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Vol. 5 , No. 5 MAY, 2013

The 2015

SKARSTEN FAMILY REUNION

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE

“Skarsten Times” is a non pro t, private enterprise, newsle er publishedperiodically at 39630 Fairway Drive,Apt 126 in Palmdale, California93551.Editor…………,,……..JIM SKARSTENHome/Cell Phone: (661) 992 2730e Mail Address: [email protected] Edigtor………DR. DAVID DIXON

Associate Editor…..MICKI SKARSTENExecu ve Editor……IRVIN SMITHAc vi esCoordinator……….MARY O’BRIEN

Photojournalist….GAY BOSSART

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EDITOR’S INKWELLwith

JIM SKARSTEN Editor

EASTER


JimWrite Now! SKARSTEN

TIMES

It would seem that some observant Christians who are readers of the “Skarsten Times” may seriously consider ignoring Easter in the March “Skarsten Tims at least an oversight of considerableeditorial magnitude if noting else! Thus, this could be regarded as a “magnanimous” incident!

In this regard, the “Skarsten Times” extends sincerest apologies to anyone whose feelings were pinched when this major publication failed to recognize the Easter holiday in the March issue! You see, the “Skarsten Times” didn’t overlook only the day but the entire month as well!

Not seeking sympathy nor making excuses, having been absent fromeditorial keyboards while in the hospital 44 days and being intensely involved in efforts to catch up must at least be considered as contrib-uting factors. Believe it!


KOUT LINE

2015: Madison, WisconsinHost: Hildegarde “Hildy”McGownPAST REUNIONS:

2011 Hill City, South DakotaHost: Dr. Phyllis Skarsten Dixon

2008:Fosston, MinnesotaHosts: Grant and Beverly Skarsten

2004:Decorah, IowaHost: Ms. Agnes Grevstad SkarstenHjelle

2000: Braham, MinnesotaHost: Gary Skarsten

HALL OF FAME

2015 FAMILY REUNION

LPAST GLORY NOTHWITHSTANDING,FAMILY SHARES GREAT ‘TIMES

There is a lot of newscircula ng through-out the world aboutthe Rasmus Skarstenfamily, consideringthere are now Ras-mus Skarsten rela-

ves members eve-rywhere!However, nothing thatis happening evermakes it to the“Skarsten Times”.When something hap-pens, there is a ten-dency to keep every-thing in the small, se-lect circle of immedi-ate family, almost no-body willing to sharethe experiences oftheir lives.There is plenty of roomfor family news in the“Skarsten Times”, ofcourse! How to get itthere has long been afocus of the newsle ereditorial departmentwhich looks but cannotsee!Awhile ago, a familymember admi ed notcaring about suchthings as the “SkarstenTimes”, being too busyand involved with theirown family. Yet anoth-er RasmusSkarsten said he neverreads the newsle erbecause the “SkarstenTimes” isn’t im-portant! Really,

importance is not astep in the “SkarstenTimes” ladder. Thisnewsle er is not pub-lished so the “SkarsenTimes” may feel“imp;ortant”, ionly theindividual members ofthe Skarsten family aretruly “important” in the“Skarsen Times” per-specr ve.Okay, the “SkarstenTimes” respects theseobserva ons, neverignoring them! In fact,the “Skarsten Times”considers all Skarstenfamily comments“important as all getout” to quote that Nor-wegian expression.By the way, it is a factthat not all Skarstensare Norwegian or evenScandinavian, for thatma er. Somemixutures of bloodlines have crept intothe Skarsten circlesince the family start-ed in the UnitedStates more than 100years ago!There are at least a fewwho want nothing todo with the history ofthe Vikings, rerce war-ries of the distant past!IThere is a tendency toseparate the heritagefrom that of the oldNorwemen of long ago.Some me agoa the“Skarsten Times wasvery gru y reminded

that he is not a mem-ber of the Skarstenfamily, explaining thatmarriage does not con-fer family tle. Whilethis may be true, theremust be some rela on-ship involved.

Most certainly, the“Skarsten Times” isn’t in-clined to start nor becomeinvolved in such controver-sies.The “Skarsten Times” is ded-icated to promo ng soundfamily rela onships.

VACATION TIMEAROUND CORNER

With more sunny days ofthe spring season comessummer me traveltempta ons.As it is widely known, thereare too many vaca onspots throughout the United States to be visited during our life mes. There aremore than just a few whohope it is possible to seeeverything while residing inthe a erlife since we don’thave me to visit everything while we’re s ll here!While there are many monstrous, well known spotsthere are also some “small”places. Like, during the1950s, the Rose and AlbertSkarsten farm in Minnesota

a racted many visitors during the summer, mostmembers of the Skarstenfamilies!Anyone deciding where totravel on vaca on this yearmay be perplexted by thenumber of good a rac onslocated throughout thecountry! Despite the variety, a decision imust invariably be made even if itmeans only me in thebackyard “above[ground”swimming pool!


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SOME TOP“SKARSTENTIMES”SUMMER

VACATIONSPOTSSugges ng vaca on spots being so controversialit is refreshing to note that that readers will invariably select vaca on spots for themselves.Those pictured at the right are recognized by travelprofessionals as among the best in the world, as wellas within the United States. Such excursions as privaegetaaways at local campgrounds, etc. are not included in the list although among the most economicalideas.For many of us, the almost primal urge to travel peakswhen summer rolls around. Going back to our elementary school days, it is the season that has alwaysbeen directly associated with freedom and vaca on.Of course, the ideal trip depends on the type of traveler and the type of experience that you are seeking.Here, are some of the best summer vaca ons outthere, with a li le something for everyone..

NICEWhy go?: When it comes to soaking up the sun in thelap of luxury, there's no be er place than the FrenchRiviera.

MYKONOSWhy go: Summer turn this li le Mediterranean islandinto Greece's party central.

MAUIMaui has mul colored beach scenery and ve starresorts.

SAN FRANCISCOWhy go: While is has year round appeal, San Francisco really shines in the summer.

PARISWhy go: Visi ng the “City of Love” in the summercertainly has its a rac ons.

FIJIWhy go: There really isn’t a bad me to visit Fiji, butmany consider the summer me to be the best seasonwith its constant sunshine and 80 degree temperatures (aka perfect beach weather).

MARTHA’S VINEYARDWhy go: Summer is a wonderful me to adopt theVineyard’s way of life: relaxing strolls on the beach,tlaid back shing expedi ons , and sugary snacks atThe Black Dog Bakery.

MONTREALWhy go: Now that the chilly winter breezes havepassed, Montreal is a great choice for travelers lookingfor a taste of European culture without the transAtlan c ight

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Produc on of the May “Skarsten Times” was delayed by another unfortunate hospitaliza on experienced by the editor. There being no need for apologies is necessary on the onehand, the “Skarsten Times” editorial sta is in anotherrespect not seeking sympathy nor cri cism. The only virtueof value is the rela onship with the readers, some whohave expressed actually missing the “Skarsten Times”.

‘TIMES FOR UIncidentally, for those who may be new to the family organiza on, the “Skarsten Times” is available on the web site, www.skarsten [email protected]!Each “Skarsten Times” since April, 2012 has been posted on the aforemen oned web site which anyone is welcome to access. Although late, the May “Skarsten Times” will be downloaded as soon as it has been completed. Please be assured that the “Skarsten Times” was always intended to be a monthly publica on and there are no plans afoot to change that a tude!A theme of the “Skarsten Times” since the early days has been “Perpetuate the Publica on”! This requires aggressive con nued team e ort, the “Skarsten Times”con nues represen ng the Skarsten family as evidence of perpetual determina on and e ort! A er all, the “Skarsten” family has been noted for results of con nuous produc vity in whatever endeavors. As such, we’re sure that the Skarstens from throughout the world will con nue assis ng con nuing publica on of the “Skarsten Times”!

EDITORIAL SIDELININGCAUSES MAY DELAY

PERPETUATE THE PUBLICATION


ANOTHER MOSQUITO INVASIONANTICIPATED THIS SUMMERIn the northern la -tudes, swarms ofbuzzing mosquitoscloud the eveningair.To describe “clouds”of mosquitos

ying is anunderstate-ment. This isquite hard toaccept unlessone has actu-ally beenamidst oneof theseswarms.Althoughmosquitos annoypeople by bi ngthem to drawblood , humanshave a good naturaldefense to ward omost of these pestyinsects. This obser-va on becomes par-

cularly valuablewhen it becomesknown that themosquito is scien -cally described asbeing “dangerous”.

these “pit manag-ers” was standing atthe front of the ve-hicle observing theservice team work-ing on the car heswa ed a mosquitothat had landed onhis foreheadwhich thedriver of thecar inter-preted the“pit manag-ers” handwaving asthe signalfor returningto the trackroared outof the pitbefore the rechange had beencompleted, notge ng far without

res and some oth-er replacementparts were in theprocess of beinginstalled.(Ed. Note: Justfor fun there aresome “real” mosquito jokes in

cluded onPage 9 ofthis issue.Indeed, re-portedly mil-lions of peo-ple through-out the worlddie each yearduring the

A newspaper ar clerecently reportedthat a mul -car col-lision occurredwhen a driver lostcontrol of his/hervehicle while

a em ng toswat a mos-quito. It hasbeen es -mated thatmany moreautomobileaccidentscaused bymosquitoshave goneunreported

each year.During Formula IVauto races the “pitmanager” standsnear the front of thecar direc ng the ser-vicing of a car in-volved in a “pitstop”, signaling thedriver with a waveof his hand to pro-ceed when the nec-essary maintenancehas been complet-ed . While one of

According to scien-sts, the life span of

a male mosquito isabout one week, thefemale approxi-mately two weeks.The female probablylives longer as she is

the culprit thatpropagates themosquito pop-ula ons.Mosquitos pre-fer coolerweather andhigh humidity,the popula onincreasing asone travelsnorth. . In the

Tundra region of theArc c, hundreds ofanimals are annuallyvic ms of mosquitoa acks, wheresquadrons of theinsects completelycover the body ofanimals, drinking upall their blood.

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On 20 April 1941,W4050 was demonstrated to Lord Beaverbrook,the Minister of AircraProduc on. The Mosquito made a series of

ights, including onerolling climb on one engine. Also present were

US General Henry H.Arnold and his aide MajorElwood Quesada, whowrote "I ... recall the rst

me I saw the Mosquito asbeing impressed by its performance, which we wereaware of. We were impressed by the appearanceof the airplane that looksfast usually is fast, and theMosquito was, by thestandards of the me, anextremely well streamlinedairplane, and it was highlyregarded, highly respected.”

DANGEROUS MOSQUITO FLEW

TURBULENT WARTIME SKIESIt was felt that an aerodynamically clean design, with minimal skinarea, was a good therewould be shortages ofsteel there should be plen

ful supplies of wood. Addi onally, although inferiortorsionally, the strength toweight ra o of wood wasas good as that of otherconstruc on materials and,given such considera ons,

There was one par cular Mosquito thatstung the kAllied enemies during WorldWar II, a Mosquitothat was made en rely of wood!The de Havilland DH.98Mosquito was a Bri shmul role combat aircra , with a two mancrew, that served duringthe Second World Warand the postwar era.The Mosquito was oneof the few opera onal,front line aircra of theWorld War II era to beconstructed almost en

rely of wood and, assuch, was nicknamed"The Wooden Wonder".There were many goodreasons behind the selec on of wood construc on in the manufacture of this uniqueairplane. Although thiswas before World War IIbegan, there was a certainty of war.A disadvantage of aircra produc on duringany war was a shortageof materials. It was observed that there wouldbe no shortage of woodin producing a numberof these “Mosquito” aircra which were modeled a er a civilian airliner that was also madeen rely of wood. Therefore, usage of wood inconstruc on of aircrawas nothing new.

a di erent approach todesigning a high speedbomber was possible.Performance of the Mosquito design ying with atotal loaded weight of19,000 pounds (8,600 kg) itwould have a top speed of300 miles per hour(480 km/h) and cruisingspeed of 268 miles perhour (431 km/h) at 22,500feet.It was proposed the Mosquito was so fast and maneuverable that no defensive weapons were necessary. Without the defensive weight The Mosquiotocould cruise at 400mph at18,500 feet.

Originally conceived as anunarmed fast bomber, theMosquito was adapted tomany other roles duringthe air war, including: lowto medium al tude day

me tac cal bomber, highal tude night bomber,path nder, day or night

ghter, ghter bomber,intruder, mari me strikeaircra , and fast photoreconnaissance aircra . Itwas also used by theBri sh Overseas AirwaysCorpora on (BOAC) as atransport.From mid 1942 to mid1943 Mosquito bomberswere used in high speed,medium or low al tudemissions, a acking factories, railways and otherpinpoint targets withinGermany and Germanoccupied Europe. Fromlate 1943, Mosquito bomber units were formed intothe Light Night Strike Forceand used as path nders forRAF Bomber Command'sheavy bomber raids. Theywere also used as"nuisance" bombers, o endropping 4,000 lb(1,812 kg) "Cookies", inhigh al tude, high speedraids that German night

ghters were almost powerless to intercept.In the end, it was indicatedby high o cials there wasli le doubt that the Mosquito aircra had performed well beyond expec

ons. Indeed, the Mosquito was a welcomed addi

on to the Allied family.And it didn’t bite anythingthat was friendly the Alliedwar e ort.


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Very few may disagree with the opinion that Moms arecloser to God, especially on “Mother’s Day”!In fact, there are those who insist their Mother is God in disguise! Atleast during the rst years of our lives, there is nobody nor anythinggreater than mother.Yes, it has been suggested that Mother is the “Boss” of the house! Thewise man won’t argue with this philosophy.On the eve of Adolh Hitler’s elec on during the early 1930s a swarthycommi ee member proposed that giving owers to German motherscould sway the female vote in Hitler’s direc on! It didn’t take Hitlerlong to sense the value of such a gesture where a massive ower distribu on program was ini ated.Since then, historians have debunked the wisdom as well as the expense of distribu ng owers to all womn throughout Germany! Indeed, it has been determined that Hitler’s ower campaign heavilyinvluenced the women’s vote in the elec on.However, studies of the German vo ng popula on didn’t examinewhether there were more women voters than men! It has also beenargued there was no way that Hitler’s elec on commi ee could havegivbn “every” woman in Germany owers that “all” women didn’t necessarily receive owers!However, German men learned a valuable lesson rst hand that begana tradi on of giving owers on Mother’s Day that gets stronger by theyear which insists that husbands had be er not forgive to present theirwives and/or daughters with owers on Mother’s Day! Pity the poorsoul who forgets!During 1908 a campaign to make “Mother’s Day” a holiday in the United States was ini ated. As a result, “Mother’s Day” was commemorated during 1914.Now, “Mother’s Day” is celebrated all over the world, although ondi erent dates. In the United States, the tradi on of giving candy tomothers as well as owers has become tradi onal whereas more expensive gi s are today prac ced in the more wealthy par cipa ngcommuni es.

Isn’t Ever Day “Mother’s Day”?

HOLIDAY EXTENDSALL OVER WORLD


A SKARSTEN MOTHERLONG REMEMBERED

Most everyone remembers their mother, especially on Mother’s Daywhich occurs this yearMay 12 in the UnitedStates.Unfortunately , the threesurvivors of the EliasSkarsten family Gary, Grantand Jim view Mother’s Daysomewhat di erentlyalsthough very respec ullyas she eneared herselfparen ng the family praccally single handedly Thetwins, Gary and Grant, cannot remember much abouttheir mother, LauraSkarsten who died whenthey were only four yearsof age.Following tumultuous family experiences, Laura nallydivorced Eliaas who wasaway from home at the

me of mother’s passing inSandpoint, Idaho February24, 1949. Alternately anininerant laborer, miner,farmhand, and horseranch manager, Eliasworked at many loca onsthroughout the northwestern United States in Idaho,Montana, and Washingtonas the family followed himfrom place to place.A endance of 24 schools in24 separate elementaryschool districts between1941 and 1949 was aunique experience that Jimendured while followingthe family around the country. In 1944, Jim welcomedGary and Grant Skarstenwhowere born in Burke,Idaho May 25, 1944 whileElias was employed in one

Of the many gold and silvermines. Where accidentsa ributed to inadequatesafety resulted in numerousaccidents thousands of feetbelove the surface.Despite the challenges,Mother promoted happiness. Actually, Jim grew upconstantly exposed to thesesubstandard circumstances

whereby he became so accustomed to this way oflife, not having lived in anydi erent environment.How Mother managed tomaintain such a healthyfamily rela onship underthese circumstance is trulyamazing. Maintainingstrong discipline must havehelped.During our nomadic existence lived courtesy of thestate welfare systems inslab tarpaper shacks withno indoor plumbing norelectricity and huge cracksbetween the wall slabs..During the winter weatherbed pots were dumped intoslop pails inside the housewhich were emp ed at a

distant outside facility during the morning . Trappedrats and bugs weredrowned in the slop pails.At many loca ons, train yardspermi ed us to pick up stovefuel from the switching yardWhat we considered a greatook, Mother managed to prepare scrump ous what tastedto us like dishes despite shortages of food, food ra oning,food shortages, and cookingutensils.There is li le doubt that although deceased Mother washappy when Rose and AlbertSkarsten accepted Gary, Grantand Jim immediately followingher death saving the threebrothers from yet another lifein an orphanage While Garyand Grant wre adopted, forsome reason Jim waa not.During the 2008 Skarsten Family Reunion in Fosston Gary,Grant and Jim paid homage toMother who is interred in the“Lundhagen Plot” at he HopeCemetery near Fosston, Minnesota. Before marrying,Mother’s name was LauraLundhagen, daughter of Oleand Ersel Lundhagen of Fosston where Laura joined herfour sisters.Received much support andencouragement from auntsHelga Peters of Lansing, Illinoisand Bergith Grevstad of Madison, Wisconsin. They neverforgot us each Christmas,most of the me sending u theonly presents we received.Blessings of Mother are frequently voiced in our churchesand on other occasions. Allthree of us loved out motherin one way or another.Incidentally…..


WORLD COMMITTEE SELECTING

HISTORIC “GREATEST MOTHER”A commi ee of cultural leaders tht hasbeen convening for some me in anundisclosed loca on has nally namedthe “World’s Greatest Mother” of allhistory!However, before the

nal vo ng, yester-day’s mee ng brokeup as exhausted com-mi ee persons could-n’t arrive at a decision.This is not surprisingsince there are morethan a billion mothersunder considera onwhereas there wereonly 10 candidates at the beginning.A major problem has arisen with the explo-sion of candidates that have been nomi-nated since the considera ons start-ed.Originally, this group began reviews in askyscraper in downtown New York. How-ever, the mee ng site had to be movedwhen so many supporters of other candi-dates as well as the original 10 moms con-verged on the building where the mee ngswere being conducted.At that me the commi ee chairpersonannounced that future sessions would beconducted at a secret spor somewhere inthe middle of the Sea of Cortez, aboardone of the world’s fastest yachts to ensuremaximum getaway speeds should the in-terested par es discover where themee ngs were being conducted. Since,the commi ee people have hired bodyguards to prevent from being a acked byirate par ciipants.Another di culty is that none of the com-mi ee members understand all of 2,119languages spoken by the eager hopefuls.There is not enough room aboard the boatfor so many interpreters.As a means of relieving some of the pres-sure, the commi ee chairperson said awinner would be announced as soon as

the group could manage to reconvene assoon as possible.Due to the unan cipated pressures in-volved all the commi ee members haveexpressed feeeling they’ll be glad whenthis is all over.

Major crux of all thechallenges is the closecompe on betweenall the mothers. Thepoints of considera-

on have changedconsiderably since the

rst mee ng.There is a movement

to turn the judgements over to rela ves ofthe compe ng mothers. Otherwise, it isfeared the commi ee will not survive verylong!Despite fears, rela ves of the candidateshave ensured everyone that no violence isplanned nor an cipated.“We wouldn’t hurt a y,” Wilderhuiswanx-man Boljames of the Beligian Congo prom-ises. “Wild” as he is called for short is oneof the main leaders of the opposi on.“Actually, we now propose that each mombe recognized as the ‘history’s greatestMom’ in keeping with the general feelingofthe commi ee and the rela ves’ spokes-people.“Probably what we’ll do at the nextmee ng is , who wishes to redmain anony-mous, announced. “Actually, we haven’tfound any mothers with disqualifyingtraits.”So, who in the nal analysis is the winningcandidate?

YOUR MOM!


Memorial Day2013

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WE MUST REREMEMBER…..…..LEST WE FORGET…..

YESTERDAYAS WELL AS

TODAY!

We Must Remember

YesterdayAs Well As TODAY!On This Memorial Day, 2013


Read until the end ... you'll laugh.

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is ' UP .' It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP , and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special. If you argue, you canAnd this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is blocked UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP !

To be knowledgeable about the prop-er uses of UP , look UP the word UP in the dictionary.. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP , you may wind UP with a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is

clouding UP .. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP . When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP.

.A During World War II, Sir Winston Churchill motivated the English people by muttering only the immortal words:

“Never, Never Give

Up!”

“UP” DESCRIBED VOCABULARY’SMOST VERSATILE ENGLISH WORD


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WITH IRVIN SMITH

Highlight any text in Microso Word and pressthe shortcut key Shi + F3 to change the caseof the highlighted text.

Pressing this key once will uppercase all highlighted text, pressing the shortcut again willmake the text all lowercase, and then pressingthe shortcut again will give the text propercase.

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DOWN ON THE FARM with

JIM SKARSTEN


MAY OFTEN SPRINGS

Sizzling sun and southwest winds spur Minnesota farmers into vigorous action.

These veteran agriculturalists to seed the crops in time to beat the short growing season that in the northern hemisphere thqt can be shortened by an early frost. To ensure good crop yields it is essential the seeds are planted into the ground as early as possible.

Farmers aren’t judged by their personal-ity, rather the success of their farm. Ask any farner who’s the “boss” and invaria-bly he’ll reply, “The farm!”

Before seeding begins, Tractors must be prepared for the regular 12-hour-per-day grind that usually continues for at least a week or more on the average-size farm j,and even longer on larger acreages. The field work time largely being de-pendent on the size of the fields.

By comparison, mulching a home gar-den is very similar to that of field work-ing prior to seeding. How the garden looks after growing is a tribute to the

gardener.

Likewise, preparing the field is very important to provide a bed for the seed. that is rich with nutrients.

As in home gardening, skill in planting the seed in straight rows with no dis-tance between the rows attests to skills of the individual who was driving the tractor while the seeding was taking place. Any field work mistakes show up when the seeds come up out of the ground.

Grain seeds are usually treated prior to being planted in the ground to resist being eaten by birds, small animals and bugs or worms. Because it is treated with poisonous chemicals, seed grain cannot be eaten or used in food produce.

Although field work usually begins during the month of May, the starting time is usually dictated by seasonal meterological fluctuations. Heavy snow has been seen at times as late as

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Divide peppers in two, remove stem and seeds. Sprinkle the coarse salt on baking pan. Mix meat, Tabasco, garlic salt, pepper, lemon juice, crumbs, and half of Jarlsberg cheese. Divide evenly between the peppers. Top the peppers with remainder of the cheese. Melt butter, add garlic salt, and brush over the peppers. Place on top of coarse salt on baking sheet, and bake in 350·F (175·C) oven about 35 minutes.

4 large peppers, red or green 2 tsp. coarse salt 1 lb. (450 g) ground meat, low fat 1/2 tsp. Tabasco 1/2 tsp. garlic salt 1/2 tsp. pepper, coarsely ground 1 lemon, juice of 2/3 cup (1 1/2 dl) French Bread Crumbs 1 1/4 cup (3 dl) Jarlsberg, diced 3 1/2 T butter Garlic salt

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Jeg hørte en gang om en norsk feller kalt Ole som bodde der oppe i nordlige Minnesota, et ekte sted nær Wisconsin grensen, jeg antar. Etter mange år av landbruk, bestemte han seg å sette opp for salg. Han kalte en eiendomsmegler i byen, som fortalte ham at han skulle komme til gården for å hjelpe satt en pris, og fyll ut alle papirene. Da Ole møtte realtor, blant mange detaljer for å ta vare på, eiendomsmegler fortalte Ole "vi trenger å få en undersøkelse av gården", og når alt er klart, jeg skal være tilbake for noen endelige papirene. Når tiden kom, eiendomsmegler fyren kalt opp Ole å sette opp en tid til å besøke og få det siste papirarbeid der alle gjort. Da de var chatting på telefonen, eiendomsmegler skjedd å nevne undersøkelsen og sa til Ole, "du vet, noe morsomt skjedde her, da undersøkelsen og den juridiske beskrivel-sen kom tilbake, sa det at du faktisk bor i Wisconsin. Hah, og tror at hele denne tiden vi trod-de var din eiendom i Minnesota. Ikke som bare slå alle? ", hvilke Ole svarte"virkelig? Vel, jeg tink kanskje jeg von't selge gården tross alt, ya vet. Det var dose doggone kaldt Minnesota

I heard once about a Norwegian feller named Ole who lived way up there in northern Minnesota, somewhere real close to the Wisconsin border, I guess. After years and years of farming, he decided to put the farm up for sale. He called a realtor in town, who told him he would come out to the farm to help set a price and fill out all the paperwork. When Ole met with the realtor, among the many details to take care of, the realtor told Ole "we'll need to get a survey of the farm" and when every-thing is ready, I'll be back for some final paperwork. When the time came, the realtor guy called up Ole to set up a time to visit and get that last paperwork stuff all done. As they were chatting on the phone, the realtor happened to mention the survey and said to Ole, "You know, something funny happened here, when the survey and the legal description came back, it said that you actually live in Wisconsin. Hah, and to think that all this time we thought your property was in Minnesota. Don't that just beat all?", to which Ole replied "Really? Well, I tink maybe I von't sell the farm after all, ya know. It was dose doggone cold Minnesota vinters I was trying to get avay from."

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