A Little Road Trip

While visiting my mother last week, she suggested we have lunch in a nearby ND community known for their German cooking. She heard the strudels were excellent; the best around. Hubby being all German was happy to oblige and take a little road trip.

 We think the cafe is 'owned' by the town and run by

volunteer community women

 The elevator, post office, community owned 

grocery store and bar were the businesses.

 I did not take pictures of the strudel dinners the three of us 

enjoyed. In fact they disappeared so quickly, I did not think

of grabbing the camera until dessert. The strudels were what 

I would call dumplings, but it was the lightest, airiest, most yummy

dumplings/strudels I have ever eaten.

Hubby chose lemon pie for dessert.

Mom and I chose rhubarb.

Delicious. Thin, flaky, firm crust with yummy

filling and mile-high meringue.

Those volunteers are excellent cooks & bakers!

We were the last customers to get strudels. Our 'elderly'

waitress told us they make a lot of take-out meals for 

the area farmers. They never know the demand for the 

German meals. Mom said her friends get there at 11:00 AM

to make sure they get the lunch special. I understand why.

But the focus of the community is their church.

The German Catholic community was founded in 1902.

Two wrought iron crosses from the cemeteries are on

the Historical Register of Historic Places. We, however, 

did not see them. The church was magnificent for a community 

with a population of 71, 40% of whom are over the age of 65.

FYI: population in 1910-183; 442 people in 1940.