Martha Warehime’s heritage can be seen in her cooking.
And this month, area residents have been able to see one of Warehime’s recipes in Nebraska Life magazine.
Warehime, who lives in Fremont with her husband, Ed, submitted her Swedish Fruit Soup recipe to the publication. Passed down through her family, Warehime’s recipe includes dried apples and other mixed fruits and seedless raisins.
The recipe came from Warehime’s grandmother, Ida Larson. Then two aunts, Emma and Ellen, also made the dish, which typically was served at holiday time.
“Grandma only spoke Swedish, and the grownups would gather together after a meal and chat in Swedish while we kids played,” Warehime said in the magazine.
Today, Warehime makes the soup for special occasions.
“I make it for my family for thanksgiving and sometimes Christmas,” she said.
To make the soup, Warehime soaks the dried fruit then cooks it. The soup can be served warm and garnished with whipped cream or sour cream. It also can be served cold.
Warehime, 70, doesn’t think her aunts put whipped cream on the soup. But her grandchildren really like putting lots of the topping on theirs.
She was surprised ” but pleased ” when the magazine accepted her recipe.
Nebraska Life’s food editor, Noreen Crawford, said the recipe was chosen because it is a cool summer dish, perfect for this issue.
“The soup is light and is made with fruit, which gives it a fresh flavor. Also, it can be served cold, making it refreshing and different from most other soup recipes,” Crawford said.
Warehime, who figures she’s been cooking for 50 years, is just pleased that she could share the recipe with others.
“I have boxes of recipes and a lot of recipe books,” she said. “I kind of got started collecting them, but I think I will have to come to a stop, because I’m not going to have room any more,” she said.
What’s her favorite recipe?
Swedish meatballs.
“I have a special recipe,” she said.
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