Lefse: A 'Scandinavian Delicacy'


Sandy Larson makes lefses for her family and friends on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, when a handful of Austin-area families with a shared Scandinavian heritage gathered to make a lefse, a 'Scandinavian delicacy,' for the holiday season. On the 25th anniversary of this tradition, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.

On Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, a handful of Austin-area families with a shared Scandinavian heritage gathered to make a lefse, a 'Scandinavian delicacy,' for the holiday season. On the 25th anniversary of this tradition, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.

Joyce Beck checks on freshly made lefses on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, when a handful of Austin-area families with a shared Scandinavian heritage gathered to make this 'Scandinavian delicacy' for the holiday season. On their 25th anniversary of this tradition, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.

On Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, a handful of Austin-area families with a shared Scandinavian heritage gathered to make a lefse, a 'Scandinavian delicacy,' for the holiday season. On the 25th anniversary of this tradition, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.

On Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, a handful of Austin-area families with a shared Scandinavian heritage gathered to make a lefse, a 'Scandinavian delicacy,' for the holiday season. On the 25th anniversary of this tradition, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.

On Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, Jadyn Smith, 7, helped to cook lefse with her grandmother, Jean Smith, and parents Tim and Suzette Smith, left. On Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, a handful of Austin-area families with a shared Scandinavian heritage gathered to make a lefse, a 'Scandinavian delicacy,' for the holiday season. On the 25th anniversary of this tradition, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.

Sandy Kingslien and Sandy Larson, from left, are longtime participants of this lefse-making party, held annually for the past 25 years. This year, the families passed the lefse recipe down to younger generations.
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