yb_qxuqdRQDkfapZaOSRBW8YSIs7lADwCfHq8VWeSs3_E0K4B5sy56FilrL9SsYc/s1600/DSC01898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhJGIezKqym6ySCSPibR5OztXww08ufCHHhzy_4AOpXYh4aCmCVI35Uo3O9ApbcLSD2dqwwmwJD8yb_qxuqdRQDkfapZaOSRBW8YSIs7lADwCfHq8VWeSs3_E0K4B5sy56FilrL9SsYc/s200/DSC01898.jpg" width="110" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Current Pastor Sharon Goetzinger and husband, Vern, manned the ticket table. Pastor Sharon is in her second year at the Brownsdale parish. "Everyone involved does such a great job," she said. "It's hard not to want to help out in some way."</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A beautiful Lord's Supper mural overlooked the meal room.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aside from the warmth from the creamed chicken and biscuit it covered, there were so many choice salads your plate couldn't hold them all. Ladies of the church made at least 20 salads, so selecting which one to take made portions smaller or passing on some to take more of another. Then if that wasn't a difficult enough decision, the women made up 15 different pies or bars to choose from. This is the first dinner I have been to where banana creme and coconut creme pies were available - mostly because they need to be refrigerated until served. I had to pass up my favorite banana creme because of the raves I heard from others about the Better than Robert Redford Dessert. Fortunately, I took a piece and kept it until the end. They were right, or the cook was right.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Marcella Rockwell and Judith Pike took care<br />of bake sale proceeds.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"People always ask me at events where I work or at meals, 'are you going to make that dessert?', so it's hard not to," said Jean Way. She's made the dessert for over 30 years - the new generation probably doesn't even know who Robert Redford is! An added touch at the counter of food was the option of taking a pumpkin flavored muffin, cut in half with a cream spread, decorated festively on top with a pretzel sticking out the top. There was no end to the great food!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Within the first 15 minutes almost all 10 tables of eight were filled, but they had two other smaller rooms ready for backup. As I left, the line was longer and tables filled. And walking to my van my tummy was full and happy, but the temptation to go back in remained as that luscious aroma still filled the air outside.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jean Way was a friendly face to those trying to<br />choose ONE dessert!</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">J<b><u>ean Way's "Next Best Thing to Robert Redford Dessert" (and it is!)</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup finely chopped pecans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 8 oz. cream cheese softened</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup powdered sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 8 oz. Cool Whip thawed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 large pkg Instant banana pudding</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 8 large pkg. instant chocolate pudding</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 cups milk</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 Hershey bar grated</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix together flour, butter, pecans for crust; press in 9 x 13 pan, bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cool.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix cream cheese, sugar, 1/2 Cool Whip and spread over cooled crust.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix each pudding mix separately, using 1 1/2 cups of the milk in each mixture. Apply each pudding mix in two separately ayers. Spread remaining Cool Whip on top of them.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sprinkle with the grated Hershey bar. Cool until ready to serve.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 quart of vanilla ice cream</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">whole raspberries</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix the jello with the three cups of hot water until dissolved. Add the vanilla ice cream and mix; add the whole raspberries. Pour into bowl and cool until ready to serve.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><u><i>(And there are more where these come from)</i></u></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><u>Sat. Nov 3 </u></i>- Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lyle, Roast Beef dinner, 4-7</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Annual Chili/Soup Supper, Grace United Methodist, Millville, 4:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Scandian Grove Lutheran Church, St. Peter, Lutefisk/Meatball Supper, 11-1, 4-8</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> All Saints Dinner, Holden Lutheran Church, Kenyon, 3:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Roast Beef dinner, Harmony United Methodist Church, 4:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> St. Mary's of Geneva, Soup and Pie Supper, 4:40-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> First Presbyterian Church, Winnebago, Swiss Steak Dinner, 10:30-1</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Windsor Pork Chop, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Rose Creek, 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><u>Tues. Nov. 6 </u></i>- Turkey Dinner, Vernon Center Grace United Methodist Church, all day</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><u>Wed. Nov. 7</u></i> - Little Cedar Lutheran Church, Adams, Lutefisk/Meatball Supper, 11-1, 5-</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Faith Lutheran Harvest Supper, featuring Scandanavian pastries, 5-7:30, Dodge Center</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><u>Sun. Nov. 11</u></i> - Emmons Lutheran Church Lutefisk Supper, 11-6:30</span></span><br />
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-23171902638917106172012-10-03T06:33:00.002-07:002012-10-03T06:34:54.863-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>Dessert first - heck yeah!</u></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All I'm sayin' is I liked the idea of getting your dessert first at the Hegre Lutheran Church Meatball Supper.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A beautiful countryside drive from anywhere to this quiet respite was just part of the experience. Not only did I meet long-lost friends, but got to revisit a place that really got me started in writing about church cuisine. The church is located just off Hwy. 56 six miles south of Kenyon or halfway between there and West Concord. Until this spring, they have had several years of not only meatball dinners, but a scrumptious salad luncheon in April.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Because of hectic schedules and the possibility the church may combine with a West Concord church, the salad luncheon fell by the wayside. But this meatball dinner brings in over 300 people, tasting the incredible food, and experiencing fall decorated tables. Mother Nature helped out as well, with perfect temperatures in the 70s and a touch of color showing in the trees.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lyla Patterson, in all her 86 years, still enjoys scooping out whip cream onto whatever of the pies you choose when you jump to the front of the line: pumpkin, cherry, blueberry, peach, low sugar apple and regular apple, all homemade and looking and tasting like they were straight from the oven. "I've been going to this church all my life and remember helping out at church dinners since I was seven," she said, with a hearty smile. It's that infectious smile and knowledge of many of the visitors that makes such a homey atmosphere. Her two great-granddaughters, Isabelle and Julia are just part of the five generations of her family still helping out at the church, making it indeed a family affair.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The meatballs were joined on my plate by mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries, coleslaw, buttered buns and coffee, milk or ice water. It was all you can eat, but one plateful was enough for most people!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Prior to entering the church, I came across Pastor Richard Hegal and his wife, Norma. That was a delightful start to the occasion. Although officially retired, Pastor Hegal has been helping out the Lutheran diocese for the past four years. He hails from Blooming Prairie, where he was minister for over 20 years. His wife, Norma, was my office manager at the Blooming Prairie Times in the mid 1990s, so it was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with them.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Right after he ate, Pastor Hegal took for the kitchen, where he eagerly dug in to helping serve, wash dishes - whatever it took. It was obvious the volunteers enjoyed his leadership and great demeanor.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hungry visitors trickled in for the first half hour, but as the night went on the line got longer. The concern was the early harvest might hurt numbers, but that didn't hamper the gracious workers. They gladly filled 50 takeout orders for those who chose to take the meal home.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"It's been hard for some of these churches to keep their dinners going because of state restrictions," said Norma, who is no stranger to such goings-on. Blooming Prairie has one of the biggest lutefisk dinners in the area, coming up in a week. "They all do such good jobs and enjoy doing it, it's too bad the state had to stick their nose in it."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For those of you not aware, it was right here in Goodhue County that two Wanamingo ladies took the 'hotdish' rule to task. This is from the Zumbrota <u>News-Record</u> newspaper:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Kathy Theel and Pat Irrthum decided that enough is enough when they saw traditional church dinners in Goodhue County under attack. These dinner ware a big revenue source and are very popular with local people. In some instances, churches like Vang Lutheran have busloads of people from the Twin Cities attending their annual lutefisk supper, and this brings in much needed revenue.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">At that time, the state inspector proclaimed that the dinner had to be shut down. Upon hearing much objection, she agreed to allow the dinner to be held, but said there could be no more. And if there was, there could be up to a $10,000 fine per each event violation.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Theel and Irrthum said her proclamation put the “fear of God” into the church’s pastor, and many of the church council members who met and declared there would definitely not be any more church dinners.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Soon after, other area church members got scared and refused to advertise their church dinners for fear they too would be shut down if the inspector learned about their event.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Theel and Irrthum decided that Goodhue County’s tradition of holding church dinners wasn’t going to fall to the wayside without a fight. They wanted clarification of what the law said, as there were many rumors concerning the issue, and no one knew exactly what was being prohibited and why. One rumor was that churches needed to buy a $90 permit, which allowed them to hold three functions each year. (They later found out this wasn’t true). So they called a meeting with Wanamingo’s city administrator and the health department.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Three health officials arrived and were shocked when they saw more than 100 people in attendance at the meeting.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Theel and Pat Irrthum learned there that church dinners fall under the food stand law, and the problem comes when churches serve food that is cooked or baked in non-compliant church kitchens or off-site in homes and then invite the public to attend.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> On Tuesday, April 26, Theel and Irrthum went to a meeting at the Minnesota House of Representatives along with Wanamingo Mayor Ron Berg and City Administrator Mike Boulton. At that time, the plan was to also get the boy scouts and girl scouts exempted from the bill. Later, because of complications, they gave up on pursuing that goal.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> At the meeting, Representative Patty Fritz of Faribault told the Minnesota Health Department representatives to apologize to the women, or she would hold up the proceedings until they did so. Colleen Paulus, the head of the State Department of Health, did apologize, but both Theel and Irrthum said it did not appear to be sincere.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> On Thursday, April 28, the women testified with Senator Howe in front of the Minnesota Senate. They learned from the senators that the intent had not been for church dinners to be part of the “hotdish rule.” The senators said they were aware the wording had initially been a problem, but believed it had been taken care of.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Senator Dave Senjem said, “We should secede from the United States if we have to eliminate church dinners. I can’t live without them and it shows (weight-wise)!” Another senator said he didn’t want all the little old ladies from Goodhue County calling and bothering them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Irrthum reminded him that those little old ladies make up a good part of his constituency, and if the senators wanted the women’s votes, they had better resolve the issue.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">The new bill was unofficially dubbed the “Church Basement Ladies Bill.” In the senate it is Bill 477 and in the House, Bill 637.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">However, she noted that at 12:30 p.m. the day before, they had both received phone calls from Paulus stating that there was going to be another meeting about the issue in a half-hour. Paulus said they were aware the women wouldn’t be able to make it to the Capitol in time, but they shouldn’t worry because they knew the intentions of the Health Department were good and nothing big would be changed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Long live the meatballs in Hegre - and all such Minnesota dinners!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>OCTOBER 7</u> - FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF KARLSTAD FALL SUPPER, 4-7</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>OCTOBER 14</u> - ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH OF CROWN TURKEY DINNER, ST. FRANCIS; 11:30-2</span></div>
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-53153691249613047752012-09-09T10:30:00.001-07:002012-09-10T06:52:49.483-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Bear Creek: gem of </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>a meal, church</i></span><br />
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Every meal time is unique and it's those of yesteryear that we remember the best. When we grew up on the dairy farm near Rochester, every supper all of us grabbed our seat, passed around the cookin's and slarfed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> down our food before the rest grabbed it from our plate. But the food was always the best.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Such is the most recent trip to Bear Creek Lutheran Church's Meatball Supper in rural Grand Meadow. Amidst the corn fields, red barns and rolling hills sits a gem of a country church, full of tradition that each parishioner is proud to talk about. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And a meal to brag about.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Serving up meatballs is exclusive in itself, with not many church socials centered around what would seem an easy fixing. But its recipe is a guarded secret and not shared, which made the meal even more enjoyable! On this Wednesday evening, September 5, over 220 people gathered to share in a familiar sit-down pass the potatoes meal.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Emma Grafe is one busy eight-year-old at<br />the meatball supper.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Usually attending church meals means a buffet style of serving the food. Not here at Bear Creek. Once you buy your ticket, you're promptly guided to a table set for eight and before you know it, food appears in front of you, ready to be passed around to newly met friends. Freshly prepared meatballs and gravy, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, buttered buns - and a wonderful added touch from country gardens - sliced tomatoes encircle your plate. That was the bonus on this summer meal - tomatoes from parishioner gardens. Ahhhh, the memories of mom's garden produce on my plate! Milk, coffee or lemonade was filled for each of us, and the all-you-can eat was on. Don't forget to leave room for apple, pumpkin, triple berry or cherry pie - that would be sacrilegious!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>LaVae Ringen was head of the kitchen this year.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Last year we got to the bottom of the potatoes and wondered, 'oh boy, I hope we have enough!'" said Glen Warn, who has worked at all the 30+ meatball dinners. "It's hard to know, we plan for about 260." Glen was busy with Ann Hanson, cashier, greeting guests on the beautiful sunny summer evening, in a sweet, unassuming atmosphere. Visitors were encouraged to stuff the 'ballot' box for a chance to win a beautiful handmade quilt - or they could buy one that was on display, made by members of the congregation. Other than that, they were guided - not that they couldn't smell the way - downstairs to their seat.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ann Hanson was an inviting<br /> host at the Bear Creek function.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The family-first congregation and WELCA sponsor the dinner. In the spring, a ham dinner is served over Memorial Day weekend, which allows visitors from all over dropping by the cemetery to add a great meal to their pallet. That dinner has been going on for close to 60 years: a lutefisk dinner at Bear Creek went for 40 years before ending some time ago. On this night, there happened to be another meatball dinner down by the Iowa border at a Spring Grove church called Black Hammer, but this was the place to be for hungry, dedicated meatball lovers!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Tradition is very important to us," LaVae said. Said well, considering she has been helping out at this supper since the beginning as well. Money raised goes to many outside charities or causes, including American Bible Society, Rachel's Hope and world hunger. Aside from the Memorial Day dinner, every year on Dec. 23 the church has its annual Christmas celebration. They pack with standing room only the little church, which probably holds less than 100 people, with a children's program, worship service and social time afterwards. And for all the little kids in attendance, they get the traditional bag of peanuts and candy that has been handed out for over 100 years during this service.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNNkxl-FcRiKVR55bT1JsVslwnYXdSZs0t_gIIoLcqQsg0kRJKf_e2x6H3qOkBhg3rD9DBSN-MMo9TFVZvEG6xGiUgPXhrVml_gyF10z3KTi6OejWyqGWnxAmed4EYWveEvcUXNPibf0/s1600/DSC01571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNNkxl-FcRiKVR55bT1JsVslwnYXdSZs0t_gIIoLcqQsg0kRJKf_e2x6H3qOkBhg3rD9DBSN-MMo9TFVZvEG6xGiUgPXhrVml_gyF10z3KTi6OejWyqGWnxAmed4EYWveEvcUXNPibf0/s320/DSC01571.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Everyone, including adults, also gets an apple. It indicates the simplicity and lack of commercialism that existed in the 19th century, but also shows the importance of church, family and friends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This was the first year since the meatball supper started that Beverly Hanson hasn't participated. She was instrumental in starting the supper, but this year family came first. She and her late husband, Loren, enjoyed working at the church socials.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One woman that arrived ready to eat laughed to a friend, "the scale isn't going to like me in the morning." Or as Glen said earlier in the evening, "the older we get the less we need to eat, and then here we are (ready to eat all our fill)."</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The inside was just as beautiful as the outside of the<br />rural Grand Meadow church.</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As the church moves on after 156 years, it's easy to see why it stands tall amongst the ripening corn and soybeans in southeastern Minnesota. The dry weather may have been on most people's minds and in their conversations on this night, but after a belly full of good food, all went home content. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although a grand display of friendliness, comraderie and love of church was at the forefront, it was clear those qualities were the foundations set many years ago - and will continue continue for many years to come.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Saturday, September 15 - Trinity Lutheran, Blue Earth, Salad/Sandwich Luncheon, 8-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Sunday, September 16 - Trinity Lutheran, Elmore, Annual Pie and Ice Cream Society with pork sandwiches, salad, beans; 22:30-6:30</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Mazeppa, 11-1:30, Ham and Turkey Dinner</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -St. Francis Xavier Annual Chicken DInner, Lake Park, 11-1</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Hawley, Turkey and the Trimmings/desserts, 11-1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> -St. Adrian Catholic Church, Adrian, Annual Fall Dinner, 4-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Wednesday, September 19, Dodge Center United Methodist Church, pork chop dinner; 4:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -Chicken Pie Dinner, Hector's UM Church, 4:30-6:30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> -United Methodist Church, Detroit Lakes, Meatball Supper, 4:30-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Sunday, September 23 - St. John the Baptist de la Salle, Dodge Center, 21st annual Turkey/Ham Dinner, 11-1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Wednesday, October 10 - Vineyard United Methodist Church,Hutchinson, Complete Turkey Dinner, 4:30-7</span><br />
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ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-7250564363101850792012-09-04T15:16:00.004-07:002012-09-04T15:16:35.220-07:00<b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">O Lutefisk, O Lutefisk</span></u></i></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is that time of the year again when that lovely lye smell radiates from church kitchens, with a variety of other yummy smells. Frolicking through the internet the other day and found out this "Lutefisk Dinner Calendar". This just includes churches, but good Scandanavians know there are restaurants that serve it as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These are the dates given. Please utilize your internet skills or lutefisk contacts to verify information given, as times, dates, etc. can change from year to year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Prices also vary, from $13-$17, plus what is served aside from Lutefisk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lutefisk Dinners around the State:</span><br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SEPTEMBER</span></u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sept. 29 - Our Savior's Lutheran, Pequot Lakes (Last Saturday in Sept); 3 p.m. til it runs out</span><br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">OCTOBER</span></u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 3 - Zion Lutheran Church, Appleton (First Wed. in Oct); 4:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 13 - First Lutheran Church, Pine River (Second Sat. in Oct); 3:30 - 7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 13 - Highview Christiana Lutheran Church, Farmington (Second Sat in Oct); 5:30 & 7:15, no tickets at door</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 10 - Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison (Second Wed. in Oct); 11, 12, 1 servings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 16 - First Lutheran Church, Blooming Prairie (3rd Tues., Oct) 11, 1, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 20 - Grace Lutheran Church, Mankato (3rd Sat. in Oct); several time servings starting at 11</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 20 - Holden Lutheran Church, Kenyon (3rd Sat. in Oct); 1-5</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 21 - Evanger LUtheran Churdh, Sargeant; (Sunday of MEA)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 25 - St. John's Lutheran Church, Kasson (4th Thurs, Oct) 11, 3, 4</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 25 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fridley (4th Thurs, Oct) 4-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 26 - Zion Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls (last Fri. Oct) 4:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 27 - Christiana Lutheran Church, Lakeville (last Sat. Oct) 4, 5:30, 7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Our Savior's Lutheran, Middle River (Last Sat Oct) 3:30 til run out</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Zion Lutheran Church, Hanska (last Sat Oct). 4-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oct. 28 - Bethel Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie (last Sun Oct) 12-5</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Oakland Lutheran Church, Albert Lea (last Sund. Oct) 3-7</span><br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NOVEMBER</span></u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 1 - Cambridge Lutheran Church (firs Thurs. Nov) 3-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Lake (first Thurs. Nov) 5 & 7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater (First Thurs. Nov) Reservations required, 11-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 2 - Bethel Lutheran Church, Porter (first Fri. Nov) 4-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> East St. Olaf, Byron (first Fri. Nov)4:30-7 reservations required</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> House of Hope Lutheran Church, New Hope (First Fri. Nov) 3:30-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 3 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Inver Grove Hgts (first Sat. Nov) 2-6</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Minnehaha Lutheran Church, Mpls, (First Sat. Nov) 4-6:30 seatings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> North Heights Lutheran Church, Arden Hills (first Sat. Nov) one seating at 4</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Scandian Grove Lutheran Church, St. Peter (First Sat. Nov) 11-1, 4-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 4 - First Lutheran Church, Baudette, (first Sun. Nov) 3-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo Lake (first Sund. Nov) 4-7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 7 - First Lutheran Church, Morris (first Wed. Nov) 4-7</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Little Cedar Lutheran Church, Adams (firs Wed. Nov) 11-1:30</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Urland Lutheran Curch Cannon Falls (first Wed. Nov) 11, 1, 4Nov. 8 - First Lutheran Church, Red Wing (Sec. Thurs, Nov)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 9 - Nov. 13 - Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, (sec. Tues Nov)11:30- 7 seatings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Faith Lutheran, Staples (Election Day), 4-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Vinje Lutheran Church (Election Day) 3-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 10 - Advent Lutheran Church, Maple Grove, (sec. Sat Nov) 4 & 6</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Christ Lutheran Church, Blaine (sec. Sat, Nov) 11-1, 4-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> St. Johns' Lutheran Church, Lakeville (sec. Sat. Nov) 4-7:30 seatings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Zoar Lutheran Church, Tofte (Sec. Sat. Nov) 5-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 11 - Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park ( Sec. Sun Nov) call for tickets</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 15 - Our Saviors Lutheran, Barnesville (3rd Thurs Nov) 4-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Our Saviors Lutheran, Hibbing (3rd Thursday, Nov) 4-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 16 - Immanuel Lutheran, St. Paul (Friday before Thanksgiving) 4-6:15 seatings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 17 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mpls (3rd Sat. Nov) 3:30-6</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Glendorado Lutheran Church, Princeton (3rd Sat. Nov) 3-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Mindekiren Norwegian Memorial Church, Mpls, (3rd Sat Nov) three seatings, call church</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Richfield Lutheran Church, Mpls. (3rd Sat Nov) 4, 6:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> St. James Lutheran Church, Crystal (3rd Sat. Nov) 4, 5, 6</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nov. 18 - Immanual Lutheran Church, Hendrum (3rd Sund Nov) 11-1:30</span><br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">DECEMBER</span></u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dec 1 - Lyndale Evanglical Lutheran Church, Maple Plain (first Sat Dec) 2-6</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Minnetonka Lutheran Church, Minnetonka (first Sat Dec) 6 p.m.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> St. Barnabas/Oak Knoll Lutheran Churches, Minnetonka (first Sat Dec) 6-8 check for site</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dec. 2 - Bygland Lutheran Church, Fisher (First Sund Dec) 11:30-2</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Christ Lutheran Church, Preston, (first Sund Dec) 11-5 seatings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> First Lutheran CHurch, Worthington (first Sun Dec) 2:30 & 5:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dec. 3 - Zion Lutheran Church, Anoka, (first Mon Dec) 4 5:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dec. 4 - Bethel Lutheran Church, Little Falls (first Tues Dec) 4:30-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Faith Lutheran Church, Forest Lake (First Tues Dec) 3:30-7:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Gethsemane Lutheran Church,Virginia (First Tues Dec) 11-1, 4;30-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dec. 5 - First Lutheran Church, Duluth (first Wed Dec) 12-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Chatfield Lutheran Church (first Wed Dec) call for times</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dec. 6 - Our Savior's Lutheran Church Cloquet, (first Thurs Dec) 4-7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Kelliher (first Thurs Dec) 4-8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Trinity Lutheran Church, Monticello, (first Thurs Dec) 4-6:30 seatings</span><br />
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<br />ELS33http://www.blogger.com/profile/09210074305604520434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267644451615267723.post-64157257530250925342012-08-16T16:30:00.002-07:002012-08-16T16:39:31.160-07:00<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Akl_EbV4Y7ttmqsVp1b_V0v-9yIwHGRTVXjHP8LrqffhoSSSxPENo-z7vWPf2-Lz92fYRjV6zeEd40I7-Kp1HbHwARzS8iOM5jj4wWFauiG0OhXPQQrbvQxxxVFrBr45mBV8VWQ17GU/s1600/DSC01441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Akl_EbV4Y7ttmqsVp1b_V0v-9yIwHGRTVXjHP8LrqffhoSSSxPENo-z7vWPf2-Lz92fYRjV6zeEd40I7-Kp1HbHwARzS8iOM5jj4wWFauiG0OhXPQQrbvQxxxVFrBr45mBV8VWQ17GU/s200/DSC01441.jpg" width="150" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's not often nowadays that the caretakers of church social events have youthful faces full of energetic charm, but that was the case in a visit to Meriden's St. Paul Lutheran Church and their annual ice cream social.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This lovely church hides between corn fields in Steele County for now, but in the near future Hwy.14's four-lane highway will drive close by, giving up its privacy and peaceful existence. On Sunday, August 5, over 350 hungry travelers filled the parking lot to eat not only ice cream, but pork burgers, BBQs, potato salad, fruit cups and most ginormous selection of pies to pick from in any church kitchen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kristen and Kent Wilker were the first ones on hand for the day, finalizing touches to the menu, tables, decorations, food. In fact, the most ideal summer day in over a month added to the quiet country setting and Kent was busy preparing the huge grill for pork patties from Steve's Meat Market in Ellendale. Little did he know that before the day was out, a quick trip to neighbors to borrow about 100 more patties for the throngs of visitors hoping to satisfy their hunger. It probably had something to do with his secret barbeque recipe utilized from the grill!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We couldn't believe that we ran out," explained Kristen. "We ran out of everything - but pies, and that was because we had extras come in that morning. We felt so bad when the last of the people showed up hoping for a burger and we couldn't give them one. They were all so understanding and asked, "what do you have" and we said, "pie" and they said, "we'll have that then."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Several years ago the ice cream social brought in about 400 but in subsequent years the numbers dropped to about 250, which is what Kristen and Diane Kath, co-chair's of the event, decided on. "It was bad news, good news, when that happened. Glad we had such a great crowd, but feeling bad we couldn't provide more." The ice cream social has been held for decades.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Macy Meixner was busy making more <br />fruit cups for the large crowd Sunday.</i></td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukGlKHtvcqD1yCYDJsUK8SmhGCqvrsirPYgjyA1bfv0r3SR_BF2UTN_fZTWdHiGPMgj5vzjk69jV6GMaVz0AmEgyDI4mt18DApdhdBc8hA7cLi2NtM41kqUZSm4QsU-qCjS-AlBrO7LU/s1600/DSC01436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukGlKHtvcqD1yCYDJsUK8SmhGCqvrsirPYgjyA1bfv0r3SR_BF2UTN_fZTWdHiGPMgj5vzjk69jV6GMaVz0AmEgyDI4mt18DApdhdBc8hA7cLi2NtM41kqUZSm4QsU-qCjS-AlBrO7LU/s320/DSC01436.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kristen credits some 'free' advertising to more numbers. The conventional paid advertising was performed, but she added a flyer to the Owatonna Today Show on the radio, Todd Hale and his Fair Talk column in the Owatonna newspaper and mentions on other radio programs. "I made the ad a little bigger in the (Owatonna) newspaper but I think the other forms were the ticket."</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGwQ42Icb0-FdjrIivyHXUQ0TLd_sF4CJGYIZFv_DAxV9AISjluYlJyTI-JVa8qnyXPROk3nif-AMtesBINrDhJbI4krVWMoUYUlre7luIiK4AtsBkJx2sXMB3sxF-H2JGDvGrHIz8t4/s1600/DSC01438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGwQ42Icb0-FdjrIivyHXUQ0TLd_sF4CJGYIZFv_DAxV9AISjluYlJyTI-JVa8qnyXPROk3nif-AMtesBINrDhJbI4krVWMoUYUlre7luIiK4AtsBkJx2sXMB3sxF-H2JGDvGrHIz8t4/s320/DSC01438.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That was one of the jobs Kristen had to perform before she and her husband led the church Luther League youth group to Louisiana for its annual convention. The Meriden group doesn't make that commitment very often, so not only was time involved but finding the money for the trip, which in the end cost about $19,000. The ice cream social proceeds help out the youth group, as do other fundraisers at the church. It was a big undertaking, but the group proudly showed slides from the trip at the social during the meal. "It was so much fun, but it was also very educational," said Kristen. "We decided we couldn't do it every year, so hopefully we can go again in three years. But it takes a lot to pull it off."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fifteen youth from that group helped at the dinner and along with eight adults, kept the event flowing. At the door, guests are asked to fill out order forms, but the 200 provided ran out an hour into the meal. It was the first time this author has seen order forms, but it's been a staple for St. Paul's ice cream social for many years.</span><br />
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<i>The solitude of the farm</i></div>
<i>fields was enhanced by</i><i>the beauty of the cemetery</i><i>across the road from</i><i>the church.</i></td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHce6UdJRHF_0ZJANlAL6y51mW7G9fxO2o5F3vMXXVxn4RwTsIkitUabav-VGhxwj5PHQbs2ONbwpVqZ8nWFpjShq_OzIxh8xlIQVGVkqBU5vwX64BrQu2i2a9WfpCxol59d7Z3itBVT0/s1600/DSC01440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHce6UdJRHF_0ZJANlAL6y51mW7G9fxO2o5F3vMXXVxn4RwTsIkitUabav-VGhxwj5PHQbs2ONbwpVqZ8nWFpjShq_OzIxh8xlIQVGVkqBU5vwX64BrQu2i2a9WfpCxol59d7Z3itBVT0/s320/DSC01440.jpg" width="240" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The church has a to-die for parish education committee that jumps to help out. "It absolutely is amazing how the congregation comes through whenever we ask for help," Kristen glowed. She was worried when she saw only a few pies on Saturday, but by Sunday 38 delicious desserts showed up: blueberry, cherry, apple, french silk, pumpkin, lemon meringue, cheesecake, cherry cheesecake, rhubarb and the one people drive miles to get to - sour cream raisin. "That went quick," laughed Kristen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pastor Gary Ruskinko has served the 430 strong congregation since 1995 and proudly rolls up his sleeves to help out, kitchen, grilling - wherever he is needed. "These people also put on a Sweetheart Supper, Soup days during Lent and a Pancake Breakfast, besides what needs that come up," he said. "They aren't afraid to help out." Kristen agreed, "I have one parishioner that comes through often and doesn't want anything in return - I've even tried to return her generosity. You can't believe how invaluable people like that are."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Besides food, there is a raffle for an older quilt, new quilt, baskets full of goodies for people willing to buy a ticket at the door. $240 was raised from generous visitors from that event.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As most church socials go, changes have to be made due to time constraints on volunteers. The potato salad is purchased now, but may be brought back as homemade donations in the future. Kristen and Diane donate the buns and baked beans. The fruit is also donated: this year they made 52 fruit cups and ended up hurriedly had to make up 20 more when food sold quickly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"One reason I do this is because society has forgotten about so many traditions that are going away," said Kristen. "It doesn't really take that much time to do these things if you get enough people wanting to do it. This little country church chooses to do it."</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmkCXNTASCM0YrDwftwn0rWt8SGIN4HE7t-2hdF8-Ril7SxlfoyrG414EceYPzNv3JXK2YUUh7AwrNE2XFu8OGfa8dlr9bm3sBrjbo6BJKmjaBiRjZJGsVRkfSm_G1hAKd9UNCjPw4U0/s1600/DSC01429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmkCXNTASCM0YrDwftwn0rWt8SGIN4HE7t-2hdF8-Ril7SxlfoyrG414EceYPzNv3JXK2YUUh7AwrNE2XFu8OGfa8dlr9bm3sBrjbo6BJKmjaBiRjZJGsVRkfSm_G1hAKd9UNCjPw4U0/s320/DSC01429.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The hard work of adult parishioners has not gone unnoticed by the younger set. The youth want to get involved with transitions meals in Owatonna as well as serving meals in the Minneapolis area for future service projects. It's a testament to the energy provided by the Wilkers and the many other volunteers at the church. "Next year we might add a corn feed to this event, we've talked about that."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And Kristen would be the one to make that happen!</span><br />
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