Page 8 Berthoud Weekly Surveyor December 30, 2010
European Sweet Treats opens in Berthoud
By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer
The Surveyor
If you like sweet treats, you are in
luck. A new company specializing in
European baked
goods has opened
in Berthoud. After
years of compli-
ments on her bak-
ing skills, and win-
ning numerous
ribbons at the
Larimer County
Fair, Agnes Juhasz
has opened Euro-
pean Sweet Treats,
Inc.
Seven years ago
Juhasz and her family moved from
California to west Berthoud where
they built a home near Carter Lake.
She and her husband, both originally
from Hungary, wanted to raise their
children in a small town, akin to the
one they grew up in, and Berthoud
was the perfect fit.
Educated as a nurse, once her
youngest was in school, Juhasz want-
ed to find something she could do at
home. She started baking when she
Jupiter starts
the New Year as
a bright beacon
L
ooking high in the
southwestern sky
after twilight
Sky
ends, you will find the Watch
planet Jupiter, shining
brightly at a magnitude of
-2.3. Jupiter sets late in
the evening during Janu-
ary, so the best time to
look for this mighty planet
is after sunset.
As January begins, Sat-
urn rises about 12:30 a.m.
in the southeastern sky
and two hours earlier by
the 31st. Shining at a mag-
nitude of +0.7, Saturn’s
golden glow will reveal it Surveyor
from the background stars Mike
in this part of the sky. Sat- Hotka
urn’s beautiful rings are
now tilted 10 degrees to-
ward us, giving the best
view of this planet through a telescope
was just 12 years old. At 14 she lost
her mother, and with a sister who was
10 years her senior, the responsibili-
ties of the home, including the cook-
ing and baking, landed on Juhasz.
Juhasz bakes
recipes from her
mother and extend-
ed family, some dat-
ing back hundreds
of years. “Naturally
I create some of my
own recipes as
well,” explained
Juhasz, while
standing in her
brand new com-
mercial kitchen.
She had the
kitchen built in the basement of the
family’s house.
European Sweet Treats is unique
because these baked delights are near-
ly impossible to find in the supermar-
ket, and even some of the ingredients
tend to be difficult to find. “I think
it’s unique because it’s all hand-
made,” stated Juhasz. Many of the
desserts, from her tortes to the cook-
ies, are layered and take a lot of time
to prepare. In today’s world of work-
since 2007. The maximum tilt of Sat-
urn’s rings toward us is 27 degrees,
which will occur in a few years from
now.
For early morning sky watchers,
Venus and Mercury are above the
southeastern horizon all month. The
best views of this pair come on the
morning of Jan. 8. Looking toward the
southeast about 45 min-
utes before sunrise, you
will find the planet Venus,
shining brilliantly at a
magnitude of -4.5, just
above and to the right of
the dimmer planet Mer-
cury, shining at a bright
magnitude of 0. By the end
of January, Venus remains
high in the southeastern
sky, while Mercury is now
hugging the horizon.
On the evening of Jan.
3, the hot streaks of light
from the Quadrantid mete-
Columnist or shower will treat view-
ers on this cold winter’s
night. With a moonless sky,
this meteor shower might
be the best one of 2011.
The peak of this shower is
in the early evening hours when view-
ers might see up to 120 meteors per
ing families there just isn’t enough
time in the day to make these complex
recipes.
People often tell Juhasz that her
treats remind them of “something my
grandma used to make,” and Juhasz
loves to hear this compliment. “That’s
because grandma had the time,” says
Juhasz with a smile.
Juhasz loves to bake, an activity
she finds calming, and she admits to
enjoying the compliments too. On a
deeper level she feels baking brings
her closer to lost relatives, including
her mother and sister who have both
passed away.
The rich German heritage in
Berthoud has made Juhasz’s sweet
treats, including her authentic
strudel, a real hit among the lucky Photo by Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer
residents who have already had a Agnes Juhasz puts a new batch of sweet treats in the oven.
chance to sample them. The sweet
kitchen to the individuals who have a memorable and delicious addition to
breads she sold at the farmers’ mar- inspired her to keep pursuing her special holidays such as Valentine’s
ket were popular, but now that her
dream, Juhasz is very thankful for the Day or other special occasions like
commercial kitchen is complete she support of the community in her new birthdays, anniversaries or family re-
can start producing much more elabo-
business venture. unions.
rate desserts, and she can’t wait to European Sweet Treats are avail- To find out the variety of tasty
share these with Berthoud and be-
able wholesale and retail. Juhasz wel- treats offered by European Sweet
yond. comes special orders from shops or in- Treats, Inc., and to place an order, call
From the health department in-
dividuals. Her beautiful desserts make Agnes Juhasz at 970-532-5235.
spector who approved her commercial
hour from a dark, country observing
site. Dress warmly, find a spot away
from street or porch lights, and cast
your gaze high in the eastern sky. Let
your eyes get dark-adapted and enjoy
this celestial treat.
On the CU Boulder campus, the
Fiske Planetarium is having wonderful
shows for the public in January, fol-
lowed by telescope viewing at the Som-
mers-Bausch Observatory, weather per-
mitting. The planetarium show begins
at 7:30 p.m. The show for Jan. 14 is
called “City of Stars.” The show for
Jan. 21 is called “Many Faces of Hub-
ble.” The show for Jan. 28 is called
“The Crowded Sky.” For more informa-
tion, visit the website http://lyra.col-
orado. edu/sbo/public/openhouse.html
or call 303-492-5002.
The Little Thompson Observatory in
Berthoud is holding their monthly open
house on the Jan. 21. A “3-D Aurora”
presentation by Bryan White starts the
evening off at 7 p.m., followed by tele-
scope observing, weather permitting.
The observatory is at the northeast
edge of Berthoud High School. More in-
formation can be found at
www.starkids.org or by calling 970-613-
7793.