Favorite Swedish Recipes (Dover Cookbook Series) [Paperback]

Selma Wifstrand (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Dover Cookbook Series | Publication Date: June 1, 1975

Delight family and friends with hundreds of the best Swedish dishes prepared right in your own kitchen. From typical smorgasbord items  — pickled herring, creamed lobster, meatballs, etc. — to classic main dishes — roast lamb, baked eel, Lutfisk, etc. — to traditional breads and pastries. 200 easy-to-follow recipes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486231569
• ISBN-13: 978-0486231563
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #427,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > European > Scandinavian

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Older recipes that may appeal to an older generation, October 2, 2009

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You'll find a wide range of Swedish recipes, some that are common with almost all Scandinavian cooking, in this older cookbook. Some of the recipes would probably appeal to an older generation of cooks. There are recipes too that would fit modern tastes.

Overall, if you are starting to collect Swedish or Scandinavian cookbooks this cookbook would make an excellent choice.

Recommend.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quite disappointed, July 23, 2010

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I was really looking forward to the arrival of this book of Swedish recipes, but I doubt I'll make more than one or two and that's supposing I don't decide to return it instead [becoming more and more likely]. The first thing that disappointed is that its in paperback, perhaps I overlooked that, but even if it is paperback, that shouldn't preclude color photographs if the paper quality is good. The paper is low grade stock like a newspaper and photos are in black and white and thus you are left with smudgy looking greyscale. I'd have no way to know whether my dish turned out looking as it should from these photos. Next problem [for me anyway] is that the vast majority of dishes are fish. I realize that fish is an important ingredient in Swedish cooking, but herring is NOT all that's available and there are way too many herring recipes. Thirdly, much of the ingredients [including the main fish called for] are not readily available in grocery stores, at least not in North Texas. I think I'll just gather a few favorites by visiting recipe websites for Swedish standards like Raggmunk,Pyttipanna, and of course Köttbullar [Swedish meatballs :)]

5.0 out of 5 stars A Culinary Travel to Sweden, June 17, 2009

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International cooking is yet another way to indulge in armchair travel---so, sparked by the WALLANDER series on PBS, I thought it would be intriguing to try some Swedish recipes.
Wifstrand's small cookbook is a useful look into Swedish cookery---I was a bit surprised to find that American interpretations of some of the dishes are rather amped up in the way of spices, because these recipes are hearty, but plain. The sweets recipes rise above those of the main courses, but I have enjpyed everything I have tried.