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Janet

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Jun 22, 2020, 7:42:13 AM6/22/20
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In article <12fazsf98nme5$.d...@sqwertz.com>, sqwe...@gmail.invalid
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>
> A savory Swedish celebration sandwich cake. Ingredients are
> negotiable, but I stayed pretty true to the general tradition with
> only ingredients I had in the fridge and pantry.
>
> First layer of the 'cake' was smoked sprats:
> https://i.postimg.cc/Qtkt3h4Y/Smorgastarta-Layer-1-Smoked-Sprats.jpg
>
> Second layer was chevre,, roasted and marinated red peppers, and
> sweated cucumber and onion.
> https://i.postimg.cc/K8w4793f/Smorgastarta-Layer-2-Goat-Cheese-Roasted-Red-Pepper-Sweated-Cucumber.jpg
>
> Layer #3 was egg salad with pepper and grated celery minus strings.
> https://i.postimg.cc/6qr1c1Qv/Smorgastarta-Layer-3-Egg-Salad.jpg
>
> Icing was cream cheese, fresh grated horseradish, sour cream, and
> dill.
> https://i.postimg.cc/jSLL7V2C/Smorgastarta-Iced.jpg
>
> Tomato and parsley topping.
> https://i.postimg.cc/MKsnHZWh/Smorgastarta-Almost-Finsihed.jpg
>
> Pickle chips and pickled cocktail onion on top.
> https://i.postimg.cc/rmLm3KJt/Smorgastarta-Finsihed.jpg
>
> New Rule: Any haters want to chime in? Then they need to post
> pictures of what THEY made tonight [dropping microphone]
>
> -sw

Looks wonderful, I'm going to try something similar.

Is there a slice of bread between each layer?

Janet UK

Gary

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Jun 22, 2020, 8:56:23 AM6/22/20
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Sqwertz wrote:
>
> A savory Swedish celebration sandwich cake. Ingredients are
> negotiable, but I stayed pretty true to the general tradition with
> only ingredients I had in the fridge and pantry.
>
> First layer of the 'cake' was smoked sprats:
> https://i.postimg.cc/Qtkt3h4Y/Smorgastarta-Layer-1-Smoked-Sprats.jpg
>
> Second layer was chevre,, roasted and marinated red peppers, and
> sweated cucumber and onion.
> https://i.postimg.cc/K8w4793f/Smorgastarta-Layer-2-Goat-Cheese-Roasted-Red-Pepper-Sweated-Cucumber.jpg
>
> Layer #3 was egg salad with pepper and grated celery minus strings.
> https://i.postimg.cc/6qr1c1Qv/Smorgastarta-Layer-3-Egg-Salad.jpg
>
> Icing was cream cheese, fresh grated horseradish, sour cream, and
> dill.
> https://i.postimg.cc/jSLL7V2C/Smorgastarta-Iced.jpg
>
> Tomato and parsley topping.
> https://i.postimg.cc/MKsnHZWh/Smorgastarta-Almost-Finsihed.jpg
>
> Pickle chips and pickled cocktail onion on top.
> https://i.postimg.cc/rmLm3KJt/Smorgastarta-Finsihed.jpg
>
> New Rule: Any haters want to chime in? Then they need to post
> pictures of what THEY made tonight [dropping microphone]

What an odd sounding dish but I'm sure it was good.

BTW, your hero - Bobby Flay (southwestern cooking) always
drops a pepper grinder, not a microphone. Get it right!

U.S. Janet B.

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Jun 22, 2020, 10:30:52 AM6/22/20
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:26:50 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

>A savory Swedish celebration sandwich cake. Ingredients are
>negotiable, but I stayed pretty true to the general tradition with
>only ingredients I had in the fridge and pantry.
>
>First layer of the 'cake' was smoked sprats:
>https://i.postimg.cc/Qtkt3h4Y/Smorgastarta-Layer-1-Smoked-Sprats.jpg
>
>Second layer was chevre,, roasted and marinated red peppers, and
>sweated cucumber and onion.
>https://i.postimg.cc/K8w4793f/Smorgastarta-Layer-2-Goat-Cheese-Roasted-Red-Pepper-Sweated-Cucumber.jpg
>
>Layer #3 was egg salad with pepper and grated celery minus strings.
>https://i.postimg.cc/6qr1c1Qv/Smorgastarta-Layer-3-Egg-Salad.jpg
>
>Icing was cream cheese, fresh grated horseradish, sour cream, and
>dill.
>https://i.postimg.cc/jSLL7V2C/Smorgastarta-Iced.jpg
>
>Tomato and parsley topping.
>https://i.postimg.cc/MKsnHZWh/Smorgastarta-Almost-Finsihed.jpg
>
>Pickle chips and pickled cocktail onion on top.
>https://i.postimg.cc/rmLm3KJt/Smorgastarta-Finsihed.jpg
>
>New Rule: Any haters want to chime in? Then they need to post
>pictures of what THEY made tonight [dropping microphone]
>
>-sw
I didn't know of the Swedish background. My mother always made
something similar for parties.
We'd go to the bakery and ask for an unsliced loaf of bread and ask
them to cut the sides and bottom/top off and slice the bread
horizontally.
She would fill the different layers with ham salad, egg salad, some
sort of vegetable filling (drained chopped cucumber or a salad mix)
Topping was cream cheese as per Steve. Decorate as you wish. Always
very popular with the ladies.
Janet US

Sheldon Martin

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Jun 22, 2020, 10:38:58 AM6/22/20
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:26:50 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

>A savory Swedish celebration sandwich cake. Ingredients are
>negotiable, but I stayed pretty true to the general tradition with
>only ingredients I had in the fridge and pantry.
>
>First layer of the 'cake' was smoked sprats:
>https://i.postimg.cc/Qtkt3h4Y/Smorgastarta-Layer-1-Smoked-Sprats.jpg
>
>Second layer was chevre,, roasted and marinated red peppers, and
>sweated cucumber and onion.
>https://i.postimg.cc/K8w4793f/Smorgastarta-Layer-2-Goat-Cheese-Roasted-Red-Pepper-Sweated-Cucumber.jpg
>
>Layer #3 was egg salad with pepper and grated celery minus strings.
>https://i.postimg.cc/6qr1c1Qv/Smorgastarta-Layer-3-Egg-Salad.jpg
>
>Icing was cream cheese, fresh grated horseradish, sour cream, and
>dill.
>https://i.postimg.cc/jSLL7V2C/Smorgastarta-Iced.jpg
>
>Tomato and parsley topping.
>https://i.postimg.cc/MKsnHZWh/Smorgastarta-Almost-Finsihed.jpg
>
>Pickle chips and pickled cocktail onion on top.
>https://i.postimg.cc/rmLm3KJt/Smorgastarta-Finsihed.jpg
>
>New Rule: Any haters want to chime in? Then they need to post
>pictures of what THEY made tonight [dropping microphone]
>
>-sw

Looks good to me, I love sprats. I'd eat the whole thing.
What are those sheets separating the layers... looks like the thin
wafer the priest gives as the body of Christ only much larger.

Sheldon Martin

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Jun 22, 2020, 4:16:33 PM6/22/20
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:30:42 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>
wrote:
What happened to the sides/top/bottom... I hope you brought those home
for a cook's treat, not tossed, those crusty parts are the best parts
of any loaf, the middle is fit for feeding hogs and TIADers.

>and slice the bread horizontally.
>She would fill the different layers with ham salad, egg salad, some
>sort of vegetable filling (drained chopped cucumber or a salad mix)
>Topping was cream cheese as per Steve. Decorate as you wish. Always
>very popular with the ladies.
>Janet US

With a fresh crusty loaf we'd never do that, it'd be sliced with the
crust ON for great sandwiches. I'd feel ill knowing you tossed the
crusts in the trash, I'd feel better if you fed those crusts to
critters. I'll often pull out the doughy middles for feeding the
birds.

Nellie

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Jun 22, 2020, 4:24:42 PM6/22/20
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Janet B.
————————

Yep, Janet, ribbon loaf. I enjoyed it at a
Department store called Bullocks that had
a TeaRoom. I have always meant to make
one after the store closed its doors, and maybe
I will one day.

Nellie

Sheldon Martin

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Jun 22, 2020, 4:45:25 PM6/22/20
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:49:31 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:
>Bobby Flay is an asshole. Always was, always will be. I had hoped
>he was dead - haven't seen his mug for 10+ years.
>
>-sw

Every time I see Flay's name on the food channel I quickly switch back
to Fox News or Naked and Afraid. Flay is no kind of cook... should be
featured as Bobby Fake. Would be a lot better if naked and afraid
were truly naked, some of those gals are hot, they got great ass but
would be best if they didn't blur out their bosoms... it's a tease if
I can't see their nipples. D cups are meaningless if they have M&M
nipples.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jun 22, 2020, 4:57:24 PM6/22/20
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On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 6:42:13 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
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> Looks wonderful, I'm going to try something similar.
>
> Is there a slice of bread between each layer?
>
> Janet UK
>
I swear it looks like a flour tortilla between the layers but it's probably
not.

Hank Rogers

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Jun 22, 2020, 7:16:12 PM6/22/20
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U.S. Janet B.

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Jun 22, 2020, 8:04:27 PM6/22/20
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:24:37 -0700 (PDT), Nellie
<julie...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Janet B.
>On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:26:50 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
>wrote:
>

>I didn't know of the Swedish background. My mother always made
>something similar for parties.
>We'd go to the bakery and ask for an unsliced loaf of bread and ask
>them to cut the sides and bottom/top off and slice the bread
>horizontally.
>She would fill the different layers with ham salad, egg salad, some
>sort of vegetable filling (drained chopped cucumber or a salad mix)
>Topping was cream cheese as per Steve. Decorate as you wish. Always
>very popular with the ladies.
>Janet US
>
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>
>Yep, Janet, ribbon loaf. I enjoyed it at a
>Department store called Bullocks that had
>a TeaRoom. I have always meant to make
>one after the store closed its doors, and maybe
>I will one day.
>
>Nellie

It's been decades since I made one. It's tasty but a huge endeavor.
I've contemplated doing one with store-bought white bread slices with
the crust cut off. That way it wouldn't make such a huge loaf. A
Pullman loaf works best.
Janet US
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