NORWAY-L Archives

Archiver > NORWAY > 2002-12 > 1038843469


From:
Subject: Norwegian Christmas Cookies
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:37:49 EST


At our local SON meeting a discussion was started as to why do Norwegians
need to make 7 or 12 different kinds of cookies. I tried the Internet but
all I could find out is that is that the tradition came from medieval times.
Can anybody give me some info on the origins of the tradition. By the way, my
wife stopped at 7. Tusen Takk Ralph Peterson

This thread: