Flavors of the Fjords: The Norwegian Holiday Cookbook

A unique new work on Norwegian foods, holiday customs, recipes,  and the "Norwegian-American Experience."    The largest number of  traditional Norwegian holiday recipes--cakes, cookies, breads-ever put  together in one book, and interwoven with fascinating bits of Norwegian  social history, including explanations of Norwegian Holiday traditions  and customs, many of them kept alive to this day by millions of  Norwegian-American families.  Authentic manuscript recipes for over 125  holiday cookies, cakes, breads, toppings, and puddings are interwoven  with fascinating bits of Norwegian and Newport, Rhode Island social  history. Poignant recollections and photographs chronicle life in  Newport-all was not "Bellevue Avenue high life." Lavishly illustrated,  it offers over 300 photographs showcased by its 8 1/2 x 11 inch format  illustrating life from Norway-to-Newport, R.I.--then and now--from  period portraits and views of the late 19th and early 20th century,  including antique post cards, to the present day. Unpublished  photographs selected from private collections (including an autographed  picture of Roald Amundsen, who discovered the South Pole), antique post  cards, and contemporary Norwegian scenes.