Grandma’s Recipe Box: Raised Doughnuts

Ingredients 1 Cup Sugar 2   Eggs 2 TBS Soft shortening 3/4 Cup Buttermilk (or sour milk) 3 1/2    Cups    Flour (sifted) 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Soda disolved in the buttermilk 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp Vanilla Directions Mix well Roll out to 1/3″ thick let raise 20 minutes cut …

Grandma Olson’s Recipe Box: Brownies

Brownie Ingredients 1/3 Cup Butter 1 1/2    Squares    Unsweetened Chocolate 1 ts Baking Powder 1 Cup Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts salt 2 Eggs 1/2 Cup Nuts (Optional) Directions Melt butter with chocolate in 2 quart sauce pan. Add remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly. Spread in 9″ x 9″ square pan. Bake at 350º for …

Grandma Olson’s Recipe Box: Lefse

Lefse is an old family favorite. It goes back generations on both sides of my family. It’s a Scandinavian confection, and part of our heritage. We look forward to this time of year, around Thanksgiving and Christmas, because someone in the family is usually making Lefse. I think I might have even told my wife …

A House Full of Nicknames

Asher’s nickname is Bobo. Levi couldn’t say Asher, so he tried to say Baby, but it came out Bobo. The name stuck. Now Asher is learning to talk. He can’t say Levi, so he calls his next oldest brother Woddy (rhymes with body). It’s cute, but I don’t think this one will stick.

A Crime Scene

One of our children just spilled an entire bottle of rubber cement on the carpet. Two suspects are in custody. One denies any involvement in the incident and the other is too young to carry on an effective conversation with, but the investigation will continue.