Happy Lucia, folks! I really love this day - not the wake on the 12th with all the drinking, but the morning of the 13th with the candles and the singing and the saffron buns. Mmmmmm. :-)

Here's a link to a saffron bun recipe. I don't know if they'll taste right, because I tend to EAT buns rather than MAKE them, but I'm sure they'll be fine, that ( Read more... )

Happy Lucia, everyone!

For those of you new to this journal and not Scandinavian, Lucia was a Sicilian saint or a brave medieval girl from Värmland, Sweden, depending on who you ask. ( Further explanation of the Lucia tradition cut for those who have already heard it or don't care. )

I completely and utterly adore the curse "Judas Iscariot Hogwallop." I wish I could use it somewhere ( Read more... )