Scandinavian hour features coffee, treats

Take your coffee break Friday with tradition. For just $3 you can enjoy a kaffe stua, a traditional Scandinavian coffee hour at the Central Lutheran Church.

Waiters and waitresses in old-fashioned dress will serve coffee and five scrumptious Scandinavian treats from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sandy Fink, spokeswoman for the church bazaar, said the coffee hour is a chance for people to visit with old friends while enjoying the Scandinavian food and cookies they love (and sometimes grew up with). Or, for the uninitiated, it’s a chance to sample the treats.

There will also be lefse (potato bread), Scandinavian cookies such as krumkake, rosettes and sandbakkel, along with other specialty baked goods, candy, meatballs and crafts for sale at the annual Scandinavian Bazaar.

The money raised is donated to local charities. Last year, the bazaar raised $10,000 for the Union Gospel Mission, Anna Ogden Hall and others.

The church is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bernard Street. The bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kaffe stua will be served from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day.

For more information, call 624-9233.

Saucy dressing

Sandpoint dressing maker Litehouse Inc. has been honored by its peers for one of its newest offerings.

Litehouse Sesame Ginger Dressing & Sauce is the Sauce of the Year, according to the Association for Dressings and Sauces.

Members of the group, which is made up of representatives from salad dressing, mayonnaise, mustard and other condiment sauce makers, tasted the industry’s newest products in a blind taste test at a meeting last month, according to a news release. They picked the Litehouse Ginger Dressing & Sauce for its taste and innovation.

Litehouse dressings can be purchased in most local grocery stores. For more information and some recipes using Litehouse dressings, visit www.litehousefoods.com.

Who carves?

Does Dad start warming up the electric knife even before the bird goes in the oven? Maybe everyone clears the kitchen when it’s time to carve the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?

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