When I pulled up in front of my house today I could see a big package sticking out of the mailbox. "Could it be my
Blogging By Mail package?" I wondered. Indeed, it was... And it came all the way from Stockholm, Sweden! It felt like what I can only imagine [Christian] kids feel on Christmas morning. I couldn't wait to tear it open. Inside was a lovely note from Kristina of
Clivia's Cuisine telling me about Swedish Christmas traditions and explaining in detail the contents of the package:
- A sweet coarse-grain mustard
- Dried organic apricots from Turkey
- A polkagris, a traditional Swedish peppermint candy
- A box of gluten-free pepparkakor - Swedish ginger snaps! They are incredibly crisp and full of flavor. I don't speak Swedish but I got the sense from the ingredient list they were made of rice flour and potato flour, but mostly just a whole lot of sugar and margarine. So tasty!
- Spice mix for making glogg (Swedish mulled wine), as well as Kristina's recipe for making it, and instructions on how to make an alcohol-free version.
- Loose herbal tea, the ingredients of which I haven't figured out yet - They are listed as Vinbarsblad, Citronmeliss and Abrodd. Anyone know Swedish?
- A wooden Christmas tree bottle stopper
I have to admit I worried that whoever I was matched with wouldn't understand the "gluten free" thing and would send me lots of things I can't eat. It was such a treat to get a package full of things I
can eat.
Thank you, Kristina! The package was the highlight of my day, and I can't wait to taste everything. It will be a miracle if the pepparkakor last more than 24 hours!
6 comments:
Hi there, I am so glad you liked everything! I can try and translate the contents of that tea later this week. It is called "live well" at least!
I have a colleague with celiac disease and asked him if there are good gluten-free gingerbread and he recommended these, glad they were so tasty!
What a treat, indeed. I am Swedish and gluten free so I say YAH...das is gut! I only learned a few phrases from a "Say it in Swedish" booklet years ago.
I keep thanking you for exposing me to that marvelous cashew cheese but I truly am grateful I know about it and make it all the time. All my best,
a Svenska flicka or Swedish girl...Lynn
such fun! i need to send off my package to my person. ack! tomorrow!! h
Swedish translation: "vinbärsblad" are currant leaves, "citronmeliss" is lemon balm and "åbrodd" is some sort of plant, wild I think? I hope you enjoy the tea!
Thank you - I'm sure I will enjoy it!
Vinbarsblad,Citronmeliss and Abrodd ARE ...Wine Bar Leaf, Lemon balm and Southernwood!
I was in Ukraine 2 years ago and was totally addicted to the Абрикос / Apricots from Turkey. It is so gold there a good part of the year they get a LOT of prodce based products for Turkey.
Enjoy in good health!
Love Light,
Tee
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