tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post5807908527788381954..comments2024-03-25T13:04:46.791-07:00Comments on My Front Porch: Faspa...re-visitedJudy http://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-19016001809461471712012-02-26T13:20:54.219-08:002012-02-26T13:20:54.219-08:00Dear Judy. It's amazing what we "stumble ...Dear Judy. It's amazing what we "stumble onto" while on our computers. <br /><br />Reading your blog on faspa took me back decades to carefree Sunday afternoons with friends and family. For us faspa was always the meal we had before evening church on Sunday. Once in a while we were treated to plumi moos for dessert (still one of my favourites!) I'll always recall these times with warmth and a sadness that I've lost touch with so many of the people I once called friends.<br /><br />Thanks for the good memory!<br /><br />-ElliottElliottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-1646188449440560672010-06-12T20:57:54.163-07:002010-06-12T20:57:54.163-07:00Oh, how I miss faspas! Yes, every Sunday night at...Oh, how I miss faspas! Yes, every Sunday night at Grandpa and Grandma Froese's. Afterward, us cusins would watch Walt Disney, while the men sat in the livingroom talking "farm", and the ladies would be in the kitchen cleaning up and talking plaut deutch! We were sure they were talking about how naughty us kids were!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-38237598782374093452010-05-10T10:19:05.877-07:002010-05-10T10:19:05.877-07:00I just read your "Faspa...re-visited" af...I just read your "Faspa...re-visited" after we had a "Celebration Faspa" yesterday with our 97 year old mother, who just returned back to her own apartment after breaking her pelvis 2 months ago. She has prepared many Faspas through the years, but we seldom have them any more. This time I baked the zwieback, and we had a wonderful Mother's Day, thanking God that Mom can again be in her own home.Karen Pennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696507116219986396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-30688755356697433592010-03-11T17:47:35.452-08:002010-03-11T17:47:35.452-08:00I know this is an old post and you may never find ...I know this is an old post and you may never find my comment; but I am MAKING this the first week in April with recipes you've mentioned--when my tax accountant comes to pick up my box. <br /><br />She will be so motivated to do my taxes real good.<br /><br />I'll probably have to make borscht or something too, just to make sure our blood sugar doesn't go thermonuclear.<br /><br />I love this word "faspa" and the idea of this custom. Thanks!<br />anon1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-37729786944333629932009-04-15T16:13:00.000-07:002009-04-15T16:13:00.000-07:00Hi!! Is your family background Mennonite? Holdem...Hi!! Is your family background Mennonite? Holdeman Mennonites have faspas after evening church...<br />Warm greetings,<br />Rhonda in MontrealRhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245549330245537017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-51309138799465839802008-12-01T20:32:00.000-08:002008-12-01T20:32:00.000-08:00What a sunset! Just gorgeous!I've learned soemthin...What a sunset! Just gorgeous!<BR/><BR/>I've learned soemthing new from you tonight Judy --I never hear of faspas. My daughter-in-law's grandmother was born in Germany, so I will ask her if her family had faspas on Sunday when she was growing up. <BR/><BR/>Your zwiebacks look delicious. I've only known them as a hard cookie we gave the babies when they were teething. I must try some of your wonderful recipes.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-71433703710716041902008-12-01T17:18:00.000-08:002008-12-01T17:18:00.000-08:00This sounds like a wonderful tradition, but I'm wi...This sounds like a wonderful tradition, but I'm with you on making it only for special occasions. I like my weekends to be a time of rest after a long work week.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the two of you look quite nice. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-24480983621625104622008-12-01T16:48:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:48:00.000-08:00Judy, you had the most clever invitations. I had n...Judy, you had the most clever invitations. I had never heard of faspa. It sounded wonderful. Yummy, yummy! I forgot you guys weren't chowing down on the turkey and everything else that goes with it Thursday. I would imagine that your pastor and his wife loved the meal and the company. Also, what an amazing sunset. Praise the Lord for so many blessings!nanatrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710834330081243962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-19929503720610025792008-12-01T11:25:00.000-08:002008-12-01T11:25:00.000-08:00Doesnt that sound good! I have not heard the term ...Doesnt that sound good! I have not heard the term faspa, but the meal is not unlike what we in England called 'High tea'....cold meats, salads, bread and butter, cakes, or even trifles!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-21529459118116041922008-12-01T09:04:00.000-08:002008-12-01T09:04:00.000-08:00Judy, we caught that same sunset on camera yesterd...Judy, we caught that same sunset on camera yesterday too . . . wasn't it amazing! We also had company for vaspa and it's a meal we still do every Sunday. I've cut down on the sweets . . . one dessert will do, but we have buns, jam, cheese, tuna or cold cuts, veggies. I love it cause it's the simples dinner we have all week... and the kids know they can drop in at a moments notice. Love you invites!Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288355284573379421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-64199184968736503372008-12-01T08:20:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:20:00.000-08:00oh I love faspa. Yours looks just perfect. . I co...oh I love faspa. Yours looks just perfect. . I could imagine the table all perfect for company. ..and the invitation what a perfect and fun way to invite your pastor over.<BR/>I saw that sunset too but with the neigbors barn in the way of easy shots. .I just craned my neck. . thank you for showing me the whole thing. . .Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-69450837269711804902008-12-01T08:10:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:10:00.000-08:00Thank-you for sharing Vaspa with me.What a delight...Thank-you for sharing Vaspa with me.<BR/>What a delightful treat to share around your supper evening.<BR/>I can guarantee folks, that you will all want to do Vaspa at Judy's.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309206778329712547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-8405241695396253482008-12-01T07:26:00.000-08:002008-12-01T07:26:00.000-08:00Another tradition that I have never heard of befor...Another tradition that I have never heard of before. Sounds great if someone like you or your grandmother does the cooking...that dried biscuit thing wouldn't have worked for me either. LOL!<BR/><BR/>That is one exquisite sunset! Hope that you have many, many more to enjoy this season.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-16337636826111447892008-12-01T07:08:00.000-08:002008-12-01T07:08:00.000-08:00What a delightful post! Your invitations are hyste...What a delightful post! Your invitations are hysterical! As I was reading "Pie-by-the-yard", I envisioned a long table covered in assorted pies. I'm so glad you included a link to the true meaning of the term--looks delicious.Lady Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878452243971917072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-41757527748739221472008-12-01T06:58:00.000-08:002008-12-01T06:58:00.000-08:00Oh I love faspas and we still try to hold onto tha...Oh I love faspas and we still try to hold onto that tradition at least for some Sundays but really I don't go all out with so many sweet choices! But that is such a fun idea to invite those who don't know what faspa is! I must do that soon, that could be an adventure itself to find someone..Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214584150711242076noreply@blogger.com