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| 3747.1 | Ya, save dem taders | CXDOCS::COPELAND | Always in stitches | Mon Feb 15 1993 18:31 | 7 |
| I grew up on Lefse. We would eat it spread with butter, sprinkled with
sugar, and rolled up so the sugar didn't fall off. I love this stuff.
I have several recipes. I will try to remember to bring one tomorrow.
deb
Who is a full-blooded Norwegian...
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| 3747.2 | Lefse linguistics | OSLACT::HENRIKW | Good news is a bad omen | Tue Feb 16 1993 12:20 | 8 |
| You may also find something in the 2538::SCANDIA notes file.
A piece of linguistic curiosa - "lefse" is also called
"eplekake" (i e apple cake) in certain Norwegian districts,
where a potato is called an 'earth apple' or simply an apple,
like in other languages like French etc.
Henrik
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| 3747.3 | or or road apples? | ROBOAT::HEBERT | Captain Bligh | Tue Feb 16 1993 15:21 | 6 |
| I had forgotten that my mother used to call potatoes "pommes de terre" in
her Canadian French. Last year we bought a 50# sack of spuds from Canada
and sure enough, it said, "pommes de terre" (earth apples) on the sack.
So how about the cans of Italian tomatoes that says "Pomma d'oro" (golden
apples)?
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| 3747.4 | | VMSMKT::KENAH | Shedding the homespun | Tue Feb 16 1993 19:28 | 6 |
| In many languages, "apple" is used interchangeably with the generic
term "fruit." French and Italian are examples of these languages.
When the potato and the tomato were introduced from the Americas, they
were given new names -- Why "d'oro?" -- tomatoes come in many colors,
including gold.
andrew
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| 3747.5 | Golden apple == orange (in Hebrew) | TAVIS::JUAN | | Wed Feb 17 1993 12:31 | 15 |
| To make it even more exotic, this is as well the case with Hebrew,
where we find:
TAPUACH (tah-poo-ach) ................................... Apple
TAPUACH ADAMAH .......................................... Potato
(tah-poo-ach ah-dah-mah == apple from the ground ==
pomme de terre)
TAPUACH ZAHAV (or TAPUZ) ................................ Orange
(tah-poo-ach zah-hav or tah-pooz == apple of gold, golden
apple).
Juan-Carlos Kiel
DEC Israel
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| 3747.6 | Back to lefse | OSLACT::HENRIKW | Good news is a bad omen | Wed Feb 17 1993 13:01 | 9 |
| Sorry for derailing the original topic with linguistic
curiosa. Anyone interested in further studies of this
fruity ethymology should look up topic 832 in the
JOYOFLEX notes conference. Both entertaining and interesting.
As for the actual lefse - if noone else supplies a recipe, I'll try to
get hold of one tomorrow.
h
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| 3747.7 | | BSS::C_BOUTCHER | | Tue Feb 23 1993 06:59 | 1 |
| uff-da .... I hate when that happens.
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| 3747.8 | Here's a recipe | CXDOCS::COPELAND | Always in stitches | Wed Feb 24 1993 03:00 | 31 |
| Finally!
Lefse
5 to 6 lbs potatoes
1/2 cup sweet cream
1/2 cup melted margarine
2 cup flour
Directions:
Boil potatoes with the skins. Rice the potatoes (mash well) with the
skins still on. Measure 6 cups potatoes.
Add the cream and melted margarine. Mix well as you would for mashed
potatoes. Cool overnight.
When ready to make, add flour and mix well. Divide dough into small
round portions. Roll very thin using a pastry cloth and
flour to prevent sticking.
Bake on a pre-heated griddle (500 degrees) until lightly browned on
both sides (about 1/2 minute). This makes approximately 25 Lefse the
size of large dinner plates.
After the Lefse has cooled, place in plastic bags to keep it
soft. Refrigerate or freeze.
To eat: Spread with butter and sprinkle with sugar, roll it up and
enjoy!
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| 3747.9 | yeah yeah | GOLLY::CARROLL | a woman full of fire | Wed Feb 24 1993 16:16 | 4 |
| Sounds great and pretty easy. Not sure what my arteries think - how do
you suppose it would be with less butter, and milk instead of cream?
D!
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| 3747.10 | Not for diets | CXDOCS::COPELAND | Always in stitches | Wed Feb 24 1993 17:47 | 8 |
| >>how do you suppose it would be with less butter, and milk instead of
cream?
Maybe Half and Half, but not milk or less butter. Considering the
amount of potatoes and flour, the ratio of fat isn't too
high. Then again... Oh well, you have to splurge once in awhile, right?
deb
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