Over the past five years, I’ve built a multi-ethnic cast of characters (Swedish, Danish, German, Irish, Finnish, Russian, and Scottish) with my contributions to the Old-Timey Holiday Kitchen series. I set all five novellas in Astoria, Oregon, between 1876 and 1879. I like to think the hub of the community is the Riverside Bakery, where the first three heroines served as managers. The most recent addition is Kringla by Kelci, in which I gave cameos to as many past characters as I could fit into the story.
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Kelci Odell yearns to be a newspaper reporter and is caught upstairs at a saloon, dressed as a man. Her wish was to interview the ladies and expose their plight in an article that would land her a job…instead of making cheese on the family dairy farm. But her conservative Norwegian family is scandalized. The solution: send Kelci to her cousin Ritter’s Astoria, Oregon hotel until the gossip dies down. Being in a new location doesn’t quash her curiosity.
Even though Hauk Stefanssen spends his days on a fishing trawler, he hears about the schemes of a new arrival in town from his chatty younger sisters. The woman’s spoken with Peder at the fire safety council and Eryk at the family’s cannery. Feeling ignored, he seeks her out and is bowled over by her assertive personality. After reading her articles, he sees through the brashness to the compassionate woman inside and vows to become better acquainted. But what does an easy-going fisherman have to offer this dynamo?
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The other titles are:
Ginger Cake by Glynna
Aebleskiver by Annika
Butter Pound Cake by Berdina
Escalope by Emma
Written as standalones, they are enjoyed read in the above order because subsequent stories include mentions of previous characters.
I have thoroughly enjoyed diving into the research to make the city come alive and have loved the tidbits I learned about ethnic customs.
If you had to pick one most important thing you want to see included in historical stories, what would it be?
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