The Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge #16 is holding its annual lefse-making at the Gearhart Lodge from 9 AM to 4 PM each day. You don’t have to be Norwegian to participate - you just need to be friendly and willing to help out.

Lefse made here will be sold at the Astorian Scandinavian Midsummer Festival to raise funds for the Lodge. This Norwegian flatbread is one of the most popular snacks at Festival - in part because it is generously smeared with butter, sugar, and cinnamon!

If you want to learn how to make hardanger (wheat) lefse, then please stop by for a couple of hours, all day, or the whole weekend! There are tasks that include both sitting and standing and are appropriate for all ages. Lodge members will help you to learn how to mix the dough, roll it out into the 12” rounds, cook it on a special lefse griddle, and dry it for storage.

There is a potluck lunch each day to keep the cooks energized. (Main dishes provided - just bring a side)

Later on, there will be a separate get-together to butter the lefse and prepare it for sale at Festival.

If you want to know more, then contact Lou Ann Thorsness

• lourthor@usa.net

• 541-974-6049