Lögberg-Heimskringla - 21.09.1984, Side 4

4-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 21. SEPTEMBER 1984_
Ritstj órnar gr ein
Heimsókn páfa til Kanada
Heimsókn páfa til Kanada hefur að
vonum vakið mikla athygli í landi
því. Hundruð þúsunda víðs vegar um
landið hlýddu á messur hans eða
fögnuðu honum þar sem hann ók um
stræti borga með fríðu föruneyti. Af
þessu mætti draga þá ályktun að hér
færi mesti þjóðhöfðingi veraldar. Það
má vissulega til sanns vegar færa að
svo sé og enginn trúarleiðtogi ræður
yfir eins fjölmennum söfnuði og páfi.
Því verður hins vegar ekki neitað að
vald páfa í veraldlegum málum er
næsta lítið og það er af sem áður var
þegar voldugir konungar Frakklands.
Spánar og Englands, svo dæmi séu
tekin, máttu sín lítils gegn ógnarvaldi
páfans í Róm.
Við siðaskiptin minnkaði vald páfa
og svo hefur reyndar verið stöðugt
síðan. Nú er svo komið að meira að
segja kaþólskir virða sum boð hans
og bönn að vettugi. Svo er t.d. með
margar konur er notað hafa ákveðnar
getnaðarvarnir og sumar lifað
fóstureyðingu. I ræðum sínum í
Kanad hefur páfi margs sinnis haldið
því fram að ' fóstureyðingar séu
ókristilegar og jaðri við morð. Þessi
skoðun hans reitti trúarsystur hans í
Quebec til reiði og sagði einn af
helstu leiðtogum kvenréttind-
hreyfingarinnar þar að áfram yrði
barist fyrir fóstureyðingum þó svo
æðsti maður kaþólsku kirkjunnar
legðist gegn því. Hún sagði að margar
kaþólskar konur myndu einfaldlega
kasta trúnni eða hunsa vilja
vatikansins. Einhvern tíma hefði
þessi kona verið bannfærð fyrír slíkar
skoðanir.
Þó páfi geti ekki stöðvað
vígbúnaðarkapphlaupið eða komið í
veg fyrir hernaðaríhlutun
stórveldanna, eða hungursneyð, þá er
samt boðskapur hans um frið og
kærleika manna á meðal skýr og
afdráttarlaus. Það er auðvitað óljóst
með öllu hvaða þýðingu heimsókn
hans hefur. Boðskapur hans fer
áreiðanlega fyrir ofan eða neðan garð
hjá mörgum og þeir eru áreiðanlega
fleiri sem vilja líta hann berum
augum og jafnvel snerta en að breyta
eftir kenningum hans. En hvað sem
öllu líður þá minnir nærvera hans
okkur á guð og vafalaust er það öllum
hollt á þessum tímum þegar
veraldlegur auður skiptir miklu
meira máli en friður í sálu. J.Þ.
The Papal Visit
The papal visit to Canada has
understandably caused tremendous
interest. Millions have attended his
services throughout Canada or
watched as he passed through city
streets. All this excitement might
have one thinking that here goes the
World's most powerful man but that
is only partly true. There were times
when powerful kings of England,
France or Spain dared not oppose the
Pope in Rome.
The Reformation caused lessening
influence in the Vatican and the
by Eve Aðalsteinsson
It happens every time we return
from a vacation in Iceland: About a
month later we experience sudden
cravings for skyr, Icelandic cheese,
fish, and other foods. We ask our-
selves, why must we go through
these withdrawal pains over a diet
which should not be impossible to
approximate in North America?
Consider the unfortunate souls
who miss their yucca plant roots. At
least for us, some Icelandic foods are
available or substitutes for them are
within reach here. The problem is
that unless one is lucky enough to be
near a large Icelandic community in
the United States or Canada, infor-
mation about foods is often difficult
to obtain. Therefore, we decided to
do a little research on the subject and
can report that our stomachs are well
satisfied as a result. At any rate, we
hope that our findings will be of use
to some readers.
It seems that Icelandic cheese is
now in many supermarkets under
the label of "Dorman’s." The firm of
N. Dorman and Company, of
Syosset, New York, imports a few
varieties. In our region, "Pathmark"
and "A&P" are among the chains car-
rying it.
As in the case of cheese, check
with your grocer concerning "Season
Products Corporation" of Stavanger,
Pope's power in World affairs have
decreased ever since. Even people of
his own faith, Catholics, have ig-
nored his messages. For example,
females who have gone through with
abortion in spite of the Pope's clear
stand on that issue. He has on several
occasion during his visit to Canada
touched upon the subject and made
it clear that he opposes abortion.
Feminist leaders in Quebec, for in-
stance, became upset with what one
of their leaders called his "old
fashioned view." She claimed that
feminists would carry on their fight
to legalize abortion in spite of his opi-
nion. Centuries ago she would have
been excommunicated for her op-
Norway. Icelandic herring and kip-
per snacks are packaged under the
name, "Season's Brand.” Although
"Iceland Waters" has its own kipper
snacks line, the Season's" label ap-
pears to be widely distributed and
not just sent to gourmet shops. Oc-
casionally, it is worth a peek in the
canned goods aisle to see if you can
spot some Icelandic sardines, too.
When sardines or herring become
tough to track down, however, we
buy "Abba" brand from Sweden,
sold in a jar form with a choice of
various sauces.
Icelandic lumpfish caviar is located
in many department store gourmet
sections and in the local super-
markets of some urban areas. At
times, Icelandic brook trout is includ-
ed in the specialty shops of top
department store chains such as
"Bloomingdales."
A quick check of fast-food
restaurants usually reveals that they
buy their cod from "Coldwater” or
"Samband," both Icelandic seafood
corporations. Some restaurants, such
as the chain called "Red Lobster,"
often feature Icelandic lobster and
shrimp dishes. Frozen Canadian had-
dock is our favorite "substitute"
when preparing meals at home and
it is available at most supermarkets.
For the really desperate Icelandic fish
lover, "Iceland Waters" offers
several types of canned seafood
packages through "Icemart," the
duty-free store in Keflavík, Iceland.
Inquiries may be addressed to:
'Tcemart Mail Order Department,”
Keflavík International Airport, 235,
Iceland.
"Hardfiskur" and "slátur" we
have accepted defeat on, but there
are actually look-alikes in the market.
Bacalao, or dried fish from Portugal
and/or the Caribbean is acceptable if
you have it with a small glass of
Aalborg Akvavit (instead of Bren-
navín, of course). "Slátur" has some
long-lost cousins in the forms of
position to the Pope's will.
Although the Pope is unable to pre-
vent the Super Powers from ex-
perimenting.with nuclear arms and
interference in other nations' affairs
his message is clear; peace on earth
among all men. It is impossible to
estimate the value of his visit. His
message may miss the ears of many
and one might say that it appears to
be of greater importance to see his
Holiness and touch him than to prac-
tice what he preaches. Whatever be
the case, the fact remains that his
presence reminds us of God and that
alone is good for all of us during these
times when a fat bank account ap-
pears to be more important than
peace in one's heart.
Polish blood sausage and Pennsylva-
nia Dutch farm sausage, but after a
taste test we concluded that the
similarity was in appearance only.
"Gravlax" and "rúgbrauð" present
much easier challenges. Canadian or
Alaskan salmon works well and
"Rubschlager Baking Corporation"
of Chicago, Illinois, has dark and
light rye breads which we have used
for smörrebröð. Their breads are
distributed wideiy.
By reading this newspaper, one can
discover what Icelandic society or
chapter is nearby and then approach
them for recipes. If none are close at
hand, I would suggest writing to a
chapter whose address appears in the
paper and asking them for assistance.
In the Philadelphia and Washington
areas, for example, the women
members bake pönnukökur, lummur,
flatkökur, flatbrauð, etc., and they
can steer you toward the exact local
products which will make your foods
taste authentic. They even have good
advice about transforming Icelandic
ingredients into Amerigan or Cana-
dian measures. In the pönnukökur
recipe I rely upon, for instance, óne
American egg equals two Icelandic
ones. Thanks to these women, we
also now celebrate "Bolludagur" each
year with a proper Icelandic
rjómabollur, without going through
the frustration of trying to find some-
thing like it at the corner bakery.
Saving the best for last: We recent-
ly received a tip from Hjálmar and
Linda Sveinsson, currently residing
in Ohio, concerning the making of
skyr. Hjálmar's sister, Guðný, who is
studying in Sweden, sent him easy
instructions which they have permit-
ted me to share. Simply buy plain
yogurt at your grocery store and let
it drain through a coffeefilter in your
refrigerator overnight. What you find
the next morning is some of the best
skyr that we have ever tasted. Now
then, if I could only discover where
to pick some krækiber . . .
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