Fra Presidenten

Hello Vonheim members, 

I hope this newsletter finds you well and enjoying summer. Our June meeting featuring the program about witch trials in Norway had limited attendance. Thank you to Merle for providing the program again. 

Please contact me if you have ideas for a program you would like to present. I would love to see more members participating in our meetings.

I attended the biennial Sons of Norway District 1 in Willmar on June 25th through 27th . Our delegates were: Merle Tingelstad, Debbie Husby and me with Kathy Tingelstad as an alternate. We had some good entertainment at the dinners and the vendors were excellent. There was not very much business to be conducted. We received more information about the upcoming merger of Sons of Norway with BetterLife, another larger fraternal organization. 

We are experimenting with only emailing the newsletter this month. It costs approximately $250 to mail the newsletter each time. Our annual picnic is on Tues, 7/28 at Wabun park. I look forward to seeing many of you there. It is usually very well attended, and I look forward to it.  Make sure you reserve your meal! If you have questions or comments for me, please email me at rose_pamela46@hotmail.com. Take care and stay safe. I hope to see you at a meeting soon.

Tusen Takk!

Pam Rose, Vonheim President (612) 483-4980

 




A LITTLE IN ENGLISH


Do you remember Potato Break?

Fall break used to be called Potato Break. It was introduced as a measure for sch​ool children and youth to help out with the potato harvest. 

In 1940 there was a food shortage and the potato became the savior from hunger for many. All over Oslo the city landscape was changed. Parks and gardens were converted into potato fields. This film from Gladtvet shows urban youth assigned to take part in the harvest. Have you picked potatoes in fall break?

This year it has again become popular to grow your own potatoes, but do you know how they are best taken care of in the winter? This film from 1940 provides many tips on storing potatoes and how to use them. Here you have the recipe for breakfast bread and potato cakes along with practical tips on how to make your own steam cooker. Did you know that you can also make sandwich toppings with the help of potatoes?

Potatoes can be grown all over Norway. They thrive in the far north under snow-capped mountains, in the rough coastal climate and in broad inland villages. When potatoes are plucked/ picked in the fall, they are first sorted on the ground/in the field. The smallest and most damaged are made into livestock feed. 

https://www.nb.no/historier-fra-samlingen/er-det-noen-som-husker-potetferien/ 

https://www.nb.no/historier-fra-samlingen/god-potetferie/

LITT PÅ NORSK


Hu​​​​sker du potetferien? 

Høstferien ble tidligere kalt potetferie. Den ble innført som et tiltak for at skolebarn og -ungdom skulle hjelpe til med innhøstingen av poteter. 

I 1940 var det matmangel og poteten ble redningen mot hungersnøden for mange. Over hele Oslo ble  bylandskapet endret. Parker og hager ble gjort om til potetåkrer. Denne filmen fra Gladtvet film viser byungdom utkommandert til å bidra i innhøstingen. Har du plukket poteter i høstferien? 

I år er igjen blitt populært å dyrke egne poteter, men vet du hvordan de best tas vare på i vinter? Denne filmen fra 1940 kommer med mange tips om oppbevaring av poteter og hva du kan bruke de til. Her får du oppskrift på frokostbrød og potetkaker samt praktiske tips som hvordan du kan lage din egen dampkoker. Visste du at man også kan lage pålegg til brødskivene ved hjelp av poteter? 

Poteten kan dyrkes overalt i Norge. Den trives langt mot nord under snøkledde fjell, i barskt kystklima og i brede innlandsbydger. Når poteten tas opp om høsten, blir den sorter først ute på jordet. De minste og de skadede potetene går til dyrefôr.

https://www.nrk.no/video/potetferie-i-1983_126140