Welcome to My Danish Christmas Advent
Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. I’ve got
a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes,
traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes… So sit back,
relax and enjoy!
17 DECEMBER
Only one week until the Big Day – can we can fit everything in?! Today it’s
gløgg! A nice cup of mulled wine to keep us warm and cosy…
Ready to glug, glug, glug our gløgg, gløgg,
gløgg
Every family has their own favourite gløgg recipe or brand they like
to buy. Just do your own thing and don’t listen to the purists. I warm (and
keep warm) our gløgg in my crockpot but a large saucepan on a low heat
will do the job just as well. Don’t boil it or you’ll lose the alcohol! But
make sure to add a large bowlful (or packet) of sliced almonds and raisins to
your red wine concotion. For me, it’s the act of fishing for the ‘bits’ at the
bottom that turns it into a true gløgg experience.
Almonds and raisins
It’s a tradition in our family that we drink gløgg on Lille
Juleaften (Little Christmas Eve – 23 December) along with ourhomemade æbleskiver. Mums! [as the Danes say for ‘Yummy!’)
Skål! And don’t forget to check back here tomorrow when we open the
next door!
Diane 