Info 5 Ways to Celebrate Midsummer Like a Swede
Thursday, January 24, 2019
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1. Create a midsommarkrans - a crown made from wild flowers (or cheat a little and pick up some beautiful fresh blooms from your local florist!). There's a handy step by step guide in my Anna Kubel
2. Dine alfresco - no matter the weather (in fact, midsummer weather in Sweden is known for being rainy and blowing a gale - but that never stops the revellry!).
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3. Tuck into sill o potatis - pickled herring and new potatoes are a midsummer staple - but you could go wild and create an entire Swedish smågårsbord. Extra points if you down your fork once in a while and sing a ditty en masse!
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4. Eat the largest, juiciest strawberries you can find - alone, with fresh cream, in a pie or even dipped in chocolate. As long as they're red and dotty, you're totally on point!
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5. Drink something on the strong side - preferably homemade Akvavit (schnapps). My father-in-law makes a mean Akvavit, but I still like mine tempered down a little with wild elderflower syrup (that'll be the Brit at the table then...!).
And finally, Swedish tradition dictates that if a single woman gathers seven different types of flowers and places them under her pillow on midsummer day, she'll dream of the man she's going to marry! Well worth a shot, don't you think? It might just be that tall, blonde Swede sitting opposite you at the midsummer table!
Glad Misommar allihoppa! Skål!
Niki
Due to the Swedish holiday I'll be back on Monday, I hope you have a great weekend!