Tea bags and Kringlor recipe.

I got the idea for these tea bags from handmadebyheidi.blogspot.net. Her mother was crocheting bags so she helped her. Today was the Bible Study potluck and I wanted to bring something along with the food. Made 30 last night. There is a mint tea bag in each. The verse is kind of neat.

On Christmas Day at half past three brew yourself a cup of tea.
I'll think of you and you think of me while sitting near the Christmas Tree.

Most of the gals said they were going to hang theirs on the tree so chose the color accordingly.

Have a request for the Kringlor aka Kringle, Kringler or Danish Puff recipe.

Part I 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup flour, 1 tbs water

Part II 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup water, 1 cup flour, 3 eggs, 1 tsp almond extract

Part III 1 cup pd. sugar, 1 tbs soft butter, 1/2 tsp almond extract


Part I mix butter, flour and water. Pat out on a cookie sheet in 2 strips, 3 to 4 in. wide and the length of the pan. Set aside.

Part II In a saucepan heat the water and butter to boiling point. Remove and add flour all at once and stir until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Add almond extract. Spread over the crust to the edges. Bake 400º for about 45 min.

Part III Mix and spread on pastry.

Best served right away, but can be stored tightly covered. If freezing, frost after thawing.

These are Swedish diagonals with Lingonberries or raspberry jam works well too.
This is a before pic.......forgot to take an after. It is 5 lbs. of beef and pork for Köttbullar...Swedish meatballs.

This is the finished Sylta....jellied meat. It is made using veal, pork, lots of allspice, some bay leaves and a bit of gelatin. My Mother used to make head cheese when Dad butchered a pig. All parts of the pig were used!!! The heart, liver and tongue were used also....cooked with spices, tomato, and vinegar and sliced cold. Does that sound yummy???!!! It's like so many foods, if you grow up with it, you like it.

Well, so far I've gotten 2 Christmas cards back "not deliverable". So handy to go to whitepages.com and get the new addresses...guess they moved! It is kind of scary though to see how easy it is to find some one's address, phone number, age, spouses name etc. Good grief, if a person paid a few dollars they can even find out if the person has a criminal record.