tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399956990490542310.post4071115309631151042..comments2023-12-18T20:14:08.738-06:00Comments on I Stalk Dead People.: Sune Bergman & Swedish Handwriting translationDani Jonsson- Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04640576692543473343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399956990490542310.post-67450798980587289922012-02-08T10:39:19.293-06:002012-02-08T10:39:19.293-06:00Ahh, yeast is a problem for me when it comes to ba...Ahh, yeast is a problem for me when it comes to baking.... unfortunately. I suppose I'll be searching the baking powder recipes!Dani Jonsson- Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640576692543473343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399956990490542310.post-17635072631723723152012-02-07T13:17:12.664-06:002012-02-07T13:17:12.664-06:00Yes, it does that sound familiar that your great g...Yes, it does that sound familiar that your great grandmother used to make rusks / skorpor that were dried from her coffee bread/cake. And also involved cardamom and /or cinnamon. One can make them from dough with yeast or baking powder, there are different recipes, perhaps I think, it is most common with yeast.<br />Look forward to read more about your great-great uncle Sune and your family recipes and other things..;)Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633269934009174118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399956990490542310.post-35250294307937147902012-02-06T12:20:47.570-06:002012-02-06T12:20:47.570-06:00Thanks Yvonne! Thanks for the translation help! :)...Thanks Yvonne! Thanks for the translation help! :) It turns out, Sune is a great-great uncle. I have found quite a few interesting things in our family belongings. I'll have to get around to posting a Sune part 2. :)<br /><br /> My great grandparents are from Sweden. My grandfather though, (the first generation American) was only Swedish speaking until he started school, and he didn't know any English. He met a boy in the neighborhood who would walk to school with him, and this little boy taught him English. They remained life long friends, it's a really sweet story.... but I digress... lol<br /> <br /> I think the skorpor (skorpa?/rusks) my great grandmother used to make were dried from her coffee bread/cake? Does that sound familiar at all? Cardamom and cinnamon were involved. Sprinkled with sugar also I think. I'd love to make some for my coffee, and I know my Dad and aunts would appreciate some homemade ones. I think it reminds them of when they were little. :)<br /><br /> Unlike my great grandmother who baked her life away in the kitchen... I really stink with pastries. :/ It's something I'd certainly like to improve on. I really only do Swedish cooking around Christmas, (besides swedish pancakes.) and it's basically Pepparkakor and Rice pudding. I want to expand into new territory and try some more recipes from our family.Dani Jonsson- Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640576692543473343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399956990490542310.post-48023602076545762422012-02-06T11:51:09.640-06:002012-02-06T11:51:09.640-06:00Hi, You have a wonderful, interesting blog, I have...Hi, You have a wonderful, interesting blog, I have read about Sune and I have to read more!<br /><br />"Bruksanvisning" = "Instructions For Use" ;))<br /><br />You can find some swedish rusks recipes here:<br />http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1-1,swedish_rusks_sour_cream,FE.html<br />My grandmother Judith use to make rusks, She baked ordinary wheat buns, split them and dried them in the oven. Hope you find some recipe that you like!<br />I have not read all in your blog, yet... are your grandparents from Sweden?<br />Best Regards, YvonneYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633269934009174118noreply@blogger.com