Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: Old-fashioned angel food cake cover
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: The front room of the summer kitchen. Note: the lovely cupboard with thread spools cut in half for knobs to open.
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: A plate from the Grenz store dated early 1950s
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: Root beer extract and Halvah (a candy treat) tin
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: Cream can with long metal rod and plate at end to mix and get the test of butter fat. My dad's name is on a brass plate on it: Julius Werre, Lehr, ND. You were paid on the "high of the butter fat." The large "M" stood for Mandan Creamery.
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: Two water pails. The fresh pail was fresh drinking water. The less fresh water was used for cooking.
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: A wall of old kitchen items of my mom.
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: Cupboard made by Julius Klien (family friend)
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU: Kerosene stove with baking oven on top of burner. The silver square is a toaster for the kerosene stove.