Lutheran Church Basement Women: Martin and Todnem's Newest and Funniest Book!

by J. Marten, Allen Todnem, Janet Letnes Martin

Book Overview

Janet Martin and Al Todnem wrote this book in 1992 and it's still going strong. Not only is it filled with the oldie but goodie recipes (including egg coffee and Watkin's nectar) from years ago, but... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0961343761
• ISBN13: 9780961343767
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Redbird Productions
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

It is fun to be a Lutheran!

I have heard this book on tape and then ordered the book so that I could give it to my mother. We both have enjoyed it immensely. We, Lutherans, do have fun!

Pre-cholesterol.

As I read this book, and browsed through the recipes, I remembered when I happily consumed many of these delious edibles (as well as tactfully avoided the equally noxious ones) in blissful ignorance. I still consume many of these traditional Lutheran dishes at church functions, now usually held in the Lutheran School building. Today, though, I am required to feel guilty about consuming them, can very nearly HEAR them clogging arteries. That basement holds many fond memories of more innocent times!

This book applies not only to Lutherans but also Catholics.

At one time a Lutheran and now a Catholic--I know these women and they are alive in every church kitchen in the world,and we have a sense of humor!!!!! The recipes send my mind scurrying back to my home town of Ada, Minnesota and I can once again enjoy the companionship of my family.

Fondest memories of my Lutheran upbringing in Wisconsin!!

My grandmother was a Norwegian immigrant who lived in a apartment down the street from our Lutheran church in Wisconsin. This book covers every recipe and nuance I remember from life in the Lutheran church, right down to the aprons. The explanations and footnotes about life as a Lutheran church basement woman are accurate and delightful. The descriptions of rituals and preparations for events are accurate to a fault, right down to the dead spreads. The hints about gossip and the social structure of these women are perfect. This book is a joy!!

Ja, sure, lots of fun

A light hearted look at the traditional role of women and their work in Church kitchens. While I am a lifelong Lutheran, I appreciated it more after moving to the Midwest. The only book I have seen that pays homage to red Jell-O.On a more serious note, I am glad that the mores honored here are changing. At my church the men join in the cooking and cleaning, and the women have many other roles too.