In Sweden, the day is celebrated with Lucia, wearing a crown of candles, serves coffee and Saffron Raisin Buns called 'Lussekatter' to family members. Here's a recipe from an outstanding local Scandinavian shop. The link also has some history of the celebration of St. Lucy in Scandinavia.
For dinner, let's make Swedish Meatballs from this favorite family recipe:
Swedish Meatballs
meatballs:
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 Tablespoon margarine or butter
1 egg
1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon each: allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, dill weed
1 lb. ground beef
sauce:
1 Tablespoon margarine
1/8 cup flour
1 teaspoon beef bullion granules
1 cup water
1/2 cup milk (or 1/2 & 1/2 for a richer sauce)
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
Saute onion in margarine until soft. Set aside. Mix egg, breadcrumbs and milk. Set aside while breadcrumbs absorb most of the liquid. In a medium mixing bowl, mix ground beef, seasonings, breadcrumb mixture and onion. Shape into meatballs about 1 inch in diameter using a spoon, or 1-inch cookie scoop. Brown in a frying pan until thoroughly cooked. Remove cooked meatballs from the frying pan and place into a casserole dish. In the same frying pan, make a roux of flour, margarine and pan drippings. Add broth, milk and seasonings. Stir until thickened. Pour over meatballs in the casserole dish. Keep warm until serving. Serve over egg noodles cooked according to the package directions. (Since St. Lucy was an Italian girl we do need to have some pasta!)
For dessert we always have birthday cake - since our oldest child was born on this feast day and she is certainly the light in our lives!
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