{"id":1166,"date":"2012-06-24T05:19:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popnea.com\/blog\/midsummer-party\/"},"modified":"2012-06-24T05:19:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T05:19:00","slug":"midsummer-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popnea.com\/blog\/midsummer-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Midsummer Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nMidsummer is a big deal in Sweden. I invited a few friends over to celebrate and introduce them to Pickled Herring.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nI made a sm\u00f6rg\u00e5st\u00e5rta (Sandwich Cake) as well.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-i6RM-ekICBs\/UAT0RQB-swI\/AAAAAAAAIyY\/EJihUiH7Txk\/s1600\/smorgastarta%2B2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-i6RM-ekICBs\/UAT0RQB-swI\/AAAAAAAAIyY\/EJihUiH7Txk\/s1600\/smorgastarta%2B2.jpg?w=980\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-L554NMCh-4I\/UAT0S08-l6I\/AAAAAAAAIyg\/-mieJFGODPY\/s1600\/smorgastarta.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-L554NMCh-4I\/UAT0S08-l6I\/AAAAAAAAIyg\/-mieJFGODPY\/s1600\/smorgastarta.jpg?w=980\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nI had herring for the second time in my life.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4HQUdgDHmv0\/UAT0JrmeMQI\/AAAAAAAAIx4\/IIVMB2aBsfs\/s1600\/herring.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4HQUdgDHmv0\/UAT0JrmeMQI\/AAAAAAAAIx4\/IIVMB2aBsfs\/s1600\/herring.jpg?w=780\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nHerring plate with fresh potatoes, sour cream and chives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-QLxOBWNkPw4\/UAT0HbTTeLI\/AAAAAAAAIxw\/Z6SY8dHGgCI\/s1600\/herring%2Bplate.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-QLxOBWNkPw4\/UAT0HbTTeLI\/AAAAAAAAIxw\/Z6SY8dHGgCI\/s1600\/herring%2Bplate.jpg?w=980\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nGuests had made their own flavored snaps that we all tried out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ilYbwhNVpFE\/UAT0V2nn8oI\/AAAAAAAAIyo\/pMNF9GAftTY\/s1600\/snaps.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ilYbwhNVpFE\/UAT0V2nn8oI\/AAAAAAAAIyo\/pMNF9GAftTY\/s1600\/snaps.jpg?fit=1200%2C780\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nNever been a big fan of the snaps, I&#8217;m just drinking it because it is a tradition. The icy glasses were very cool though.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2YRj5aHWAS4\/UAT0K7tI_VI\/AAAAAAAAIyA\/tCfpfTu-Sx0\/s1600\/ice%2Bshot%2Bglass.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2YRj5aHWAS4\/UAT0K7tI_VI\/AAAAAAAAIyA\/tCfpfTu-Sx0\/s1600\/ice%2Bshot%2Bglass.jpg?w=980\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nWe didn&#8217;t have a midsummer pole to dance around, but we do have this traffic cone in the living room that got to serve as a midsummer pole so we got to dance the Little Frog dance!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hg5GWt6zFZM\/UAT0NnA1dPI\/AAAAAAAAIyI\/dOkGso_WnIM\/s1600\/midsummer%2Bpole.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hg5GWt6zFZM\/UAT0NnA1dPI\/AAAAAAAAIyI\/dOkGso_WnIM\/s1600\/midsummer%2Bpole.jpg?fit=1200%2C780\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nSome guests arrived later, just in time for the leftovers\/midnight snack!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-EheE2n5ATYs\/UAT0PsNIAKI\/AAAAAAAAIyQ\/27HqMUQS9g0\/s1600\/midsummer.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-EheE2n5ATYs\/UAT0PsNIAKI\/AAAAAAAAIyQ\/27HqMUQS9g0\/s6100\/midsummer.jpg?w=980\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midsummer is a big deal in Sweden. 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