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"The smell of all the spices brings back childhood memories. In Sweden there are lots of recipes for this cake. I have translated this one from Swedish and then baked it using the English measurements to be sure everything was OK. A piece of this cake with a cup of tea.......heavenly!"

Ingredients: ground cardamom, eggs...

"Another way to prepare potatoes. Good for a dairy meal."

Ingredients: cream, dill, margarine...

"Great with smoked salmon, grilled or baked salmon or any other fish. Sometimes I also use it as a dipping sauce with fresh vegetables."

Ingredients: fresh basil, fresh lemon juice...

"A perfect spritz cookie recipe (with lemon and almond variations) from the folks at Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen. This recipe includes detailed instructions for piping which you can ignore if you're experienced.
If using a pastry bag, use a star tip to create the various shapes. For stars, a 1/2- to 5⁄8-inch tip..."

Ingredients: egg yolks, heavy cream, salt...

"Another recipe from the old, 1947, Swedish cookbook "Husmoderns Nya Kokbok" (The Housewife's New Cookbook). I know the title sounds weird but that's how it was called."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, margarine...

"Found this on a Swedish recipe site some time ago. It makes a lot of cookies but they keep well and can also be frozen. Don't let the amount of ginger as well as the amount of baking soda scare you off. It is just right for these cookies.
Hope you'll like them as much as we do."

Ingredients: corn syrup, granulated sugar...

"As promised on the Scandinavian forum I am going to post some recipes I have in old Swedish cookbooks. This comes from "Husmoderns Nya Kokbok" (The Housewife's New Cookbook) and was published in 1947. The measurements are sometimes hard to translate and they hardly ever give the cookingtime. All of that is estimated. It's also written..."

Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers, heavy cream...

"This is so nice on toast, warm french bread or crackers. Found it in a Swedish food magazine."

Ingredients: pepper, cream cheese...

"Something talked about in the Scandinavian forum. Found it in my cookbook called "Prinsessornas Kokbok"(The Princesses cookbook")from 1947. The recipe is typical old Swedish, I doubt it if many Swedes eat it nowadays. So-don't hang me from the highest tree if you don't like it......would be happy to know if someone tried it...."

Ingredients: eggs, salted herrings, milk...

"The Best of Bridge cookbooks are an excellent series of Canadian cookbooks. This recipe is taken from the "Grand Slam" book."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, lemons...