Somero Apple Crumble

There's a house here in Somero called Svensson which I think is a really fabulous place. It was originally left to the church after the owner died. But instead of keeping it for church purposes alone, it was made available to the whole community for a whole number of different things.

There are several groups which meet there every week but perhaps the most important function these days is the lunch buffet which is available every day from Monday to Saturday. Anyone is welcome to eat there. A full lunch (as much as you can eat) only costs five euros and children under seven are free. 

Supermarkets donate their leftover food, which means that very little is wasted and the whole project (with the exception of one member of staff) is run by volunteers. It's an example of a community making really sensible decisions and then getting together to help each other so that everyone benefits. 

For lots of people who live on their own,  (especially the elderly) it's a place to go to meet other people, have a chat and a hot meal and feel less alone than they would do otherwise. I love it and I wish there was one in every town everywhere. 

Anyway, I took the little ones there yesterday for lunch and they all immediately fell in love with the cinnamon spiced apple crumble that was on offer for dessert. I grabbed the recipe from Tiina, who had baked it,  and today Minttu and Niko made their first ever Somero style apple crumble for themselves.

So thank you Tiina for sharing the Svensson recipe and for all the work that the Svensson people do for Somero. We know we are lucky to have you :)