monday, October 29, 1979
daily nebraskan
Two UNL students celebrate summertime
Thanksgiving
By Kathy Stokebrand
A Nebraska-style Thanksgiving family dinner was
featured in the November issue of the Ladies .Home
Journal, much to the surprise and delight of family
members, including two UNL students.
Jane Matzke, a senior finance major and her cousin
Cathy Hove, a senior secondary education and English
major, said they were pleased and flattered by the way
New York journalists perceived their Nebraska family.
The idea to feature the Matzke family in the
Thanksgiving issue of the national magazine originated a
year ago. Matzke said her mother had seen an invitation in
the magazine for readers to share their family holiday
traditions.
Her mother presented the idea to the Matzke family at
Thanksgiving last year, and while everyone was in favor of
the idea they doubted they would be chosen. Nonetheless,
family recipes were collected and a scrapbook was
compiled for their entry in the early part of January,
Matzke said.
Toward the end of May, the Matzke's received word
that they were chosen. Hove said family members were
flabbergasted after being chosen.
The Matzke family, consisting of grandmother Matzke,
her four children and their spouses and 13 grandchildren,
were told that the mock Thanksgiving would have to be
held sometime this past summer. The family decided they
wouldn't do it if everyone couldn't be there, Matzke said,
so everyone made an effort to attend. A weekend around
the Fourth of July was picked and the reunion was moved
from one family's home to another because it was larger
and had air-conditioning, Hove said.
The family's 13-year-old celebration usually lasts from
Wednesday until Sunday but for the article the festivities
began on Friday. Five people from the magazine,
including the managing editor and chief food editor,
arrived on Thursday,
Thanksgiving for the Matzkes includes "olympic"
competition for the grandchildren. TableMennis.cribbage,
Candy land, and checkers are among the games the cousins
compete in.
First, second and third places as well as sportsmanship
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Photo by Mitch Hrdlicka
Jane Matzke (left) and Cathy Hove had their family Thanksgiving tradition documented by the Ladies Home
Journal. The special celebration occurred in July to accommodate magazine reporters.
medlas are given. Grandmother Matzke also gives each
grandshild a silver dollar.
For the family portrait, Matzke and Hove said a few
items were added to the original menu by the food editors
for artistic purposes. Also the turkey was baked only
enough to brown it.
However, all of. the Matzke recipes were tested in the
Ladies Home Journal test kitchens, the said. The food
editor also helped prepare the food for the picture.
Hove said the entire family felt comfortable working
with the magazine editors and crew. Everything was
informal with no covering up, although there was some
"hamming up' in front of the photographers, she said
Very few questions were asked.
"They just listened and watched Matzke said .
The family was glad to have the chance to get together
and took advantage of it.
"It" was neat because it was a good excuse for the
family to be together again and it was neat to have others
think it was special too and want to share that
specialness," Matzke said.
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