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 …
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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 …
Grandma Olson’s Recipe Box
A few weeks ago, my dad came by after work to take Jude to Karate. Dad takes Jude to Karate (almost) every Monday after work. He usually works in the area, and can fairly easily schedule Monday jobs such that he doesn’t have to go too far out of his way to come by. He …
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.
Wet & Wild
Asher has apparently taken a liking to baths. Several times we’ve caught him sneaking off to the half-bath in the front of the house, climbing into the sink by way of the toilet, and helping himself to a nice bath. I hope the trouble he causes at this age is a sign he’s destined to …
John 3:16
2012 Year in Review & Christmas Video
Every year, we talk about doing Christmas cards or letters. In 2010 we did a video, and now we have another video for 2012. Here is the Olson Family 2012 Year in Review & Christmas Video. Merry Christmas!!
Jude’s Quote of the Day
For a couple years or so, Jude has been quite interested in presidential history. Today we were playing a presidential history game. He read a question he was going to ask me in his head (before reading it out loud to me). The question asked who the president of the U.S. was at the end …