We continued honoring the Dutch tradition of making oliebollen (literally = oil balls, aka Dutch donuts) on New Year's Day, honoring my mother's heritage and the few memories she has of her homeland. While getting ready for our Dutch-day, I stumbled upon this delightful piece of cultural history:
"Historically speaking they are said to have been first eaten by Germanic tribes in the Netherlands between December 26 and January 6. During this time, the Germanic goddess Perchta would fly through the sky with a tribe of evil spirits. Apparently to appease these nasty spirits oliebollen were offered. The myth goes on to tell of how Perchta would try to slice open the bellies of anyone she came across but – luckily – her sword would simply slide off the bellies of all those who had eaten the tasty balls of oil!"
Clearly, the Dutch are prepared for just about anything!
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| This Chinese boy sure loves his Dutch gramma! |
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| 12 parts oil, 1 part ball |
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| Isaac's part of the assembly line |
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| How does one get powdered sugar on your backside while cooking?? |
This makes me smile...Isaac got a kids digital camera (that looks like mine) for Christmas and he has been photo-documenting just about everything in the house (Wonder where he has seen that?!) He was sure to make sure he got photos of our day!
Here are the photos from his camera:
Thankful for a fresh day in a fresh year. Thankful for little boys and grammas that are best buds. Thankful for traditions. Thankful no Germanic goddess will be visiting our home (today or ever). Excited for what 2017 has in store for us!
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