Classic smörgåsbord accessories found on mills.no
Egg salad is a classic that works just as well as sandwich spread, for the smörgåsbord or with cured meat or smoked salmon. Here it is made with mustard and spring onion for extra taste and it rounded off with a fresh taste of lemon. Try this the next time you invite guests or make it for the lunch box.
A classic Scandinavian dessert porridge found on tine.no
Delicious, traditional porridge with creamy milk. This is the traditional Christmas Eve dessert for many Scandinavians. Prune porridge is very easy to make and it is perfect after a hearty dinner.
A traditional recipe found on rema.no
Pea soup the old-fashion way. If you prepare your pea soup from the gound up, prepare the meal a little in advance. The result is a lot of delicious taste from few ingredients.
A delicious old-fashoned recipe found on matprat.no
The big, heavy clusters of glossy black elderberries give a dark and aromatic cordial that tastes delicious both cold and hot. Elderberry cordial is just the thing to drink when having a cold – it is alleged to have an antitussive effect.
A recipe for soft, delicious tea cakes found on koket.se
Finally a gluten-free variant of an old Swedish classic.
Many Swedes’ favorite cakes!
An old-fashioned bread recipe found on koket.se
A dessert porridge recipe found on geniuskitchen.com
Norwegians adore cardamom! If you enjoy it like we do, give this old-fashioned dessert a try! Depending on how sweet your apples are adjust the sugar. Cinnamon can be replaced for the cardamom.
A recipe for old-fashioned Norwegian crispbread found on
mollerens.no
Tasty crispbread in cut in squares or haped in the traditional way.
A traditional recipe found on norsktradisjonsmat.no
Raspberries have been known and eaten as long as it has lived people in Norway. As far back as from the Stone Age, large amounts of raspberry seeds have been found in one place and it is probably waste after making something resembling modern cordials.
This recipe is from the book “Drikke fra Østfold” (Drink from Østfold), published by Østfold Associated Country Women in 2007.
Cordials were very popular in Norway when I was a kid back in the fifties and early sixties. At home both black currant, red currant, raspberry and bluberry cordials were made each autumn – Ted
An old-fashioned dessert found on thespruce.com
Dried fruit soup, known as “Søtsuppe” or “Sweet Soup” is a Norwegian favorite. Here’s a basic recipe – feel free to experiment with the types of fruit according to your taste and the ingredients you have on hand. The trick is to simmer the soup slowly to retain the shapes of the fruit. If most of the liquid were cooked out, this would be known as a fruit compote.
Cookie floaters lend an extra sparkle to Norwegian fruit soups and compotes.
An example of traditional Swedish farmhouse cooking
found in “Kunglig Spis” (Royal Range) by Håkan Håkanson
Håkan Håkanson author of the book writes: “I found this and other very old recipes in this book when searching for dishes for a competition arranged for old Swedish dishes.”
classic Swedish mould bake found in “Kunglig Spis”
(Royal Range) publicerad 1982
Bellman’s mould has been said to be a variation on Jansson’s Temptation. But really it’s just the opposite!
This mould was one of Stallmästargården’s specialties in the 1920s and 1930s, and was very popular both as snack and as a full luncheon. Jansson’s temptation eventually developed as a variation on the Bellman Mould.
An old fashioned cordial recipe found on jaerbladet.no
You will get a wonderful color on the cordial if you let the peel stay on the rhubarb and if you want, you can also add a handfull of raspberries or strawberries for color and taste.
This is raw cordial so it has shorter shelf life than boiled cordials, but it’s the taste of season and summer so enjoy the moment. Bring a bottle at the summer party, it will guaranteed be a popular gift.
An traditional bun recipe found on jaerbladet.no
A traditional recipe from the North-Western part of Norway
found in “God Mat fra Sjøen” (Nice Food From the Sea)
published by Gyldendal in 1984
I posted a recipe for potato dumpings the other day. This is a more extensive recipe for a similar dish. I know this one well as my x-mother-in-law often made it – Ted
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