An old-fashioned cake recipe found on jacobs.no
Spicy cakes like this are perhaps mostly associated with Christmas and winter here in Scandinavia, but this cake tastes just as nice with a cup of tea or coffee in spring and summer as well.
Category Archives: Cloves
Traditional Norwegian ‘Sosekjøtt’ / Tradisjonelt Sosekjøtt
A traditional Norwegian dish found in “Norske Klassikere”,
(Norwegian Classics) an e-booklet published by rema.no
‘Sosekjøtt’ is traditional fare from Western Norway so keep the accessories classic with boiled potatoes, stewed cabbage or peas and cranberry jam. Simply explained, it’s meat that is first browned and then slowly boiled in its own broth to form a sauce flavored with onions, garlic, ground cloves and bay leaves.
Christmas Crescents with Cinnamon and Clementines / Julehorn med Kanel og Klementin
A recipe for Christmas baking found on godt.no
Fill the house with the smell of Christmas with these tasty crescents with spices like cardamom. cinnamon, cloves and fresh clementines. They will give you the Christmas atmosphere, and will guaranteed be a hit at Christmas.
Mustard Glazed Pork Ribs / Sennepsglasert Svineribbe
A recipe from “Kjøkkenbiblioteket – Grillmat” (The Kitchen Library – Grilling) published by Aventura Forlag in 1992
The amount of sauce is generous in this recipe because it is nice to have some for the pork when it is served. To get a little smokey flavor, a handful of wet hickory chips can sprinkled on the coals.
Oat Bran ‘n Ginger Waffles / Havre og Ingefær Vafler
A dessert recipe found in “Quaker Oats Brand Cookbook”
published by The Quaker Oats Company in 1989
Enjoy the sweet aroma of these waffles with the healthful
benefit of oat bran. Top with fresh fruit.
Warming Ginger Soda / Heit Ingefærdrikk
A classic summer drink perfect for picnics or outdoor
evening parties found on goodhousekeeping.co.uk
A delicious old-fashioned drink, perfect to sip at a picnic
or on a summer evening party.
The Vicarage’s Spice Cake / Prestegårdens Krydderkake
An old-fashioned cake recipe found in “Mine lekreste Kaker”
(My Most Delicious Cakes) published by
Teknologisk Forlag i 1994
Wikipedia: Spice cake is traditionally flavored with a mixture of spices. The cake can be prepared in many varieties. Predominant flavorings include spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger and nutmeg
Coffee Spice Cake / Kaffe- og Krydderkake
A cake recipe found in “The Story of Coffee and How To Make It” published by The Cheek-Neal Coffee Co in 1925
As I mentioned the first time I posted from this book, food flavoured with coffee tends to be most popular among grown-ups. But who cares, as I concluded then, we are grown-ups aren’t we – Ted
Greek Walnut and Brandy Cake / Gresk Valnøtt- og Brandykake
A juicy cake recipe found in “90 Years of KitchenAid –
The Cook Book” published in 2009
This syrup-soaked walnut cake is best served with a cup of espresso coffee. If the Metaxa is too strong for you, you could replace it with a fortified wine such as Vin Santo or sherry.
Apple Pandowdy / Eple Pandowdy
A 17th Century dessert recipe found on Revolutionary Pie
The girl who runs Revolutionary Pie writes: According to John Mariani in “The Dictionary of American Food and Drink”, pandowdy was first mentioned in print in 1805. The dessert turned up decades later in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Blithedale Romance” (1852):
“Hollingsworth [would] fill my plate from the great dish of
pan-dowdy.”
In the meantime, it was supposedly a favorite of Abigail and John Adams, although a recipe I saw attributed to Abigail has a pastry-dough crust, not a biscuit topping. Which is a true pandowdy? I don’t think anyone really knows for sure.
Beer Cake / Ølkake
A classic Scandinavian cake recipe found on droetker.no
Medieval Monday – Sauge – Chicken with Sage Sauce / Kylling med Salviesaus
A 15th Century recipe found on One Year and Thousand Eggs
A recipe from From the 15th Century cook book Harleian MS. 279, Volume I, found on One Year and Thousand Eggs a treasure chest of a blog for anyone interested in medieval recipes.
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