tvashtarkatena Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 at Ballard's Nordic Heritage Museum. Scandinavians may well be responsible for 90% of the useless chachki on the planet. I'm convinced that they raided the coast of Ireland not to rape and pillage, but to force the locals to buy butter cookies and lawn gnomes. The folk dancing made me want to invade a village with a Panzer division. But the sweaters. Yeah. Unfortunately, I can't afford a second mortgage right now. And the fuckers invented skiing, so there's that. Quote
Frikadeller Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Yes, Us Scandinavians are responsible for 90% of the nonsense you see at x-mas time. You should have seen the entire basement room my FarMor (Grandmother) used to yard out for the holidays. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 Christmas is right around the corner.... Ibsen sweater Quote
denalidave Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Not sure how to spell em, but I sure love the smeltaringa (home made doughnuts), kottbullar (meatballs), ribba and other crumsacockly type things we have at the in-laws Christmas every year. Oh yeah, and the Akavivit. God bless the Norges!!! Quote
prole Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Anybody made glogg or gluhwein before? Got a recipe? Quote
denalidave Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Aquavit is some nasty shit. As is all vodka... Quote
Mal_Con Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 HIGH-OCTANE GLOGG Time: 10 minutes 1 quart aquavit 2 bottles inexpensive dry red wine 1 bottle ruby port 5 tablespoons sugar 4 cardamom pods 12 whole cloves 12 allspice berries 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup blanched, slivered almonds 1 cup golden raisins. Combine all ingredients but almonds and raisins in large enameled or stainless steel pot. Bring slowly to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar, and heat just until liquid starts to steam, about 10 minutes. To serve, place a couple of almonds and raisins each in small cups and ladle glogg over. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Anybody made glogg or gluhwein before? Got a recipe? dude, why waste the time and money on that swedish shit, when you can get a $3 Chuck or a bottle of Nightrain, which is functionally similar... Quote
denalidave Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Anybody made glogg or gluhwein before? Got a recipe? dude, why waste the time and money on that swedish shit, when you can get a $3 Chuck or a bottle of Nightrain, which is functionally similar... But, do they sell it at MalWart? Quote
Frikadeller Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Aquavit is some nasty shit. the more people that don't like it, the better. More for me... Quote
LostCamKenny Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Aquavit is some nasty shit. tradition in my household... when uncle olaf gets full of that stuff he starts babbling about his childhood days in helsingland! Quote
LostCamKenny Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 ... or is it smalland? i forget... Quote
LostCamKenny Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Aquavit is some nasty shit. the more people that don't like it, the better. More for me... have you ever gone to scanfair and entered the pickled herring eating contest? its a real spectacle for the non-swede or any non-scandinavian for that matter.. Quote
Pete_H Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Apparantly the good shit they put in a boat and shit it around the world a couple times. Its called Linea Aquavit bacause it goes past the equator (the line) a couple times. I asked the big Swede why they do that and his answer was something to the effect of thats how we know its aged long enough. Is it just me or does that not make any fucking sense? Quote
LostCamKenny Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Apparantly the good shit they put in a boat and shit it around the world a couple times. Its called Linea Aquavit bacause it goes past the equator (the line) a couple times. I asked the big Swede why they do that and his answer was something to the effect of thats how we know its aged long enough. Is it just me or does that not make any fucking sense? crazy sveeds! Quote
Pete_H Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 So I recently heard about another funny Scandinavian tradition. On New Years eve the Swedes throw firecrackers across the border into Norway. Quote
Pete_H Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Well, then the Norwegians pick up the firecrackers, light them, and throw them back. Quote
LostCamKenny Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Well, then the Norwegians pick up the firecrackers, light them, and throw them back. A swedish truck driver got his truck stuck in a tunnel while driving to norway. a norwegian came up to the swedish truck driver and said why don't you let the air out of the tires? The swede looked at the norwegian angrily and said, "the truck is stuck on top." Quote
Frikadeller Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Apparantly the good shit they put in a boat and shit it around the world a couple times. Its called Linea Aquavit bacause it goes past the equator (the line) a couple times. I asked the big Swede why they do that and his answer was something to the effect of thats how we know its aged long enough. Is it just me or does that not make any fucking sense? It does not make any sense, because it's Swedish. If you want good Akavit, try the Danish stuff. Look for the Aalborg label. Quote
olyclimber Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 go downtown ballard and say this shit. you'll get your ass kicked. Quote
Frikadeller Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Aquavit is some nasty shit. the more people that don't like it, the better. More for me... have you ever gone to scanfair and entered the pickled herring eating contest? its a real spectacle for the non-swede or any non-scandinavian for that matter.. I went to Scanfair the first year I lived in PDX. I thought it was kind of boring, and well, way too many Swedes. I never saw the sild (pickled herring) eating contest. I like Sild, but I don't think I would ever try to eat more than one jar full at a time. Well, maybe if it was the curry variety. that stuff ROCKS! Quote
Pete_H Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 go downtown ballard and say this shit. you'll get your ass kicked. They'll never be able to catch you. You can walk faster than they drive. Quote
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