Cathy2 wrote:HI,

This was a most manly man of meals. All meat, hardly a vegetable seen, no salads of any description and lots of dessert.

Guys were in the kitchen. Women hovered over the dessert table. Everyone present was happy.

An upcoming smelt dinner with all the beer you can drink is a hefty $15. The guys said it brings in three times more people.

Wild Game Dinner has joined my ever lengthening list of community and church dinner must-dos.

Regards,

This looks amazing! C2 - any idea how much the Wild Game Dinners cost, and how often they are held? Iam not quite as enthusiastic about the smelt dinner myself.. but a list of any of these types of dinners would be great!

c8w

Rene G wrote:fried bluegill

You had me at fried bluegill, do-it-yourself elk taco bar simply icing on the cake. Looks to be an incredible event!

Rene G wrote:Great event. It was almost enough to make me want to go out and shoot something.

Next up for logo line after GNR season is over.

Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer, come to life.

I think that I need to start subscribing to the Northwest Herald as I don not hear much of what goes on in Harvard.

Okay, well, a girl can't top a game-filled extravaganza (and oh how much fun I would have going to that scene) but she can come back quietly with a little announcement. There will be a Chili Supper to benefit the Three Brothers Garden at the Irving Park Lutheran Church GYM on Sunday, March 20th from 5 - 7 pm. All of the money goes to the garden. The garden grows produce for the food pantry and at last count 200 people still come weekly for food. The last few years were he first time that actual produce was in their bags. There will be crafts and activities for kids. And the chili is good. So is the cornbread.

For more info contact Liz Mills at 773-398-6766 or at lizmills@carlsoncommunityservices.org

bjt

Planning ahead, but no destination settled on yet:

Kraftskiva (Swedish Crayfish Party) - August

IKEA has had a crayfish dinner for several years at the Schaumburg location. I don't have information whether this will occur again this year.

Lutefisk dinners - predominantly October and November

I learned last year, by the time I started looking in December they were mostly already passed.

Spring Grove Firefighters' Association Annual Steak Fry

August 21, 2011 @ 5:30 pm

Since the beginning of the Spring Grove Fire Department, the members of the fire department have always provided more than a response mechanism for emergency service. Byron "Barney" Orvis was instrumental in early fund raising (1925) in order to purchase vehicles and equipment. Throughout the years, the members have supported the District first by raising funds and secondly by their donated work. Their largest fundraiser is the annual Steak Fry, held the on the 3rd Saturday of August.

Steak $16
baked potato, coleslaw, corn, dessert

Chicken $14
baked potato, coleslaw, corn, dessert

Pulled pork 12
coleslaw, corn, dessert

Kids meal $5

Horsefair Park
Richardson Road just north of Main Street.
Spring Grove, IL

Proceeds fund:

Every Year:

--Breakfast with the Chief

The Spring Grove Fire Protection District covers students that attend both the Spring Grove Elementary School and Richmond Grade School. Each year, the Association has donated a Breakfast with the Chief to each school's PTO for a fundraiser.

The Breakfast feeds 8 people of any age range. The group is picked-up in the Engine (if within district boundaries) and brought to the station for Breakfast. Association Members volunteer their time to assist in set-up, picking up the group so that the crew remains available, a tour and clean-up afterwards.

--Annual Scholarship

The Annual Scholarship is for $750.00. It is awarded to a graduating Richmond-Burton High School Senior who is prosuing a career in either the Medical or Fire Science Fields.

Past Scholarship Winners:

--Fill the Boot for Burn Camp

Each year in April/May, you may see us on the street corners collecting for Fill the Boot. Each year the Association sends members to Burn Camp in which they participate in the parade, allowing children to see our Fire Trucks and present them with a donation check. The check includes all proceeds plus some from the Association.

2011 - 2010 - 2009 -



Items Purchased for the District:

--Assisted in the purchase of a Stryker Electric Cot for the Second Ambulance (2011)

The Illinois Public Risk Fund offered a grant for 1/2 the cost of an Electric Cot for Department Ambulances to promote Safer Practices. The Electric Cot prevents personnel from injuring themselves while lifting the cot from near the ground. The cot will lift itself with a button, at which point the ambulance crew can simply push the cot into the rig.

Illinois Public Risk Fund (1/2): $ SG Fire Protection District (1/4): $ SG Firefighters' Association (1/4): $

--Funds to purchase the first new fire engine in 1928; then work to restore it in the 90's

--Funds and work to build the training house located on the station property to the west

--Funds to purchase the computer, projector and TV's for the classroom

--Funds to assist in the purchase of 12-lead EKG monitors

--Funds to purchase the Polaris 6-wheeler and then, in conjunction with the DNR and the District to outfit it with the pump, tank and EMS stretcher system

--Work to refurbish an ambulance in the 80's

--Funds for the fitness equipment

Hi,

I found a list of Lutefisk dinners. If you know of other lutefisk dinners not mentioned on this 25-page list, they ask people to send information to: INFO@LUTFISKLOVERSLIFELINE.COM

Regards,

I am determined to go to a lutefisk community dinner ... still in search for one nearby, though Rockford may be as close as it gets:

http://www.mystateline.biz/event_details/SONS_OF_NORWAY_LUTEFISK_DINNER/135391.html
SONS OF NORWAY LUTEFISK DINNER (Rockford)
Date: Nov. 12, 2011
Start Time: 11:00 AM

MEMU: LUTEFISK, NORWEGIAN MEATBALLS, MASHED POTATOES, LEFSE, ROMMEGROT & NORWEGIAN PASTRIES.

Orlin Brommer: Lutefisk dinner an event to behold

O Lutefisk, O Lutefisk, a song

The Call and the smell of the north: lutefisk



Stockholm Inn - occasionally offers lutefisk
(815) 397-3534
2420 Charles St
Rockford, IL 61108
thestockholminn.com

http://www.lutfiskloverslifeline.com/

Fragrant aroma leaves me in a coma - It’s the annual lutefisk dinner of the American Scandinavian Association at Augustana College in Rock Island.

Here is another great long running tradition from the Northside of Madison

Maintaining a proud tradition since 1952, Lakeview Lutheran Church, will hold its 60th annual Lutefisk dinner.

Friday, November 4
4001 Mandrake Drive
Madison, WI
(on the corner of Northport Drive and Mandrake Road)

Volunteers from the church spend more than seven weeks preparing the feast. Served family style, the meal features the relatively rare Norwegian fish lutefisk. Also featured (and a meal in itself) are homemade meatballs, lefse, mashed potatoes with gravy, rutabaga, coleslaw, cranberries, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and cakes.

The Lutefisk Dinner is open to the public and held from 11am to 7pm in the church's roomy East Hall. Meals also may be taken to go. Tickets are sold at the door. The cost is $15 for adults and $6 for children, ages 6 to 12. During dinner, patrons may enjoy a free concert from 5pm -7pm by the Edvard Greig Chorus. Also, a craft bazaar and bake sale will be part of the festivities. All proceeds from the event go to the church's many ministries, including its weekly food pantry, homeless care and helping Habitat for Humanity.

For information, call Lakeview at 244-6181 or visit www.LakeviewLutheranChurch.org.

Swedish Christmas Dinner with the Salvation Army Band
Thursday, December 1, 2011
6:30PM
Donations: $14

Salem Lutheran Church
1629 South 6th St.
Rockford, IL 61104
815.965.5131 (phone)
815.965.5110 (fax)
www.salemlutheranrockford.org

Our annual Swedish Cooking Sausage sale is under way!! The pick up day is right around the corner. Your can order now by contacting Carla Davidson at 815-874-9681. Pick up day will be on Saturday, November 12,2011 from 10AM to 12 Noon.

This year we have added a bake sale and coffee gathering to the pick up day. All are welcome Stop in to browse our special treats for sale, and stay and have coffee and fellowship on us!

Wondering how to cook KORV? It’s very easy: Stove Top Put in pan with enough water to cover sausage (uncovered). Bring to boil and turn down and simmer, cover and continue simmering for 45 minutes to 1 hour. After 20 minutes prick with pin in 3-4 places..

In the Oven Put enough water to cover bottom of casserole dish and place sausage in dish. After 20 minutes prick with pin in 3-4 places and continue baking. Bake 45 minutes at 325 degrees.

If you have a special recipe or idea on how to cook KORV please send them to the church office or email to salemlutheran1629@att.net

Salem Lutheran Church
1629 South 6th St.
Rockford, IL 61104
815.965.5131 (phone)
815.965.5110 (fax)
www.salemlutheranrockford.org

Government vs Soup Kitchen (from Wall Street Journal)

This the men and women of the Community Soup Kitchen have provided for 26 years, not once missing a day. Now comes a challenge greater than any snowstorm or power outage. Earlier this year, the Morristown Division of Health ruled that henceforth the soup kitchen would be considered a "retail" food establishment under New Jersey law.
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Much of this cost results from a new prohibition on people donating food they've prepared at home. For those on the giving end, often this was the only way they could participate, so eliminating their contributions means eliminating volunteers. For those on the receiving end, it means no more homemade meat loaf, lasagna, cakes and so forth.
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Finally, there's the utter soullessness of the thing. For example, many of the women would bring their own aprons from home. No more. Now it's all latex gloves, throw-away aprons, and a ban on food servers even entering the kitchen. In short, more institutional cafeteria than Grandma's house
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These regulatory issues contribute to the shrinking population of community and church dinners.

A catered Turkey dinner is very different from one where the church ladies roast turkeys at home to share at a church dinner. One can be had anytime and anywhere, the other is a rare (and disapearing) treat.

jimswside wrote:I have no affiliation with this group, but the Kumla sounds interesting(at least to me).

What: 26th Annual Kumla Supper sponsored by the Fern Dell Historic Association

When: Sat, Feb 19th - 4, 5, & 6 p.m. seatings

Where: Newark, IL. Firehouse, Newark, IL.

Menu: Ham, Kumla(norwegian potato dumpling), applesauce, bread & Dessert

Cost: $9 for adults & $4 for kids 8 and under - tickets sold only in advance call 815-695-5240. for ticket info

this years installment is 2/18/2012, here is a newspaper article with info:

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/d ... ?id=450074

Hi,

Kingston United Methodist Church's first Saturday Church Supper lives on. Last week, they had roast beef as the featured entree. At $9, I knew it was not going to be Prime rib. I had a feeling, a hope, it might be the roast beef dinner Tyrus recently described:

I'm looking for a dead simple roast beef and gravy recipe. Now wait! - What I have in mind is what you would find on Sunday dinner menus all across the Midwest, especially the rural Midwest. My wife's 90 year old grandfather was recollecting about tender roast beef with that salty gravy over mashed potatoes and I knew exactly what he meant but I can't seem to find a recipe for this specifically.

Surrounded by corn and soybean fields, Kingston, Illinois is a lovely small town with a railroad line cutting through it. Just off the main street is Kingston United Methodist Church:


Kingston United Methodist Church of Kingston, IL by cal222, on Flickr

On the side yard is lovely garden with angel garden ornaments.


Kingston United Methodist Church's garden by cal222, on Flickr

I arrived a few minutes before the 5:00 pm seating, Razbry had already arrived and was seated. I was amongst the last to arrive, which is not unusual when most of the other diners are senior citizens. From observing my parents, there is a competitive quality to arriving early.

After paying nine dollars for dinner, you select your slice of pie before sitting down. If you want cream on your pie, there is a big tub of Cool Whip.


Dazzling array of pies by cal222, on Flickr

As I hoped and expected, the table decorating committee had a patriotic theme. You will notice a substantially eaten pie, which I was not the only one to eat dessert there before dinner. I was the only one who photographed the evidence.


Happy 4th of July! by cal222, on Flickr

Dinner was served family style with bowls and platters passed cooperatively around. No fear of taking more than your share, because they were ready to refill as long as you were ready to eat. When the platter was returned for more meat with a lonely slice still on there. The server asked once more if more meat was really needed. He would not collect more until someone took ownership of this last whisper of meat. To keep things flowing, I took this piece to make peace.

This picture of the unadorned meat, suggests this meat was a chuck roast. It was very tender, which my fellow diners commented more than once with great appreciation. It was certainly a very beefy taste as well, which is understandable since most hamburgers are from this cut.


Dinner before it was anointed with gravy by cal222, on Flickr

Once adorned with the gravy, this roast beef was in all its glory.


This plate of roast beef is complete once the gravy has been slathered by cal222, on Flickr

The roast beef was joined by canned green beans with bits of bacon. The cherry jello seemed to have cherries in it. Freshly made mashed potatoes and gravy, a tad salty just as Tyrus expected it to be, and a few bread and butter pickles.

The carrots were a favorite among the other diners, which I discerned some cheese. I learned later the general components: A sauce of milk, butter and Velveeta were heated and stirred together, then drained canned carrots were added. All this was poured into a casserole with crumbled Saltines on top. Baked until heated through and crunchy. It was a thoroughly enjoyable dish of carrots, which I took at least two additional helpings.

Beverages served was coffee, ice water and milk. It was like visiting my Grandparents to have someone walk around with a gallon jug offering milk and coming back for refills.

Next month's entree is chicken, which I will miss unfortunately.

I wish a genuine church dinner was nearer than 54 miles. Like the vegetables I buy for canning, I go wherever it happens to be.

Regards,

I got to accompany Cathy2 for the roast beef dinner in Kingston (my home town). The carrot casserole totally blew me away. I would have never guessed canned carrots, and I hate Velveeta cheese...yet loved the casserole. I even went out and bought Velveeta cheese and duplicated the casserole (using fresh carrots). I think this dish would be a hit during a cold weather holiday dinner. Sort of like green bean casserole, only cheesier.

I love these church dinners. These people have their prep down to a science. It's always solid, dependable home-style cooking.

We may call it kumla here, it is called klub in South Dakota.

Hi,

A woman from Culinary Historians alerted me to community Thanksgiving supper in the Quad cities.

Mr. Thanksgiving is back for 46th year

Mr. Thanksgiving Community Dinner
SouthPark Mall
4500 16th Street • Moline, Illinois

Bob Vogelbaugh, aka "Mr. Thanksgiving," is hosting his 46th annual community dinner from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 24 at the SouthPark Mall in Moline. Serving 2000-2500 people.
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Vogelbaugh said the dinner usually has about 400 volunteers, including students and others from Moline High School, Coolidge School, Camelot School and Seton Catholic School.

Those interested in volunteering don't need to call, but can just show up.
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Vogelbaugh estimated the dinner, which is catered by Hy-Vee, would cost around $15,000.

Two weeks out, he has received a few thousand dollars in donations.

Vogelbaugh said the event was not a charity dinner, encouraging people who want to donate on Thanksgiving Day to give to other charities, and said this was about fellowship.
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The 17th Annual Taste of Sri Lanka Fundraising Dinner with Auction and Entertainment is set for Saturday, March 14, 2020.

The event is being hosted at the First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake to raise funds for the Blue Lotus Temple. The Church is at 461 Peirson Street, Crystal Lake, about 15 minutes from the Temple.

The dinner begins at 4 p.m., but Silent Auction items will be on display before and during the dinner. There will be a short Live Auction after the entertainment and the announcement of Silent Auction high bids.

The menu of Sri Lankan favorite dishes, prepared this year by a Sri Lankan chef, will include the exotic spices, fruits, and vegetables that make this cuisine so appealing and adventurous. There are dishes for every taste—ultra spicy or mild, vegan or vegetarian, and cooling desserts to delight every palate.

Menu:

Fried Rice & Steamed White rice
Fried Potatoes with Sri Lankan Spices.
Sauteed Vegetable with coconut milk and Sri Lankan Spicecs.
Kale Salad.
Jack Fruit Curry.
Eggplant Curry, (Batu Moju).
Dal (Lentil Curry).
Shredded Coconut Sambol.
Dessert - Sri Lankan Watalappang, Cakes, and Sliced Fruit.
Tickets are $35 and are available here or at the Blue Lotus Temple.

For more information, please call 815-337-7378 or email: office@bluelotustemple.org

Blue Lotus Temple, Woodstock, IL
221 Dean Street
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: (815) 337-7378
Email: office@bluelotustemple.org