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Scandinavian Christmas: Essays and Stories, Recipes and Traditions
Scandinavian Christmas Essays and Stories Recipes and Traditions Author:Selma Lagerloff, Inkeri Vaananen-Jenson, Paul B. Du Chaillu, Kay Atkinson, Dr. Marion Nelson, Elisabeth Koren, Birgitte Christianson, Julie Jensen McDonald, Helen Elizabeth Blanck, A. R. Holmberg, Julie Ingebretsen, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, Whitney Pope This book, a revision of Scandinavian Christmas, out of print for over a decade, features Christmas scenes from Washington to Pennsylvania. Essays and stories by Scandinavian writers about Christmas are included. There are stories by Selma Lagerlöf, facts about St. Lucia traditions for Swedish Americans, and information about Norwegian and D... more »anish customs. Norwegian immigrant Elizabeth Koren s beautiful essay about Christmas is included. Photographs show St. Lucia arriving in a replica of a Viking boat at Poulsbo, Washington; Christmas customs at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa; the Swedisah American Historical Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the Danish Windmill, Elk Horn, Iowa; the Swedish-American Museum, Chicago; and the St. Olaf Christmas choirs and orchestra, Northfield, Minnesota. Recipes feature all five Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland from American contributors. They include beverages, appetizers, vegetables, side dishes, breads, soups, main dishes, and desserts.« less