Scandinavian Smorgasbord Recipes [Spiral-bound]

Press Penfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1991

This spiral-bound index card size recipe book features traditional foods from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and more. Rosemaling in color on the cover. Features traditional foods of all five Scandinavian countries. Recipes include nutty cheese crispies, Danish wine cooler, sourdough pumpernickel, Norwegian crispbread delight, Swedish brown beans, Finnish meatballs, Icelandic pancakes, and rice pudding. Swedish Cream Wafers p. 139 Wafers: 1/3 cup soft butter 1/3 cup thick cream 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour Filling: 1/4 cup soft butter 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla Wafers: Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix well and chill. Roll out half the dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a fluted cutter, cut into rounds. Keep remaining dough cool. Place the rounds on sugar-covered waxed paper. Turn to coat both sides. Prick each round four times with the tines of a fork. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes. Cool and put 2 pounds together with the filling. Filling: Combine all ingredients. Spread over cooled wafer and top with another.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 160 pages
• Publisher: Penfield Pr (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941016854
• ISBN-13: 978-0941016858
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 3.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,093,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Updated Traditional Smorgasbord, November 19, 2000

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This review is from: Scandinavian Smorgasbord Recipes (Spiral-bound)

Scandinavian Smorgasbord Recipes, in the popular recipe-card file size Stocking Stuffer format, is chock-full of the best recipes and notes about Scandinavian food and culture. Collected by Karen Berg Douglas of Lansing, Michigan, this cookbook contains wonderful recipes as well as information on Swedish culture. Karen learned the art of Scandinavian cooking from her mother. Many of the recipes here are from her own private collection! The cover shows a reproduction of a Rosemaling painting done by Sallie Haugen DeReus of Leighton, Iowa. In addition to recipes, this book also contains information on the history of the Smorgasbord and menus for creating a feast of your own. Karen has updated the traditional Smorgasbord, which usually consisted of bread and butter and fruits, into something that would work as a feast today!

Scandinavian Smorgasbord Recipes contains a wide variety of traditional recipes that are sure to please all your guests. A Sample Smorgasbord menu includes dishes of Matjes Herring, Crusty Stuffed Bread, Finnish Squeaky Cheese, Danish Liver Paste, Oysters Helsinki. The possibilities are endless! Top off your meal with some Baked Apples with Warm Gjetost Rum Sauce or try your hand at making Scandinavian Spiced Mead Honey Wine. There are even instructions on how to create an Arctic Ice Sculpture for your dinner table!

Scandinavian Smorgasbord Recipes is excellent for personal collections and as a gift for those interested in creating a Scandinavian feast for family and friends.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smorgasbord delights, November 4, 2006

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For several years I have missed the presence of Smorgasbord restaurants in the NY city area. This volume has enabled me to remember and even produce many of the items that I have been craving. I am very well satisfied with the entire contents of the book.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, August 23, 2006

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This review is from: Scandinavian Smorgasbord Recipes (Spiral-bound)

This was not what I expected. Have used one recipe and that'll probably be it. Also most recipes are for huge groups. A waste for one person. I'll keep it though b/c it's "unique".