Herring Season! It's Here!
Hei Hei!
Welcome to my little corner of the world.
Everything is rushing forward towards the big herring weekend of 21 and 22 June. We'll be frying a couple hundred pounds of good Newfoundland herring salt fillets.
Here are the details:
Saturday, 21 June '08 at Vasa Park, along the Fox River in South Elgin. There's a link to the Vasa website on our home page. We'll be serving from 2 until 5 in the afternoon, fried herring, fried onions, Limpa rye, boiled potatoes and cheddar cheese. The Vasa Park crowd will have authentic Mid-Sommar activities including a huge bonfire once the sun finally goes down. It will be a great time and I hope you'll stop by and say hi.
Sunday, 22 June '08 at the American Legion Post #75 beer tent on James Street at Second in downtown Geneva. We're serving a great breakfast from 7 until 11 in the morning. Besides our signature fresh fried herring, we'll be serving the fried onions, Limpa rye, boiled potatoes. But we'll also have our good Black Label thick sliced bacon, egss cooked to order and, for the first time, Swedish pancakes with lignonberries! This will be a feast! Brother Scott Williams has been perfecting his pancakes and we're all excited to add them to our offering.
The Swedish Days Parade steps off a few hours after our breakfast so this is great chance for you to get a good downtown parking space for the parade and have an authentic slice of Geneva cuisine as you start your day. We'll be on that parade so stick around and say hello as we parade through town.
Can anyone identify the intrepid Viking seen here searching for Leif Ericson's American landfall? He's a true Viking, always searching for truth and always ready to savor every facet of life. He's a benefactor of Mimer #33 and our eastern most Lodge Brother. There's a special award for anyone who can figure this guy out!
And, finally, until we have herring pictures and stories, here's something to ponder:
A Norwegian, a Swede and a Dane made a bet about who could stay the longest in a stinky pig barn.
They all went in at the same time.
After only two minutes the Dane came running out.
Five minutes later the Swede stumbled out the door.
After ten minutes, all the pigs ran out.
