The Hobbit Hole XXXII - Sweet is the sound of falling rain

The Freeper Hobbit Hole Blog ^ | December 1, 2006

[RosieCotton]

Why does morning come so early on Mondays?

[300winmag]

A Hobbit Hole stocking stuffer would be cool!

How many stockings need stuffing?

[JenB]

That's what I said, at five til six this morning.

On the other hand... I feel pretty great, having done a good workout before breakfast. As long as I have energy this evening for karate I will consider it a success.

[2Jedismom]

I feel so used.

;-)

[JenB]

Thermobarbic Bomb Destroys Hobbit Hole

Thanks for the blast from the past, RB!

[2Jedismom]

Good morning!

We had our VW club Christmas party this last Saturday. Other than the nerve-wracking icy drive home, it was a fantastic time.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

:-)

[HairOfTheDog]

Here's pics from lefse making yesterday :~)

Here's me measuring out the riced potatoes.

The riced potatoes are mixed with butter and flour and a tiny bit of salt and sugar and rolled into long rolls of dough which are wrapped in plastic wrap so they don't dry out. Then we break of racketball size portions add more flour to the board and the dough so it won't stick, and roll them out as thin as possible with a special grooved rolling pin made by my grandpa.

Here's Ramius rolling out the dough, Rosie standing ready at the griddle on the right, and ecurbh sneaking some lefse at the cooling pile on the left :~)

Ramius rolling:

When it's thin enough, you can see the printed rings on the canvas through it...

Rosie rolling one :~)

When they are rolled thin they are picked up with long pointed sticks and carried to the griddle...

... And browned on both sides

And then they are cooled in a pile, under a cloth so they don't dry out. We butter and sugar them and roll them up to serve, with dinner, or as a snack :~)

[Ramius]

Mmmm... Lefse.

[sip]

[HairOfTheDog]

Have some here too, for breakfast :~)

~sip~

[2Jedismom]

Steve's mom makes lefse too...

Took me a while to get used to the taste...having grown up in South Texas, I kept expecting it to taste like a tortilla! And the idea of butter, cinnamon and sugar (the way Steve eats it) is also something I had to adjust to...kept thinking refried beans would be better! LOL!

But, after almost 15 years of marriage, it's a taste I've grown to love.

[RosieCotton]

Good pictoral!

Thanks again for inviting me - it was fun!

BTW, ecurbh...there *is* a lefse.com already. But it looks like they need your help. ;-)

[RosieCotton]

The story of the rolling pins was interesting - I'd never realized lefse took a special one.

[JenB]

I've noticed none of your pictures show up when I'm at work. Guess I should be working harder ;-)

[HairOfTheDog]

And the idea of butter, cinnamon and sugar (the way Steve eats it) is also something I had to adjust to...kept thinking refried beans would be better! LOL!

We decided yesterday that you could really put anything on it you want. It's really just an easy to carry, durable container for food. A viking might butter it, or slap a fish on it and roll it up :~) Dona buttered and salted hers.

[HairOfTheDog]

They're blocking snapfish?

[Overtaxed]

Soooo....did ya eat 'em all?

[JenB]

I don't think it's blocked, a lot of pictures just don't show up. I mean, technically, that's blocing, but I suspect it's a setting on the DSL connection.

[HairOfTheDog]

We each took some home, but we saved most of it for Christmas :~)

[Overtaxed]

When are you going to make the lutefisk? :)