Guten Tag! Or as we say in English: Hello, and good day! All
of us at Masonic Home in Alma, Michigan learned a few key German words today
was we celebrated Oktoberfest. The meal featured a hand breaded pork chop,
braised red cabbage, whole grain mustard spaetzel (the German versions of very
small dumplings), and German chocolate cake.
When asking the residents about the meal, many said they enjoyed it
because it reminded them of their heritage. A few residents even said it
reminded them of the German food they used to eat when they were serving
overseas.
We decorated the dining hall in a traditional Oktoberfest manor. We
had centerpieces, a menu for the meal with a quiz all about Oktoberfest inside
it, and we laid fun facts and “learn to speak German” cards at each table.
Residents loved the hands on materials and reading the quiz questions among
their tables. Overall, the meal was very well received and we are looking
forward to our next theme meal.