Czech Culture
A pastry stuffed with apricot fruit filling then fried
What is koblihy?
Bette says this phrase often when asked if she knows of a male helper that can do various chores like fix plumbing, rake leaves, help move a heavy item...
What is "I got a guy...?"
This midwestern meal commonly is made with tater tots, cream of mushroom soup and ground beef or sausage
What is hotdish?
(BONUS TRIVIA...THE TERM ORIGINATED IN MANKATO)
Grandma Bette has dozens of these popular named sweatshirts that have attached head coverings in case of bad weather
What is a hoodie?
This beverage is best served on cold mornings while in Gram's lap
What is hot chocolate?
According to the Lonsdale Czech cookbook, this chapter is the largest A. Bread, B. cookie/cake/candy, C. main meals or D. Serving 50 people
What is cookie/cake/candy?
This minimal quantity refers to the amount needed when asked about how much more wine or serving of a meal
What is "Just a titch?"
The term for the smell of a wine...
What is Bouquet?
This top was worn in 1970's Mankato leagues to roll a ball down an indoor lane
What is a bowling shirt?
This letter is the only one used to name two of Gram's grandchildren
What is I?
This commonly used derogatory name combines words similar to a red Christmas decoration and a good looking man
What is a Bohunk?
The letter between N and P FOLLOWED BY tear drops flowing into this common bar beverage
What is "Oh for crying in my beer?"
This grape variety is the most extensively cultivated grape worldwide
What is Cabernet Sauvignon?
This often rectangular piece of cloth is loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms.
What is a shawl?
This product fills the majority of everyone's Christmas stocking
What are dry roasted peanuts?
A Czech expression of frustration sounds like a person who is anguished/hurting/enduring combined with "ah-minsky"
What is sufferahminsky?
Word related to Church, Spiritual, divine, faith
Followed by...
Word related to 5 gallon containers for liquid, a canister, a pail
What is Holy Buckets?
When Grandma was young, she and her brothers stole this food product from a truck in Lonsdale
What is corn?
Commonly named items of "bling" that Grandma's wear that sounds like what kids wear on Halloween
What is costume jewelry?
The percentage of U.S. grandparents who have a tattoo
What is 20%?
Lonsdale, MN ranks this number in all U.S. communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Czech ancestry
What is 7?
After even a short journey riding in the car, this deceptive fake "problem" can be heard which requires pulling the car over at the next watering hole
What is 'the car is overheating?"
Bette cooks this "spooky sounding" Hungarian/American meal using macaroni noodles, ground beef, and tomato sauce.
What is ghoulash?
A form-fitting undergarment worn around the waist, hips, and abdomen to compress and smooth the midsection for a slimmer silhouette
What is a girdle?
As of Christmas 2025 (now!) - the average age of Bette's grandchillun's is...
What is 19.2 years?