This past Sunday was coincidentally "exploring cultures" day in Paynesville. While Dan slaved away, at home, making his famous knefla soup, I made lefse, for the first time ever, with a bunch of German ladies! While my lefse turned out well and is in the freezer waiting for Thanksgiving, the knefla soup had to be compromised and made with potato dumplings:( They didn't do it justice. So, for Christmas, please send some the real stuff that you can only get in North Dakota. We were disappointed when we introduced our soup to our dinner group and couldn't provide the "real" thing! We must redeem ourselves!
Like I said, I made lefse for the first time in my LIFE last Sunday. As a proud Norwegian I wore my sweater and didn't burn one piece. This was achieved through heavy supervision, but who cares? Grandma Selma would be proud! As we (all 30 0f us) talked about all of our heritages I realized I was only one of two Norwegian's in the room. Weird! My favorite lady was the Dutch/Finnish Jewish lady that flipped with the best of them!
Which leads me into a new practical problem I deal with often: The lefse flipper. Is that ALL it's used for? The practicality of my being made it hard for me to grasp that one flat stick can only be used for one traditional task once or twice a year. I've compiled a list below of ways you can get your money's worth from a $20 dollar lefse stick.
-an ankle scratcher
-a teacher's pointer
-a replacement for Howard's cane when trying to get pretty nurses' attention
-you could use it as a door stop for your sliding glass patio door from opening
-a backbrace for a cat
-kung fu panda practice for Dan since he's watched the movie three times in one week
-a mouth shut "her" upper for all of the ornery mean teachers at my new school
-and of course, if you use it 20 times, as a real lefse flipper, it really only costs one dollar!
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