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Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 12:18:01

Norway. Mittens sent to orphans in Ukraine apparently.

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 12:19:33

Something went wrong with the link. Try this one

Anne58 Wed 19-Dec-12 12:22:43

That's lovely!

Mishap Wed 19-Dec-12 12:23:49

That's a novel idea.

jO5 Wed 19-Dec-12 12:30:39

Ohhh! That's sweet. smile

numberplease Wed 19-Dec-12 15:24:56

What a lovely idea.

grannyactivist Wed 19-Dec-12 15:45:02

Our thoughts always turn to Norway at this time of year - such a beautiful place to spend Christmas. Although I agree with Garrison Keillor's take on the Christmas meal of 'lutefisk':
Lutefisk is cod that has been dried in a lye solution. It looks like the desiccated cadavers of squirrels run over by trucks, but after it is soaked and reconstituted and the lye is washed out and it's cooked, it looks more fish-related, though with lutefisk, the window of success is small. It can be tasty, but the statistics aren’t on your side. It is the hereditary delicacy of Swedes and Norwegians who serve it around the holidays, in memory of their ancestors, who ate it because they were poor. Most lutefisk is not edible by normal people. It is reminiscent of the afterbirth of a dog or the world's largest chunk of phlegm.

Ella46 Wed 19-Dec-12 16:44:05

Thanks for that GrannyA I really don't feel like eating now! grin

grannyactivist Wed 19-Dec-12 18:18:07

Yes Ella46, it's guaranteed to put you off eating anything at Christmas. Still, I can't beat the time my family were served liver and apple for breakfast in Slovakia when we stayed with our friends there. (My boys were very brave and actually ate it.) confused

annodomini Wed 19-Dec-12 18:26:59

I was just going to get some salmon out of the freezer...sad

POGS Wed 19-Dec-12 18:27:48

Bags

I can't get a link, sorry. Anybody else have a problem?

grannyactivist Wed 19-Dec-12 20:04:10

POGS try the second link Bags posted.

POGS Wed 19-Dec-12 20:26:03

grannyactivist

What a dodo dodo I was, thanks.

How original, I liked it.

Ana Wed 19-Dec-12 20:34:01

I thought it was socks, at first! It would work either way - lovely idea smile