Gemutlichkeit Luncheon

On Sat., Bill and I went with a friend and her mother to Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt's annual Gemutlichkeit Luncheon.  Gemutlichkeit means "a happy good time".  We had gone for the first time last year and really enjoyed it.  I don't know how many years they've been doing it but it's many.

The sanctuary is very pretty.  The smaller cross is made of poinsettias.

They started serving at 11:00.  We got there a little before noon and were given numbers 19-22.  We waited for a few minutes in their pretty sanctuary before they called our numbers.  

Everything is very organized.  You go through the line to get your sausage, smoked pork loin, sauerkraut, potato soup, German potato salad, fruit soup, and desserts.  As soon as you're seated, someone comes and reads the prayer in German which is printed and on the table.  Then they bring a bread basket with several kinds of bread and a relish tray with 2 kinds of pickles and pickled beets.  Deviled eggs are on the table.  There is definitely plenty of food!  They have polka music playing softly and all of the workers are in costume.  Really nice holiday meal we plan to go to every year. 

The dessert table.

This Black Forest Cherry Cake is soooo good!

Springerle

Bread

Melt in your mouth!

 

 

Some of the servers.