Swedish tradition

[enide]

Semlor! Semlor! Give me lots of semlor!

Soooo....yesterday was the national 'Fettisdagen'  or Fat Thuesday (true name!) in Sweden in which it is traditonal to eat 'semlor'. A semla is a traditional Swedish pastry. The name derives from the Latin semilia, which was the name used for the finest quality wheat flour. There are several different ways to

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[chaotic_binky]

Mmmmm...I want one!

In the North of England they have something similar but filled with jam instead of almond paste. Have never eaten it in the south of England though. Must be the Viking influence.

Hugs binky xxxxx

[enide]

Lol!Maybe so; though I'd like to see how they got fresh buns all the way to England. :o)

[erfan_starled]

Now this was a post with a difference - no possible way to eat it and retain your human dignity, huh? and you ate three? *g* Semla for me, too!

[enide]

Dignity is overrrated, especially when faced with sugar and whipped cream...*has mental image of Elrond with cream on his nose and Thranduil licking it of*

[mdarkdreamer]

Yummmm!

I want to be messy!

~Dark

[enide]

Hehe...give me a cream-and-icing messy elf, and I promise you I'll take care of it...

[mistressminx_13]

I'm Polish, so we call them Paczki (pronounced poonch key), and they are typically filled with flavored jelly or custard.

3??? It takes me all day to even eat one! Of course, that wasn't always the case, which is probably one of the reasons I'm now overweight.

[enide]

I didn't eat three in a row, there were a couple of hours in between....and I didn't feel so good after the last one.
I have problems keeping my weight *up* now a days, and although pastry might not be what a doctor would recomend *shrugs* I'll eat them anyway!
*grins happily*

[celbcq]

yep