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November 2022
Mary Ann Young Center 9150 Central Avenue NE Blaine, MN 55434
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Thanksgiving Feast For All Wednesday, November 16, 11am-1pm, cost $5 This event kicks off at 11AM with entertainment by Kent Appeldoorn who brings fun and creativity with his costume surprises to his one-man show! Staff ask that conversation be kept to a minimum so that all can enjoy the music. A scrumptious lunch will follow at noon with a traditional Thanksgiving meal of: Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, vegetables, a dinner roll, and pumpkin pie with topping. Yum! Register by November 10 to partake in this enjoyable event and bring your thoughts on what you are thankful for as we join in gratitude on this occasion.
PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID TWIN CITIES, MN Permit No. 32324
Registration required for all events. For questions and to sign up call 763-786-9375.
Lutefisk Dinner Thursday, November 17, 5:30pm, cost $14.50 It’s the holiday season and means all the traditional holiday foods! Turkey, ham, and...Lutefisk. Lutefisk is a Scandinavian food tradition that was imported to the United States. Historically, Minnesota has a large population of immigrants from the Scandinavian subregion of the world, and Lutefisk is still quite popular in the Twin Cities and the surrounding areas to this day.
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Literally meaning "lye fish" in Norwegian. Lutefisk is a dried stockfish, normally cod, that has been brined in lye, (an industrial chemical used to unclog drains) then soaked in water to remove the resulting caustic solution, and then steamed until it flakes. No one is quite sure where and when lutefisk originated. One legend is villagers found some of their dried fish buried in wet tree ashes after a Viking attack. The ashes became soaked in a lye slush. They rinsed the fish in water to remove the lye and made it edible and then boiled it. One of the most entertaining origin stories claimed St. Patrick attempted to poison Vikings who invaded Ireland with fish soaked in lye. The Vikings, according to the myth, enjoyed the taste of the fish so much that they adopted it as part of their diet. While the story sounds appealing, it most likely never occurred, as the Viking invasion of Ireland happened centuries after St. Patrick's death, but you should never let facts get in the way of a good story, especially when it's a fish story. Tickets are on sale now for this delicious meal of baked Lutefisk with melted butter and cream sauce, Swedish meatballs, boiled potatoes, lefse, herring, rye bread, dessert, and more. A favorite meal of many, don’t delay. Must pay and register in person for dinner ticket.