random stuffs mostly vintage and found
Peppakaker (Swedish Gingersnaps) This is where I am supposed to be writing a novel about nothing that has to do with the recipe. It’s because the way google works is that people who write about whatever gets ranked higher in the Google algorithm (wow- I managed to get the right the first time I tried […]
Norwegian Apple Pie 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs (beaten) 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup apples (diced) 1 cup nuts (chopped) Beat the eggs well. Add sugar and the flour which has had baking powder and salt sifted in it. Add vanilla, apples, […]
Saint Lucy’s Day, also called the Feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day celebrated on 13 December in Advent, commemorating Saint Lucy, a 3rd-century martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution, who according to legend brought “food and aid to Christians hiding in the catacombs” using a candle-lit wreath to “light her way and leave […]
Berliner Kranser 1 hard boiled egg 1 raw egg 2 oz sugar 7 oz flour 4 1/2 oz butter (unsalted) some egg whites lumps of sugar Mash the yolk of the hardboiled egg finely. Add the raw egg; whip these with sugar; knead in butter and flour. Make a good dough. Do not overwork it. […]
1 cup butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 cup cake flour (sifted) 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup almonds (ground, unbleached) candied fruit (optional) Cream butter and powdered sugar until very light. Sift flour and salt together and gradually add to butter mixture. Add ground almonds; mix well. Chill overnight. Shape into 1/2″ balls and […]