Lögberg-Heimskringla - 16.12.1994, Side 7

t’s great to get
back to the kit-
chen table and be
able to write again
to you good peo-
ple out there. I have been
layed up for about three
weeks, from Angio-plasty of
an artery in the heart. In
August of 1993, I had this
done to open this same arteiy,
which worked for a year. This
time it was necessary to add a
stainless steel wire coil to hold
it open, which is called a
Stent. I jokingly say that Rose
Marie and I have been in the
hands of Providence, which is
the name of our hospital, they
specialize in heart tune-ups.
We are very fortunate to have
excellent doctors to keep us
going and give us a few more
years of the good life.
November 24th is Turkey
Day in the U.S., with football,
parades and a day to give
thanks for the bounty of the
harvest. Canadians celebrated
their Thanksgiving Day on
October lOth, which I assume
is the same as in the U.S., but
only earlier. This is a time for
the five F’s — Food, Family,
Friend, Fun and Fellowship.
Today we will be putting
together some Icelandic dish-
es, which are a favourite of my
family. The techniques of
these dishes, I learned in
Iceland from a very good
friend Thóra Margeirsson.
eg of Lamb: have your
butcher remove the
bone and tie up with
butchers string; about 2 hrs.
before dinner is to be served,
rub the outside of the roast
with lemon juice, salt and
pepper, put in an uncovered
roaster, insert a meat ther-
mometer, put in a pre-heated
350° oven, cook till ther-
mometer reaches 175° (well
done); take out of the oven,
put on a meat platter, cover
loosely with a piece of foil and
rest 10 minutes before carving.
Sugared Potatoes: use
small round white or
red potatoes (about 2
per person); boil in their jack-
ets for approximately 15 min-
utes, check with a fork to
make sure they are done,
drain in a colander, let cool
for a few minutes, remove the
jackets, set aside; in a frying
pan put 4 tbsp. butter, on
medium heat melt butter, add
two pinches of salt and
enough white sugar till you
have a sugary peanut butter
consistency, keep stirring till
the sugar starts to tum a dark
brown, when all the sugar has
tumed dark, add the potatoes
and stir in the sugar mixture,
tuming over and over till all is
coated; pour in a serving
bowl, its ready for the table.
(Note: canned Irish potatoes
can be used, dry them well.
because if wet the sugar
doesn’t stick, warm in the
microwave oven before
adding to sugar).
eas and Carrots: I rec-
ommend frozen peas
and carrots, as they
have better flavour; cook per
package instructions.
weet and Sour Red
Cabbage: this can be
purchased in most large
supermarkets; serve cold.
int Jelly: I recom-
mend the jelly rather
than the sauce; put
on your plate and eat with the
meat.
ight Rye Bread: this
may not be available in
all areas, so any type rye
bread will work, like Swedish
or Orange Rye.
ce cream: a small dish of
vanilla with a crisp cook-
ie, tops off the meal with a
cup of coffee.
ARBORG m>
We have available for sale various home-made lcelandic food
These are:
Lifrapylsa
Hangikjöt - leg & shoulder
Lamb - legs, shoulders, etc.
Harðfiskur & Skyr
Slátur
Rúllupylsa -
flank & shoulder
Lamb Flanks
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