Jansson's Temptation (1964)

[Beverly Flanigan]

I would guess that my grandmothers (one Norwegian, the other Swedish)
cooked in the traditional way, but by the time the second and third
generations tried the old dishes, the piquant sauces were gone, alas.  I'm
the third, and I add cranberries for zinginess!

At 07:44 PM 2/8/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>No, not bland at all, when served in the traditional Swedish way, with a
>strong mustard sauce.
>And, by the way, Jansson's Temptation without anchovies - that's like hot
>dogs without frankfurters.
>Jan Ivarsson
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Beverly Flanigan" <flanigan at OHIO.EDU>
>To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 6:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [ADS-L] Jansson's Temptation (1964)
>
>
> > At 08:38 PM 2/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >At 11:16 AM -0500 2/7/03, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
> > >>Sounds like the scalloped potatoes-in-cream casserole ("hot dish") my
> > >>Minnesota Swedish American family ate all the time. No anchovies though,
> > >>thank you.
> > >
> > >Well, you could always compensate by serving lutefisk on the side...
> > No, no, ham!  Lutefisk is strictly for Christmas Eve, with mashed or boiled
> > potatoes, peas, and lefse--just about the blandest meal you could imagine.
> >