Here are just a few traditional
recipes from Norway.

DEER ANTLERS
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup whipping cream
2/3 cup sour cream
3 cups flour
2 T. baking powder
1 tsp. cardamom
2 T. melted butter
shortening or oil
Beat eggs and sugar
until light and lemon-colored.
Whip cream and
sour cream lightly together.
Sift the dry ingredients.
Add alternately with melted
butter and both creams
to the egg mixture. Mix lightly
together.
Refrigerate overnight.
Roll the dough into
1/3" sausages.
Cut into 5" lengths.
Form into a wreath.
Make two notches
along the edges.
Heat the shortening or oil
to 350 degrees F. Deep fry,
a few at a time, until golden,
three to four minutes.
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Buttermilk pancakes, pancakes,
potato cakes and raised
pancakes are served
with coffee throughout
Norway.
The latter are served on
ferry boats in western Norway.

Raised Pancakes
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 quart buttermilk
4 1/4 cups flour
pinch of baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
butter
Melt the butter, add sugar
and beat in the eggs and milk.
Combine the dry ingredients
and add, mixing well.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Fry in a small amount
of butter on a griddle.
Serve with butter and sugar.
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Taken from The Global
Gourmet,
Concordia Language
Villages, Moorhead,
Minnesota.
This recipe was submitted
by Amy Erickson,
longtime Concordia College
Food Service Manager.
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Rommergrot ( microwave)

1 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups half & half
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 tps. salt
Melt butter in large
microwave-safe bowl.
Stir in flour with wire
whisk.
Cook until mixture bubbles;
cook 30 seconds longer.
Heat half & half and milk
together; slowly add to
flour mixture. Stir with
wire whisk while mixing.
Return to microwave
until mixture begins
to boil,
about 2 minutes. Remove
from microwave; stir in
sugar and salt.
Microwave 30 seconds
longer.
Add more hot milk if
necessary to reach
desired consistency.
Serve warm with melted
butter, cinnamon, and
sugar, if desired.
Sixteen servings.

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