seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert) (03/12/84)
OK, for all you alcoholics out there, if you *really* don't
want people drinking out of your bottle, get yourself some
Ma"lort (no umlauts in ascii). This is a Swedish concoction
which comes with a root (vegetable matter, not super-user! :-) )
in the bottle. Truely disgusting.
Of course if you're not an alcoholic you don't have to go to
such extremes. I manage to turn people's stomachs by asking
for a glass of ICE WATER! (Lisle tap water is almost as disgusting
as Ma"lort.)
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____|___|_____ ihnp4!ihuxl!seifertken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) (03/12/84)
-- >>> OK, for all you alcoholics out there, if you *really* don't >>> want people drinking out of your bottle, get yourself some >>> Ma"lort (no umlauts in ascii). This is a Swedish concoction >>> which comes with a root (vegetable matter, not super-user! :-) ) >>> in the bottle. Truely disgusting. Less disgusting, but equally Scandinavian, is the Danish Akvavit. This clear schnappes tastes like caraway seeds, and is best drunk by belting back ice-cold shots (hides the taste a little). Actually, I love the stuff, but I don't know anyone else (except in Denmark, where I acquired the taste--well it was more like being tortured into it) who can stand even one sip. And at the prices it fetches, it's a good thing. The trick is to get down 4 or 5 belts--then it starts to taste really great. Hey--promise not to tell! -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 12 Mar 84 [22 Ventose An CXCII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7261 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!ihuxq!ken *** ***
decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot) (03/14/84)
Less disgusting, but equally Scandinavian, is the Danish Akvavit.
This clear schnappes tastes like caraway seeds, and is best drunk
by belting back ice-cold shots (hides the taste a little).
Actually, I love the stuff, but I don't know anyone else (except in
Denmark, where I acquired the taste--well it was more like being
tortured into it) who can stand even one sip. And at the prices
it fetches, it's a good thing. The trick is to get down 4 or 5
belts--then it starts to taste really great. Hey--promise not to
tell!
I also happen to like Akvavit. There's a little song that you're supposed
to sing (it is unconditionally REQUIRED) before each belt. I believe it
starts out...
hey LAHNG or
...or something. Anybody have any clues?
Dave Decoted@unisoft.UUCP (Ed Gould) (03/17/84)
I know lots of folks (not Danish, either) who like Akavit. It's great with a beer chaser, too. -- Ed Gould ucbvax!mtxinu!ed
leif@erix.UUCP (Leif Samuelsson) (03/20/84)
This is in reply to some previous entries on the subject of swedish drinks and drinking songs. I have chosen to write it using the swedish standard character set (SIS). If you, like me, don't have a SIS-terminal, you will have to do the following translation in your head: } and ] => a and A with little ring on top. Pronounced like o in "more" { and [ => a and A with two dots. Like a in "dare". | and \ => o and O with two dots. Like ea in "heard". You could compare the last two ones to the german "Umlaut", although we of course don't call them that. Now for what I wanted to say. >OK, for all you alcoholics out there, if you *really* don't >want people drinking out of your bottle, get yourself some >Ma"lort (no umlauts in ascii). This is a Swedish concoction >which comes with a root (vegetable matter, not super-user! :-) ) >in the bottle. Truely disgusting. > ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert The swedish snaps called "Beska Droppar" ("Bitter Drops"), is made from wormwood (mal|rt in swedish) and is especially popular among students in engineering schools. True, it is not something you bring to a BYOB party, but it is a natural part of a sill- or sm|rg}sbord meal. Complement with a beer on the side. Another good snaps is Akvavit, which comes in danish, swedish and norwegian style. My favorite is the danish Aalborg Jubilaeum, which I am sure can be found anywhere around the world. Store it in the freezer and use as above. Snaps is *never* taken without a sing-along song preceding it. The first snaps is called "Helan" ("The Whole") and the first song is by tradition "Helan G}r". Here it is with a quick translation reference on the right. -------- Helan g}r. The Whole goes. Sjung hopp fallerallanlallan lej. Sing hey lalala... Helan g}r. Sjung hopp fallerallanlej. Och den som inte helan tar, And he who doesn't take the Whole, han heller inte halvan f}r. He doesn't get the Half either. Helan g}r! The Whole goes! ... (Gulp it down here) Sjung hopp fallerallanlej! -------- Of course there are songs for each of the following toasts as well. They are preferably short, so that you can drink more. The shortest one I know is danish and translates to: NOW! ..decvax!mcvax!enea!erix!leif
leif@erix.UUCP (Leif Samuelsson) (03/21/84)
> ... Gulping down liquid at -20 Centigrade does nothing > good to your internals! (I kinda suspect you meant the fridge..) > per@erix.UUCP No Per, I meant the freezer. It's the only place where I can preserve the block of ice surrounding the bottle of Akvavit. But of course I don't pour it down my throat standing by the freezer door. After pouring it in a small glass (5 cl) and swirling it around in my mouth for a while, it does a lot of good for my internals. (As far as any alcolhol can be good for you, that is. :-) UUCP: ..{decvax, philabs}!mcvax!enea!erix!leif
per@erix.UUCP (Per Hedeland) (03/21/84)
Now, this is really getting disgusting! "...swirling it around in my mouth
for a while ..." - that is certainly not the usual way to drink Akvavit!
But I guess that, provided you don't forget the song, the snaps might have
acquired a more tolerable temperature by the time you "gulp it down".
Per Hedeland {decvax,philabs}!mcvax!enea!erix!per or per@erix.UUCPper@erix.UUCP (Per Hedeland) (03/22/84)
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Thanks, Leif, for your admirable effort to convey some of our wonderful snaps
culture to the thirsty ones over there! However, I would strongly advice
against storing your Akvavit in the freezer, at least unless you take it out
a good while before use. Gulping down liquid at -20 Centigrade does nothing
good to your internals! (I kinda suspect you meant the fridge..)
Per Hedeland {decvax,philabs}!mcvax!enea!erix!per or per@erix.UUCP