Lögberg-Heimskringla - 09.02.1990, Qupperneq 2

2 • Lögberg - Heimskringla • Föstudagur 9. Febrúar 1990
President Vigdís Rnnbogadóttir and Jón Ásgeirsson at the 50th Anniversary of the pjóðræknisfélag in lceland
when President Vigdís was made its honourary member.
Icelandic Content
on page 8
- a short synopsis
In this issue we feature an article by Jón Ásgeirsson,
Chairman of the Icelandic pjóðræknisfélag which cele-
brated its 50th year last December. At that occasion,
President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was made its
honourary member.
Mr. Ásgeirsson writes about the associations future
goals. It plans to invite a Canadian yout of Icelandic
descent for ayear long stay in Iceland and also to be of
assistance to Icelanders living abroad. Now, for ex-
ample, Mr. Ásgeirsson is in charge of a fund raising
effort in Iceland on behalf of the British Columbia
Icelandic Chapter of the INL Icelandic House.
Also appearing are minutes from the
pjóðræknisfélag’s initial meeting in 1939.
kclandic Rccipcs
Sweet Fruit Soup
(Sætsúpa)
13 cups water
3/4 cup sago (slow cooking tapioca)
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup prunes
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup fruit juice
(raspberry, stawberry, or crowberry)
1 - 2 sticks cinnamon
(or 1/2 -1 tsp ground cinnamon)
1 teaspoon salt
10-15 drops of lemon juice
Soak sago overnight. Drop cinnamon stick
in cold water and bring to a boil. Add sago
(after soaking ), stirring constantly. Boil 1/2
hour. Addraisinsandprunes. Cookuntilsoup
is clear (1/2 hour). Remove cinnamon sticks.
Add fruit juice before serving. Serve hot or
cold, as a dessert.
Skyr
Take4qts. of sweetmilkand bringtoaboil.
Cool until lukewarm. Take 1/2 cup milk and
stir in 2 tablespoons pjetti (skyr). Stir this
into the lukewarm milk.
Add 12 drops rennet, stir well. Set aside
in warm place about 24 hours.
Drain off liquid through cheese cloth.
Remove from cheese cloth, put in bowl,
beat well, and serve with cream and sugarto
taste.
Pjetti (Skyr)
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup sourcream
1 tablespoon sugar
Beat well, use when skyr is not available.
Courtesy of Jón Sigurðsson Chapter
IODE Recipe Book
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Letters to the Editor
Jan. 26,1990
Dear Editor,
Today I received my Jan. 19th issue of
Lögberg-Heimskringla here in Florida.
An article on page 3 is of great signifi-
cance to me, (76 Icelandic M.D.’s in
U.S.A.).
On one of our trips home from Florida,
I did what I always do, and that is to pemse
the phone book in the Hotel or Motel
where we stop for the night and look for
Icelandic names.
Back in the early 80’s during an over-
night stay in Macon, Georgia, I came upon
the name. of Sturla Stefansson. I called
him and as a result thereof we visited with
him and his wife and family several times,
as we were coming and going.
However, my wife and I have not gone
south by car for the last three years.
We exchanged Christmas cards and at
Christmas 1988 Sturla wrote a brief letter
along with their card and advised that he
had established a medical practice in
Milledgeville, Georgia.
On our way south this winter we pe-
msed every avenue we could think of,
trying to locate him and/or his business
and we could not so much as come up with
a phone number.
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Secretary - phone 1 - 204 - 453-3022
Mrs. S. Borga Jakobson
205 Montrose Street
^ Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 3L9 j
Seeing this in the Lögberg-
Heimskringla prompts me to write and
ask you or your readers for help (even
though only to get his phone number).
Sturla Stefansson is an Icelandic doc-
tor, educated in the U.SA, practíced as
an anesthetíst at a large hospital in Ma-
con. He did this all through the tíme we
knew him.
He and his wife are such a lovely couple
that we feel badly not being able to at least
speak to them by phone.
Any assistance you can provide will be
Tppreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Stefán J. Stefanson
Apt. 240, Bldg. 5,959 SE 2nd Ave.
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33441
Letters to the editor
Dear Editor,
I was disappointed when the scholar-
ship wiimers of the IODE were simply
named for the award they had received.
Do you not think it would have been so
much more interesting to read what they
had won the scholarships for, plus what
they are doing and what family they are
connected to in the Icelandic community.
The IODE puts so much effort into raising
these funds, and the students take consid-
erable tíme and effortto apply, itall seemed
tofallflat. Letkblowourhomabitmore.
Thanks for keeping the paper so inter-
esting and diversified.
Respectfully yours,
Lorna J. Tergesen
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