Lefse Dagen ("Lefse Day")
May 17, 2008 |
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| 2008 Events
Schedule | 2007 Photos | Scandinavian
Recipes | History of the World's
Largest Lefse |
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The annual date for LEFSE DAGEN falls on the second
Saturday in May, which is two weeks prior to the Saturday of the Memorial Day
weekend.
The Lefse Dagen celebration, which began in 1987, is
sponsored by the Starbuck Depot
Society and supported by the Starbuck Study Club. This celebration
has a twofold purpose:
- To commemorate the record setting, yet unbroken, world's largest lefse
baked during the Starbuck Centennial Celebration in 1983 by a group of Starbuck
Lions;
- To hold open house at the Starbuck Depot Square. The site where the 70
pound lefse with a diameter of 9 feet 8 inches was baked.
In 2006 the Depot Society commissioned a special photo
of the making of the world's largest lefse and unvailed it to the public during
the Lefse Dagen Day celebration. 
Dale Lommen
unvails giant photo
For more historical information about Starbuck, Glenwood
or other area communties in Pope County you may contact thePope County
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Many exciting activities are planned for this
special day in our small town of 1300 residents. Activities included music by
the Norskies, Scandianvain food, crafts sales, Shari Opdahl and the Elementary
singers, Lefse making demonstations and Jerry Anderson and his muscial
family.
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World's Largest Lefse - 1983 |
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| 2007 Photos |
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Don having
lunch |
Helen B with friends |
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Eager crowd awaits the Music |
Earl makes
lefse |
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Arnie's
Mule |
Audrey serves lunch |
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Ada serves
lunch |
Beautiful Spring Day |
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World's Largest Lefse Sign |
Lunch crowd |
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Jerry's crew waiting for the music |
Rommegrot Chefs |
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Sheri's kids sing |
Sheri's kids rock |
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| 2008 Schedule of Events |
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- 10:00 a m - The Norskies w/ Palmer Aaberg & Stan
Syverson
- 10:00 a m to 2 p m - Scandinavian Lunch is
served
- 11:00 a m - Glacial Hills Elementary Singers w/ Shari
Opdahl directing
- 11:00 a m to 12:30 p m - "Roll Your Own Lefse" w/ Ester
Tharaldson & Dolores Danielson
- 12:00 p m - "Why We Celebrate" - Recognition of 1983
Lefse Team & family members
- 12:30 p m - Sing Along with the Snoose Street Singers -
Re-unitd after 25 years.
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| For a copy of the complete
Lefse Dagen brochure click here for page one and
click
here for page two.. |
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| Scandinavian Recipes |
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Lefse Recipe: (Corrine Hoium)
Traditionally this recipe is
used by local groups during Scandinavian events held throughout the
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- 5 lb. Russet potatoes (pealed and cooked)
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 pound butter or margarine
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- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 cups flour
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| Baking
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| Mash the potatoes with the whipping cream, butter or
margarine, salt & sugar. Cool in the refrigerator over night. Rice potatoes
and add the flour. Roll and bake (1/3 cup makes one lefse round). One batch
makes 30 lefse rounds. |
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Rommegrot Recipe: (Mrs Henning Lysen)
Traditionally this recipe is
used by local groups during Scandinavian events held throughout the
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- 1 pint thick whipping cream
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup boiled milk
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- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
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| Boil ream about 20 minutes, then add flour and continue
stirring until butter separates. Then drain off butter. Add the boiled hot milk
gradually, stirring so as to make it smooth. Cook for about 10 minutes, add
salt and sugar, pour into bowl, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and butter. Serve
hot |
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Sodt Suppe (fruit soup) Recipe:
(Mrs Gerhard (Mina)
Landmark)
Traditionally this recipe is used by local groups during Scandiavian
events held throughout the year. |
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- 2 lbs prunes (soaked over night
- 1 lb raisins
- 1 can apricots
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- 2 small cinnamon sticks
- 1 lemon
- 2 cups sugar
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| Slowly cook prunes and raisins. Use 2 qts of this juice
to cook with 1 cup tapioca. Then add it to mixture. Cook apricots (if dried
cook separately) and mix all together. Makes 6 - 8 qts |
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