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| After the long nights of winter, Easter and the arrival of spring are truly celebrated in Scandinavia. Whether they spend their Easter holidays in the city welcoming the return of the spring flowers or whether they escape to the mountains taking advantage of the longer spring days to get in the last of the season’s skiing, Easter is a time of renewal for Scandinavians, celebrated with good food and good company. |
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| No matter what the setting, Scandinavians are known for their hospitality and charming table settings. Their colorful and coordinated tables make the time spent with family and friends more memorable. Fresh flowers, festive napkins and, of course, candles add to the spirit of these gatherings. To celebrate Easter with the flair of the Scandinavians, look to Ingebretsen’s for our large selection of candles and quality paper napkins, as well as our year-round array of colorful Swedish table linens. |
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| Sit down and enjoy a traditional Scandinavian breakfast. Try the Finnish Pulla Braid topped with Gjetost or Cloudberry jam. Olof Swedish crisp rolls are the perfect accompaniment to soft-boiled eggs. Top it all off with a good strong cup of Swedish coffee—perhaps Egg Coffee. Directions for making a good cup of Swedish Egg Coffee can be found in the cookbook Our Beloved Sweden. The recipe for the Finnish Pulla Braid is from The Finnish Cookbook. Cloudberry jam, gjetost, Swedish ground coffee and Olof crisp rolls are available in our deli or by mail order through our Food Catalog |
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| Beautiful table settings serve as a wonderful complement to holiday meals. Easter of course means eggs. Whether simply prepared as in the ever popular hard and soft-boiled eggs or something more elaborate as in a Nøkkelost Quiche, eggs always play a prominent role in a Scandinavian breakfast buffet. At Ingebretsen’s we have a wonderful selection of cookbooks from which to choose your Easter breakfast fare—all listed for you in our Cookbook Catalog. Here we have chosen a few recipes to consider when planning your own Easter breakfast buffet: |
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Egg Coffee (Our Beloved Sweden) |
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Nøkkelost Quiche (Ekte Norsk Mat) |
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Æbleskiver (Delectably Danish) |
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Wienerbrød (Delectably Danish) |
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Finnish Easter Bread—Pääsiäisleipä—(The Finnish Cookbook) |
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Pulla Coffee Bread—Pulla—(The Finnish Cookbook) |
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Finnish Oven Pancake—Pannukakku—(The Finnish Cookbook) | |
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| Enjoy Swedish blueberry soup served with Danish Æbleskiver or Finnish Easter Bread (Pääsiäisleipä), baked in a coffee can! The recipe for æbleskiver is from the cookbook Delectably Danish. The Finnish Easter Bread recipe comes from The Finnish Cookbook by Beatrice Ojakangas |
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| Enjoy Swedish blueberry soup served with Danish Æbleskiver or Finnish Easter Bread (Pääsiäisleipä), baked in a coffee can! The recipe for æbleskiver is from the cookbook Delectably Danish. The Finnish Easter Bread recipe comes from The Finnish Cookbook by Beatrice Ojakangas |
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| Shop our Specialty Foods Catalog for the necessary accompaniments and condiments to complete your holiday menu: |
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Swedish ground coffee |
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Scandinavian jams including lingonberry and cloudberry |
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Blueberry and fruit soup mixes |
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Gjetost, Nøkkelost and Jarlsberg cheeses |
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Wasa crispbread |
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Olof crisp rolls | |
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| A Påskris serves as the centerpiece for this Scandinavian breakfast buffet |
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| A Påskris adorned with brightly colored feathers and miniature Easter ornaments |
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| One of those ornaments might include a Easter witch, hand-crafted in wood, brightly painted and available at Ingebretsen’s. The Easter witch or påskkäringar is a Swedish tradition. It was once believed that witches were about at Easter, so all doors were kept shut to keep them out. The witch survives as an Easter motif today. Children dress up as påskkäringar with bright kerchiefs on their heads and sporting a broomstick. They go from door to door wishing all Glad Påsk—Happy Easter. And so from our store to your home, Glad Påsk! |
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| An Easter witch (approximately 2 ½" x 5") Handcrafted in Minnesota and available for $9.50 |
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| April brings with it a history of holiday celebrations and superstitions in Scandinavia. Witches supposedly flew on broomsticks or stolen farm animals to meetings on Easter weekend. You will find a couple of examples of witches flying about Ingebretsens’ store! Decorating with a witch motif in modern times, thankfully, cast witches in a humorous and benevolent light. Hanging such a lady, as you see here, in your kitchen will surely cast a good spell on both your household and your cooking! |
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