The great lefse disaster

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

By Galloping Grandma

Lefse (lef-suh) is a Norwegian flat bread. It looks like a grey tortilla, but being Norwegian, will never be spicy.

We’re not talking Julia Child here, it’s made from mashed potatoes, rolled out and baked on a grill. It has the dimensions and appeal of a washcloth, but Norwegians like it.

Trouble began when the King of Norway Lutherans in Corn Cob held their annual community bazaar. The old school ladies used real mashed potatoes in their dough which takes a lot of time, but the young crowd used dried potato flakes from Betty Crocker because they don’t have time to stand around and peel potatoes. This has caused a rift - hopelessly outdated versus the new wave.

The war began when the ladies at Lutheran Acres turned up with their fake lefse for the bazaar. The old ladies were insulted that someone would not bring real lefse. They ordered the chapel crowd to take their fake lefse and get out, which they did. They also took their creamed cod, lingonberry jam and tablecloth.

Meanwhile, the Sons of Norway wanted to make the largest lefse ever. They made it on a farm and used an old binder roller. It’s not easy to roll out something the size of a bed sheet and no one had cleaned the roller. The lefse came out covered with rust and cob webs. Suddenly, the roller backfired and their  sheet of mashed potatoes was launched in the air, landing in old tires and picking up a few cow patties along the way.

The only thing to do with buckets of left over mashed potatoes is to have a potato fight. Gobs of potatoes flew through the air and some claimed there were rocks inside the  bombs. A rock inside a glob of mashed potatoes makes a satisfying “thwunk” when it hits the target. Julia Child never had fun like that. JHW


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