Swedish-American Society  Newsletter, April, 2001 Edition President: Larry Leonardson 721-6827

DIRECTIONS TO OUR MEETINGS   If coming from the peninsula, take I-64 across the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, follow 64 to 264 East (144). Follow 264 to the Witchduck Road exit, after exiting, turn left onto Witchduck Road. About 1/4 to ½ mile is Ruritan Drive (fire station light is there). Turn left on Ruritan, go the end of the street, building is on the left           CHILDREN’S CORNER The children will once again be doing  “bead-plate making”, melting plastic beads together as Nellie is still dealing with some health issues and we have millions of beads to use.  For those that receive “Sweden & America”, look on page 8 in the Spring 2001 issue under Art: From Kindergarten, for an article about this art form.  If anyone has any future craft ideas, please contact Nellie.  The children will be making a Midsömmar pole again in May this year. Dried flowers and tiny ribbons will be needed, please donate these items if possible.

My Delicious Lamb Stew  2 lbs cut up lamb stew meat (shoulder)  2T oil  1t. sugar  3T flour  1 C red wine  1 10.5 oz. can beef consomme  1 16 oz can beef broth  1 16 oz can chopped tomatoes(drained)  1 large onion coarsely chopped  1 T. fresh thyme  1 t. fresh rosemary  1 bay leaf  3 carrots chopped  3 celery chopped  3 potatoes in cubes  1 turnip in cubes Cut up and dry meat.  Heat oil in Dutch oven and brown meat for 3-5  minutes.  Turn meat and add sugar and continue to brown for 3 minutes.  Add  flour to meat and cook for 2 minutes.  Remove meat from pot and deglaze with red wine and reduce wine to about 1/4 cup.  Add onion and saute for 2  minutes and then add consomme, broth, tomatoes, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf.  Cover, reduce heat to very low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.  Add vegetables and bring to boil.  Reduce heat and cook for 1 hour.  Reduce liquid to thicken.     DON’T FORGET! Our meeting is on the 4th Sunday of April, not the 3rd. The date of our meeting is April 22.