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Vinarterta. Our Prized Christmas Cake

Posted on December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 by Arden Jackson

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Dec

Vinarterta. Our Prized Christmas Cake. People of Icelandic heritage in North America all know it, and identify with it so strongly you would think it was a living person. Families guard their own variations in number of layers and flavouring so intently that emotions rise when ever the recipe is discussed. Every version is wrong […]

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Don’t Ask Icelanders…

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Arden Jackson

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Dec

“Don’t ask Icelanders how to make their traditional Christmas cake” is the title of the Macleans Magazine article by Matt Kwong written in 2012 and is a ‘still true’ story worth repeating here: “Ask a Canadian: vinarterta has become a holiday staple in the homes of icelandic expats. Few Christmas traditions are as culturally sacred […]

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