Fun and learning over breakfast. March 7 honors breakfast with National Cereal Day. Part of the fun of breakfast for many involved finding the prize in the cereal box. With this prize, children could eat and learn at the same time.
What is Rømmegrøt? Good question. In this week’s What’s New Wednesday, we will answer that question.
Rømmegrøt is a Norwegian porridge made with sour cream. Rømme translates to sour cream while grøt means porridge.Â
Happy Valentine’s Day! Often little puns appear on sweet valentines notes and today’s What’s new Wednesday is no exception. This beet “flavored” valentine could have “stemmed” from any farmer’s love letters.
Many children love dolls, however today few children have toys or dolls that aren’t for play like China Dolls. This week’s What’s New Wednesday comes from Neva Whaley Harding.Â
At the top of the list of good, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, An Old Farmer’s Advice, notes fences that work for many animals and come in many forms. This week’s What’s New Wednesday celebrates the barbed wire in a collection of various styles representing many, many different patterns and uses.
Since 1996, South Dakota has allowed wineries to grow and enter commercial production. Today’s What’s New Wednesday artifact celebrates South Dakota’s first winery, Valiant Vineyards of Vermillion.
In keeping with tradition, this week’s What’s New Wednesday artifact invites you (in 1880) to a dinner and dance. Hopp and Walker, the proprietors of Olds & Fishback Hall in Brookings invited gentlemen and their ladies to supper at the Brookings House followed by dancing at the hall.Â
