[October 31, 2013]      

Since the beginning of the annual Harvest of Talents event 30 years ago, Baseball Soup has been a home run hit at the Harvest of Talents. The soup is carefully prepared according to a family recipe and has been prepared by that family every year.

Pictures by Jan Youngquist

Left to right are Dennis Shull, Tom Seggelke, Dean Kukuck and George Henrichsmeyer.

A 30-year tradition since the beginnings of the Harvest of Talents, large vats of vegetable beef soup are cooked over a sweet wood fire just outside the back doors to the church Fellowship Center. The Baseball Soup is a home run that has been tweaked over the years.

 

The recipe is that of George Henrichsmeyer's mother and is now prepared and served for the Harvest by the fourth generation in the Henrichsmeyer family.

Beginning at 7 a.m., the cooks fired up and began tending the large kettles, stirring more often as the soup's temperature rose.

While the soup was cooking in the early morning hours of the day, inside there were homemade cinnamon and caramel rolls with plenty to go around for everyone.

And there was plenty of shopping to do!
Guests had a wide variety of items to choose from this year and a variety of methods to purchase them.

 

There was an abundant supply of ''cash and carry" items available, along with items that had been put up for a silent auction and also items for a public auction, called by local auctioneer Mike Maske.