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Easter in Denmark
What a funny pic, sea-nile, how sweet you all are.
MTW something about snaps (from wikipedia):
"Snaps is a small shot of a strong alcoholic beverage taken during the course of a meal, very much like the German schnapps. Drinking snaps is a tradition in Scandinavia, especially in Denmark and Sweden.
A snaps is usually brændevin/brännvin (which may be vodka or akvavit), but can also be some other light-bodied spirit, as long as it isn't sweet. Snaps is usually distilled from grain or potato and is, in its raw form, without fragrance. Most snaps have flavour added as a part of the production or later. This can come from storing in casks or by adding, for example, herbs. The flavour of the spirit should be in harmony with the flavour of the meal. Spirits such as whisky or brandy are never drank as snaps.
Danes, Swedes and Swedish-speaking Finns have a tradition of singing songs, drikkeviser/snapsvisor, before drinking snaps. The drikkevise/snapsvisa is typically an ode to the joys of snaps and praises its flavour, or expresses a craving for the drink.
Snaps (and drikkeviser/snapsvisor) are an inseparable part of crayfish parties, which are notoriously tipsy affairs, even by Swedish and Finnish standards. This is not a surprise, since dozens of songs might be sung during such a meal, and every song demands a round of snaps. However, the glass does not need to be emptied every time and it is recommended not to drink the snaps too fast. An entrée consisting of sild/sill (pickled herring) and potatoes is most typically served with snaps, as is also the infamous Swedish surströmming, which most people can't stomach and which some find impossible to swallow without an accompanying snaps. This heritage comes from the brännvinsbord, an archaic Swedish entrée"
We didn't sing songs yesterday, but snaps is very strong - 45%, so sometimes you are singing after some glasses
. Every time you drink you say "skål", which means something like "cheers".
Linne
MTW something about snaps (from wikipedia):
"Snaps is a small shot of a strong alcoholic beverage taken during the course of a meal, very much like the German schnapps. Drinking snaps is a tradition in Scandinavia, especially in Denmark and Sweden.
A snaps is usually brændevin/brännvin (which may be vodka or akvavit), but can also be some other light-bodied spirit, as long as it isn't sweet. Snaps is usually distilled from grain or potato and is, in its raw form, without fragrance. Most snaps have flavour added as a part of the production or later. This can come from storing in casks or by adding, for example, herbs. The flavour of the spirit should be in harmony with the flavour of the meal. Spirits such as whisky or brandy are never drank as snaps.
Danes, Swedes and Swedish-speaking Finns have a tradition of singing songs, drikkeviser/snapsvisor, before drinking snaps. The drikkevise/snapsvisa is typically an ode to the joys of snaps and praises its flavour, or expresses a craving for the drink.
Snaps (and drikkeviser/snapsvisor) are an inseparable part of crayfish parties, which are notoriously tipsy affairs, even by Swedish and Finnish standards. This is not a surprise, since dozens of songs might be sung during such a meal, and every song demands a round of snaps. However, the glass does not need to be emptied every time and it is recommended not to drink the snaps too fast. An entrée consisting of sild/sill (pickled herring) and potatoes is most typically served with snaps, as is also the infamous Swedish surströmming, which most people can't stomach and which some find impossible to swallow without an accompanying snaps. This heritage comes from the brännvinsbord, an archaic Swedish entrée"
We didn't sing songs yesterday, but snaps is very strong - 45%, so sometimes you are singing after some glasses
. Every time you drink you say "skål", which means something like "cheers".Linne
Linne great to here how other people celebrate. I would be in Heaven if I had all that fish on the table, the rest of the family wouldn't be so thrilled though, they hate fish. This is the first year we didn't do the eggs and basket thing with the kids they haven't been too interested the last couple of years, Teenagers 
But I did get up to a big bunch of Reeses peanut butter eggs, my fave 
My Honey knows how to take care of me Heres a link that is interesting now I know how the bunny and egg thing started http://www.history.com/minisite.do?cont ... ni_id=1072
George you crack me up
Linne is going to think your an ugly American
But I did get up to a big bunch of Reeses peanut butter eggs, my fave My Honey knows how to take care of me Heres a link that is interesting now I know how the bunny and egg thing started http://www.history.com/minisite.do?cont ... ni_id=1072George you crack me up
Linne is going to think your an ugly American
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Linne, thank you so much for explaining everything. That means that I don't have to as we have about the same traditions. Your Easter table looked delicious.
Except for crayfish partys, we also drink snaps at Christmas and Midsummer (do you celebrate Midsummer Linne?). Before Christmas, it's tradition to go out in a restaurant and have Julbord (Swedish) or Julefrokost (Danish), which is a Scandinavian Smorgasbord full of all sorts of both cold and warm dishes.
I had the opportunity
to attend a Danish Julefrokost last year, as I was in Copenhagen on a meeting. I was surpriced that our gang (which was a group of 20 normally nice, intelligent, well behaved Swedes, Danes and Norweigan people) was not thrown out from the place. The restaurant itself was also to blame, as they served the food very slow, but the snaps all the time. We had to wait like 2 hours between the appretizer and the main course and then another two until the cheese dessert and people did not have anything to do but drink while waiting. I guess they got more money from selling the booze than the food.
Not my type of party, but I was not drinking snaps, so I remember everything, which I am sure not everyone was
But it was nice until a certain limit.
as we have about the same traditions. Your Easter table looked delicious.Except for crayfish partys, we also drink snaps at Christmas and Midsummer (do you celebrate Midsummer Linne?). Before Christmas, it's tradition to go out in a restaurant and have Julbord (Swedish) or Julefrokost (Danish), which is a Scandinavian Smorgasbord full of all sorts of both cold and warm dishes.
I had the opportunity
to attend a Danish Julefrokost last year, as I was in Copenhagen on a meeting. I was surpriced that our gang (which was a group of 20 normally nice, intelligent, well behaved Swedes, Danes and Norweigan people) was not thrown out from the place. The restaurant itself was also to blame, as they served the food very slow, but the snaps all the time. We had to wait like 2 hours between the appretizer and the main course and then another two until the cheese dessert and people did not have anything to do but drink while waiting. I guess they got more money from selling the booze than the food. Not my type of party, but I was not drinking snaps, so I remember everything, which I am sure not everyone was
But it was nice until a certain limit.
Yes, snow around here is fairly rare - our first year in Florence (2005 - couple of pics here http://www.florence-journal.com/photos/ ... 73jpg.html ) we had a small snow which was practically gone by the end of the day. That was the first December snow in 20 years in Florence - and we haven't seen any since in any month. It does snow in the surrounding hills/mountains, and in fact it appeared there was snow today on the mountains very close to Florence.Maggy wrote:Is it unusual with snow in your area?
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Today we have this beautiful view (I love snow and sun):
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Cptnkirk wrote:
George you crack me up Linne is going to think your an ugly American
Oh, isn't he
Thank you for the link!!
Anthony, so nice pictures! We have been in Italy a few times but never seen Florence, Your pictures convinced me that we must go there one day.
Maggy, yes, a "julefrokost" in DK can be a special experience, if people get too many snaps.
For some years ago it was common that there was a lot of drinking, when colleagues were together, but today many smaller firms are having an alternative celebration, a concert, an evening at the theatre or something like that. But of course SAS is not a smaller firm!
Yes, we celebrate midsummer. The 23rd of June we have an evening called the evening of St. Hans, where we have fire, sending the witch (a “doll” in top of the fire) to Bloksbjerg and singing the midsummer song. Hubby and I always are together with some friends. We grill and drink - not snaps but wine.
Linne
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/200 ... 4418"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/R-eDXsHY3 ... G.jpg"></a>
Cptnkirk wrote:
George you crack me up Linne is going to think your an ugly American
Oh, isn't he
Thank you for the link!!
Anthony, so nice pictures! We have been in Italy a few times but never seen Florence, Your pictures convinced me that we must go there one day.
Maggy, yes, a "julefrokost" in DK can be a special experience, if people get too many snaps.
For some years ago it was common that there was a lot of drinking, when colleagues were together, but today many smaller firms are having an alternative celebration, a concert, an evening at the theatre or something like that. But of course SAS is not a smaller firm!
Yes, we celebrate midsummer. The 23rd of June we have an evening called the evening of St. Hans, where we have fire, sending the witch (a “doll” in top of the fire) to Bloksbjerg and singing the midsummer song. Hubby and I always are together with some friends. We grill and drink - not snaps but wine.
Linne
Growing up, getting dressed up for church was a big deal for Easter. My grandparent's church would hold an egg hunt in the cemetary, which was on the side of the hill.
The cousins and I would run down the hill like a bunch of wild manics. I am surprised no one cracked their head open.
My grandmother always made a huge ham.
Like Bug, I grew up Pennsylvania German. Unfortunately, I am the first generation not speak the language.
This year for Easter, we made a basket of goodies for our son. We held our own little egg hunt in the yard on Good Friday.
The cousins and I would run down the hill like a bunch of wild manics. I am surprised no one cracked their head open.
My grandmother always made a huge ham.
Like Bug, I grew up Pennsylvania German. Unfortunately, I am the first generation not speak the language.
This year for Easter, we made a basket of goodies for our son. We held our own little egg hunt in the yard on Good Friday.
