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Danish aebleskiver – Puff dumplings – Apple dumplings – Filled pancakes – Pancake balls
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Christmas time = time for aebleskiver Today it is all about Danish Christmas hygge. You get the recipe for the filled aebleskiver – an updated version – or maybe an old fashion version of an aebleskive… Aebleskiver are part of the Danish Christmas, along with gløgg, honey cookies and honey bombs, vanilla wreaths, kransekage (marzipan […]
The paper cone – a Danish Christmas decoration – make your own paper cones
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Danish Things – the paper cone or in Danish “kræmmerhuset”. You will get some free prints – and a template here: Cones for you History The Danes decorate their Christmas tree with ornaments dating back to the late 1800s. Denmark lost the war against Austria and Prussia in 1864 and had to part with Schleswig, […]
How to remove labels easily from jars and bottles
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How to remove labels easily from jars and bottles Do you recognize yourself? You’ve bought a product in a jar – or in a glass bottle. You’ve already eaten the product, but the jar is so beautiful, a patent jar, has a good lid, a nice shape, the right size for … – but unfortunately, […]
Carnival Cats for decoration and as templates
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“Fastelavn” or “Shrovetide” “Fastelavn” is a carnival and in Denmark, it is mostly a party for children. It is always the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. The term “Fastelavn” means “fast evening” or the day before Lent. In Denmark, we are mostly Protestants and “Fastelavn” is now a tradition without the Lent. “Beat the cat out […]
Froebel star – a classic Danish Christmas decoration.
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Updated version 2018, watch the new video! Se dansk version her. It’s time to make stars – Froebel stars! And you’ll get the instructions here – and on youtube. The Froebel star is a classic Danish Christmas decoration made of paper strips. In Denmark, we use the Fröbel stars as ornaments on Christmas trees and […]
Napoleon’s Hat
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Napoleon’s Hat for my father Today is my father’s birthday. My dad also gets three cheers hurray, hurray, HURRAAAAAAAAA – happy birthday dad. Yesterday it was Lise who received a cake for her birthday – today it is my fathers turn – it is his birthday today. He has chosen his own cake and he […]
Wales buns with marzipan foam and apple jam
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Wales buns for Lise My friend Lise lives in Wales. It is her birthday today. Hurray, hurray, HURRAAAAAAAAAY. The first time I met Lise was a “few years ago” on a Roskilde festival. We had a lot in common, born the same year, a little sister (Lise also has a big brother) and we both […]
Kransekage – marzipan wreath cake
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New Year is equal to KRANSEKAGE – marzipan wreath cake The kransekage (literally wreath cake) The Danes prepare it for special occasions such as New Year’s Eve, weddings, graduation and birthdays. I can not remember when I first made kransekage for New Year’s eve – but I know that my sister and I made a […]
Old-fashioned homemade vanilla wreaths
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December 7. The other day Christian came home and said that he loved vanilla wreaths. In this month that means that I will find a recipe and start experimenting. So here’s a recipe that is based on an old Danish recipe for vanilla wreaths. It is taken from an old Danish cookbook: The Madam Mangor […]
Pleated Christmas hearts – Danish Christmas harts
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December 6. It’s time for Christmas decorations again – this time it’s the Christmas heart. The pleated Christmas heart is a classic on the Danish Christmas trees. They are traditionally pleated in the national colours of red and white. But today the hearts can be made of all kinds of paper in all sorts of […]