I got my lefse griddle in the mail the other day and decided to make a batch as what I made in November has been long gone. Mind you I just used the two mixes that came with it, so they are not from scratch but decent.
Not that exciting except it was the first time I was able to use my Great-grandmother's lefse turner. My aunt sent it to me since I've started to make my own lefse and she doesn't. It isn't as pretty as the one that came with my griddle; no painted handle decorations. It's dark from years of use; made for utility, but that is what makes it beautiful.
I can't help but think of my great-grandmother, Amy Van Sabben, and wonder if she would be happy to know her lefse turner was being used and that the tradition of lefse making was continuing. I didn't get to know my great-grandma very well, as she lived a ways away, and I only got to see her one or two times a year. But the two things I always remember about her/her house is lefse and her trundle sewing machine.
