CULTURE CONNECTION RECIPE BOX Let's Make Sandkaker Traditional sandkaker-or sand cookies-are Norwegian buttery sugar cookies made from flour, butter, eggs, sugar and blanched ground almonds. Add a fall twist to your sand cookies with fresh seasonal berries and whipped cream. Check out the Sons of Norway Recipe Box-log in at sofn.com-to find more festive baking ideas (or submit your own!). Information Bank: Norwegian Poetry and Poets Norway has a long tradition of poetry dating back more than a thousand years to the Skaldic verse of the Viking Era. As time progressed, the style of poetry in Norway changed from the ballads, occasional poetry and improvised poems known as stev produced during the Middle Ages to more structured forms of poetry and finally to the more political and aesthetic poetry of the 20th century. Many of Norway's poets have been recognized internationally for their skill in crafting a quality poem-including Johan Herman Wessel, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (pictured) and Rolf Jacobsen. To learn more, visit the Information Bank online at sofn.com. Genealogy Guide Are you looking to learn more about your ancestors and where they came from? Sons of Norway has several genealogy resources to help trace your family roots. Download a copy of the Genealogy Cultural Skills Program and the Genealogy Guide to learn about Norwegian emigration, names and geography. Log in at sofn.com. LANGUAGE LESSON Start learning Norwegian. Did you know we offer language lessons on the Sons of Norway website? Within each lesson, you'll read the word in print and listen to how it's pronounced by native speakers. Lesson #28 highlights phrases related to baking a cake: Festkake - Festive cake Sett kaken på et pent fat. - Put the cake on a nice serving plate. Pisk fløten (med sukker) stiv. - Whip the cream with the sugar. Nyt kaken med en god kopp kaffe! - Enjoy the cake with a good cup of coffee! 32 Sep/Oct 2023 sonsofnorway.com SANDKAKER ADOBE/ALKERK BJØRNSON ADOBE/NICKOLAEhttp://www.sofn.com http://www.sofn.com http://www.sonsofnorway.com