This week is the one time per year you have an opportunity to make lefse at the Senior Center with a real Norwegian.

Lefse making signals the beginning of Christmas. For those non-Norwegians, lefse is an ultra-thin, tortilla-like potato flatbread.

The dough is made from mashed potatoes, cream, butter and flour and is rolled thin with a special grooved rolling pin.

Once rolled out, it is placed on a special round griddle to bake at a very high heat. Many Norwegians use lefse much like a tortilla, to hold other food items like fish. Others use it as a sweet treat by sprinkling cinnamon and sugar on it and some simply warm it and smear it with a little butter.

The recipe varies from person to person and from family to family.

Once again we have the pleasure of having a true Norwegian come and teach us how to make lefse.

At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, make Lefse at the Senior Center with Ramona Swenson. Have fun stirring up a batch of Lefse, rolling it out and watching it brown on the grill.

Take a half dozen home with you for $5. This class size is limited to 10 people. Please make sure you sign up quickly if you want to attend by calling 1-507-433-2370.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents. On Tuesday we are serving scalloped potatoes and ham for only $2. You are always welcome at the center.

 Upcoming events

Monday: Blood pressure Checks, 9 a.m.; Naps 9 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Exercise with Evie, 1 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers 8:30 a.m.; Hormel Breakfast, 9 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.;

scalloped potatoes, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Eye Care Clinic, 2 p.m.; Zumba Gold 4:15 p.m.; HIIT 5:10 p.m.; Zumba 5:45 p.m.; Zumba 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Wood Carvers, 8:30 a.m.; Ron’s Massage 10:30 a.m.; Weight Watchers, noon; cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees, 1 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evie, 9 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge) 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; Hearing Aid Clinic 3:15 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 4:15 p.m.; HIIT, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba, 5:45 p.m.; Zumba 7 p.m.

Friday: Cards, (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage) 12:30 p.m.; Ping Pong, 3 p.m.

 Weekly Card

Results

Monday Bridge

Nov. 24, one table

1st Arnie Lang, 2nd Bob Kruger, 3rd Jaynard Johnson, 4th Dave Solomonson

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Nov. 25, 5.5 tables

1st Joyce Crowe, 1st Gene Domino; 2nd Gene Muchow, 2nd Ron Peters

3rd Jim Fisher, 3rd Dave Ring; 4th Rick Stroup

4th John Liesen; 5th Arnie Lang, 5th Bud Higgins

Tuesday 500

Nov. 25, four tables

1st Wayne Chilson, 2nd Beulah Luthe, 3rd Mary Freitag, 4th Dorothy Stern

Pinochle

NO RESULT

Friday Bridge

NO RESULT

Wednesday Cribbage

NO RESULTS

Friday 500

NO RESULTS