Duck Pond Paul,
I'd love to compare notes and ideas with you as foods, preservation, and tastes have evolved so much over the last century.
I grew up in a 1st generation US immigrant community made up of grumpy Norsks, happy Svents, and dour Suomis from the Oulu region. My father's family were ever-optimistic Polskis (from today's Bialystock-to-Lithuania area), who didn't really know if they were Russians, Lithuanians, or Prussians.
But, no matter where they were from in this northern region, they all had very similar food recipes, just with somewhat different names, and slightly different cooking/preservation methods.
Someone I casually know from where I grew up, ventured to Finland several years ago, and wrote a book about the differences between Suomi cooking today versus how it has changed names and spices as they diverged over the last 100-120 years between Finland and the US. I can only assume we have similar evolutions between Norsk and Svensk foods and recipes.
I would love to do a followup. Are you coming to the US anytime soon? If I were able to make a trip to your part of the world, would you have some time to spend with my wife and me discussing your foods and how they are preserved and made?
Thank you very much (please excuse my broken language) -- tusen takk, tack s� mycket, paljon kiitoksia,
Knute (Ken) fra West Virginia, USA
Hi Knute
I would enjoy spending some time with you and your wife, I can host you at my house if you would like to.
This time 2.half of august/september would be the "right time" of the year a lot of the hunt/fishing season is open and the weather is usualy nice.
Most of the turist atractions, would still be open, at least on the weekends and my oldest kids are of at uni, so I/we got plenty of room and the prices are lower on every thing including airfares.............
May/1.half of june alomost the same but no hunt/fish/harvest season to speak of then.
Any time of the year, I would fine some time for you, but the above listed times, are the best IMO, for visiting Scandinavia, unless you want to ski and experience winter activities.
Me going over the big pond, I can't tell when, mainly do to my lymes illnes, my health insurrances are limitid to Europe, untill I'm permanently classified X% dissabeled,or well, so I can go, but want take that risk.
I have a book written in danish, first published 1973 after my late father (Knut).
It was writen by a master sausage maker, salting/smoking -fish/meat expert, to save the old reciepies and methoods from getting lost.
It also contains a history part and drawings, on DIY ovens etc.
If you PM me, your post adress I will send it to you
I'm sure you can figure out away to read and understand most of it.
