Norway
Have you ever been to Norway? A lot of people think that Norway is just
another cold, boring place in Scandinavia, but it’s not true. Norway is full of
culture, tradition, and all four seasons. The country is full of exciting
things to learn and practice.
Settlement
At the end of the Civil war Norwegian emigrants poured into
other countries. From about 4,000 people in 1865 to approximately 15,730 in
1866, the number of immigrants increased massively until 1873 there had been
over 110,000 Norwegian emigrants. In 1880 another revolutionarily large
migration of Norwegians hit America this time it was about 10 out of every 1,000
Norwegians left their home. This went on for 14 years until 1893, over this time
period Norway became the second largest group to migrate, right after Ireland.
Between 1865 and 1930, 87% of the Norwegians left Scandinavia. Though, because
of the quick transportation, dissatisfaction, and homesickness, about 25% of the
American immigrants went back to Norway. Approximately 900,000
people have been affected by migration from Norway since 1825. Lots of the
Norwegian emigrants moved to Canada, but America proved to be the most popular
place to settle. The U.S. received so many emigrants from Norway that they
almost had as many as the homeland. In Norway, especially if you were younger,
it was hard to find a job, but America needed new workers to help in building up
the land. People were attracted to all the possibilities that America held and
migrated there. Many young people came for jobs and opportunity in this new
land. They first settled into New York and spreading to Illinois prepared the
land for new coming settlers. They didn’t stop in Illinois though; more
immigrants came in and were now moving up into Wisconsin. This was the central
Norwegian-American land right up until the civil war. From there in 1850 they
spread their masses into Minnesota and Iowa, they moved to North and South
Dakota in 1870. They mostly settled in the upper half of the Midwest. In 1990
Minnesota was the hot spot of Norwegian settlement, specifically Minneapolis
held a lot of American immigrants and Norwegian culture. After Minnesota
Wisconsin is the largest, Norwegian settled land. Other popular places were
California, Washington, and North Dakota. One person said that
"A newcomer from Norway who arrives here will be surprised indeed to
find in the heart of the country, more than a thousand miles from his landing
place, a town where language and way of life so unmistakably remind him of his
native land."
another cold, boring place in Scandinavia, but it’s not true. Norway is full of
culture, tradition, and all four seasons. The country is full of exciting
things to learn and practice.
Settlement
At the end of the Civil war Norwegian emigrants poured into
other countries. From about 4,000 people in 1865 to approximately 15,730 in
1866, the number of immigrants increased massively until 1873 there had been
over 110,000 Norwegian emigrants. In 1880 another revolutionarily large
migration of Norwegians hit America this time it was about 10 out of every 1,000
Norwegians left their home. This went on for 14 years until 1893, over this time
period Norway became the second largest group to migrate, right after Ireland.
Between 1865 and 1930, 87% of the Norwegians left Scandinavia. Though, because
of the quick transportation, dissatisfaction, and homesickness, about 25% of the
American immigrants went back to Norway. Approximately 900,000
people have been affected by migration from Norway since 1825. Lots of the
Norwegian emigrants moved to Canada, but America proved to be the most popular
place to settle. The U.S. received so many emigrants from Norway that they
almost had as many as the homeland. In Norway, especially if you were younger,
it was hard to find a job, but America needed new workers to help in building up
the land. People were attracted to all the possibilities that America held and
migrated there. Many young people came for jobs and opportunity in this new
land. They first settled into New York and spreading to Illinois prepared the
land for new coming settlers. They didn’t stop in Illinois though; more
immigrants came in and were now moving up into Wisconsin. This was the central
Norwegian-American land right up until the civil war. From there in 1850 they
spread their masses into Minnesota and Iowa, they moved to North and South
Dakota in 1870. They mostly settled in the upper half of the Midwest. In 1990
Minnesota was the hot spot of Norwegian settlement, specifically Minneapolis
held a lot of American immigrants and Norwegian culture. After Minnesota
Wisconsin is the largest, Norwegian settled land. Other popular places were
California, Washington, and North Dakota. One person said that
"A newcomer from Norway who arrives here will be surprised indeed to
find in the heart of the country, more than a thousand miles from his landing
place, a town where language and way of life so unmistakably remind him of his
native land."
Culture
Norway is part of Scandinavia; surrounding countries also in
Scandinavia are Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland. These are located to the
right of America, on the edge of Europe. There are typically four meals in
Norway. They start with tea or coffee and a cold breakfast. Usually they also
have a cold lunch and a hot dinner. The fourth meal is after either lunch or
dinner and is also cold. A very popular dish in Norway is smoked salmon. This
and many other fish are fashioned with many different sauces, herbs, and side
dishes. Some examples would be dill, salt and sugar, mustard, and eggs. They
also eat mussels, crab, prawn, and sometimes even lobster. Even though lobster
is a very popular dish it has become more rare and expensive so it isn’t eaten
very often. Many people hunt for things like duck, mountain hare, reindeer, and
moose. Like the fish these meats can be obtained by hunting for them or buying
them locally. They are also dressed with special sauce and seasoning. Some
examples of Norwegian dishes areGravlaks, Gravet Elg, and Pickled Herring. Some
popular fruits are strawberries, blueberries, lingonberries, raspberries, and
apples. The cloudberry is considered a delicacy in Norwegian culture and is
usually eaten on holidays with cream. Some other desserts are apple cake.
Krumkake, and pikekyss (meringues.) Dairy has always been a very important part
of the Norwegian diet. Especially cheese, is often eaten on or in many dishes,
it is also eaten with bread. A popular type of cheese to eat is a mixture of
cow cheese and goat cheese.
Directions to making these recipes are from the websites cited
below, not written by me.
Norway is part of Scandinavia; surrounding countries also in
Scandinavia are Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland. These are located to the
right of America, on the edge of Europe. There are typically four meals in
Norway. They start with tea or coffee and a cold breakfast. Usually they also
have a cold lunch and a hot dinner. The fourth meal is after either lunch or
dinner and is also cold. A very popular dish in Norway is smoked salmon. This
and many other fish are fashioned with many different sauces, herbs, and side
dishes. Some examples would be dill, salt and sugar, mustard, and eggs. They
also eat mussels, crab, prawn, and sometimes even lobster. Even though lobster
is a very popular dish it has become more rare and expensive so it isn’t eaten
very often. Many people hunt for things like duck, mountain hare, reindeer, and
moose. Like the fish these meats can be obtained by hunting for them or buying
them locally. They are also dressed with special sauce and seasoning. Some
examples of Norwegian dishes areGravlaks, Gravet Elg, and Pickled Herring. Some
popular fruits are strawberries, blueberries, lingonberries, raspberries, and
apples. The cloudberry is considered a delicacy in Norwegian culture and is
usually eaten on holidays with cream. Some other desserts are apple cake.
Krumkake, and pikekyss (meringues.) Dairy has always been a very important part
of the Norwegian diet. Especially cheese, is often eaten on or in many dishes,
it is also eaten with bread. A popular type of cheese to eat is a mixture of
cow cheese and goat cheese.
Directions to making these recipes are from the websites cited
below, not written by me.
To Make the Cake:
Blend the flour with the baking powder and set aside. In a large bowl, whip the separated egg whites until fluffy; add in the sugar to the whipped egg whites gradually. Beat the mixture until it gets to a stiff meringue like consistency. In a seperate small bowl, beat the egg yolks until frothy. Gently fold the egg yolks and flour mixture into the egg whites and mix gently until well combined.
Preheat your oven to 350 F.
Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Divide the batter between the two pans. Bake the 9-inch layers until the centers spring back when touched with finger, approximately 30 minutes. Set on a rack to cool, leaving the cake layers in the pans. When cooled the centers of the layters may sink slightly.
For the Custard Filling
In a small saucepan mix the egg yolks, butter, cornstarch, half-and-half and sugar. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly over medium heat until it attains a smooth, thick and creamy texture. Remove from the heat, cover and cool. Once cool stir in the vanilla.
Assembling the Cake
Cut the 2 9-inch layers in half horizontally. Place one of the layers on a cake plate or serving plate and spread with some of the custard and place some of the fruit and berries into the custard. Add an additional layer of cake and spread with the strawberry or apricot jam adding more of the fruit. Add the third layer and spread again with custard adding berries. Top with the remaining layer of cake. An hour before serving whip the cream and flavor with the powdered sugar and vanilla, spread the whipped cream on top of the cake and garnish with some of the strawberries.
Always Cold
Like most places in America, Wisconsin’s weather and climate
change with the seasons and temperatures vary throughout the state. The
temperature varies depending on where you live though, some places stay colder
or hotter for a longer time. So, instead of writing how Wisconsin would be
affected when the climate changes, I decided to do how it would affect Norwegian
emigrants if the climate stayed the same year round. So many people think that
it is always cold in Norway but it isn’t really, in some parts of Norway even
their winters are quite mild. So would it be easier to survive if you were
Norwegian Natives Vs. Americans? Norway can be cold but it does have other
seasons like everywhere else in world but what if it was always cold? How
would it affect Norwegian emigrants if it was always winter?
To start off we can think about what happens in a normal winter. Every day everyone
would have to put on the layers and snow boots if it was always winter. Also it
would always be more dangerous for people to drive cars. There would a lot more
accidents but it would teach people to drive in harsher weather. Someone who
actually lives in Norway said most people are used to wearing layers and have
good snow gear. She also said that people would use snow tires in the winter,
which makes it safer to drive. There would be no swimming or running through the
sprinkler outside. It seems like most likely there wouldn’t be a lot of biking
or skating either but actually many people in Norway ride their bikes even in
the winter. Any outside sports or activities would be things like skiing,
sledding, or just playing in the snow. Some sports like soccer are harder to
play, but still go on if it snows or rains. So the sport may be changed to an
all year sport if it was always cold. News articles have been written about how
badly snow can affect farms. The cold freezes everything and makes it harder to
work. Also the snow fall can become too heavy and collapse weaker sheds and
buildings, most likely destroying all of its contents. You may be surprised to
know that the crops on the farm are probably the least thing to worry about when
it’s snowing. The snow creates a nice blanket over the vegetation that protects
it from the hasher cold of winter. Then when it gets warmer the snow melts and
waters the crops. While this is good, you have to think about if it was
alwayscold. The snow wouldn’t melt and eventually the plants would
freeze. I think that it would be challenging to live anywhere that is always
cold, Norwegians on the other hand may really be more ‘qualified’ to survive a
longer winter.
Like most places in America, Wisconsin’s weather and climate
change with the seasons and temperatures vary throughout the state. The
temperature varies depending on where you live though, some places stay colder
or hotter for a longer time. So, instead of writing how Wisconsin would be
affected when the climate changes, I decided to do how it would affect Norwegian
emigrants if the climate stayed the same year round. So many people think that
it is always cold in Norway but it isn’t really, in some parts of Norway even
their winters are quite mild. So would it be easier to survive if you were
Norwegian Natives Vs. Americans? Norway can be cold but it does have other
seasons like everywhere else in world but what if it was always cold? How
would it affect Norwegian emigrants if it was always winter?
To start off we can think about what happens in a normal winter. Every day everyone
would have to put on the layers and snow boots if it was always winter. Also it
would always be more dangerous for people to drive cars. There would a lot more
accidents but it would teach people to drive in harsher weather. Someone who
actually lives in Norway said most people are used to wearing layers and have
good snow gear. She also said that people would use snow tires in the winter,
which makes it safer to drive. There would be no swimming or running through the
sprinkler outside. It seems like most likely there wouldn’t be a lot of biking
or skating either but actually many people in Norway ride their bikes even in
the winter. Any outside sports or activities would be things like skiing,
sledding, or just playing in the snow. Some sports like soccer are harder to
play, but still go on if it snows or rains. So the sport may be changed to an
all year sport if it was always cold. News articles have been written about how
badly snow can affect farms. The cold freezes everything and makes it harder to
work. Also the snow fall can become too heavy and collapse weaker sheds and
buildings, most likely destroying all of its contents. You may be surprised to
know that the crops on the farm are probably the least thing to worry about when
it’s snowing. The snow creates a nice blanket over the vegetation that protects
it from the hasher cold of winter. Then when it gets warmer the snow melts and
waters the crops. While this is good, you have to think about if it was
alwayscold. The snow wouldn’t melt and eventually the plants would
freeze. I think that it would be challenging to live anywhere that is always
cold, Norwegians on the other hand may really be more ‘qualified’ to survive a
longer winter.
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(Some of the citations have links, usernames, or nothing for the
author because that is what was provided.
As many details included as possible)
This article was created by Madelene Crum, an 8th Grader at iForward school of Wisconsin
Barford, Vanessa. "How are farmers coping with the snow?." Bcc News (Online) 12 January 2010,
Uk, Weather. Print.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8451952.stm>.
"Bløtkake - Strawberry Cream Cake ." Sons
of Norway: Norwegian Culture: Recipe Box. Sons of Norway , n.d. Web. 7
Jan 2013.
< http://www.sofn.com/norwegian_culture/showRecipe.jsp?document=Blotkake.html>.
"Bunad – Norwegian Traditional Costumes." My
Little Norway. My Little Norway, n.d. Web. 7 Jan 2013.
< http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/bunad-norwegian-traditional-costumes/>.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_flags_of_Norway&action=history,
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Jan 2013.< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flags_of_Norway>.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101220142558AAEf2nW(Online question posted, answers were helpful for my
assignment.)
"Lemon-Baked Cod." Food.com Home of the Home Cook.
Scripps Networks, LLC, 29 2005. Web. 7 Jan 2013.
< http://www.food.com/recipe/lemon-baked-cod-135272>.
"Lingonberry Cake." Sons of Norway: Norwegian Culture: Recipe
Box. Sons of Norway, n.d. Web. 7 Jan 2013.
< http://www.sofn.com/norwegian_culture/showRecipe.jsp?document=LingonberryCake.html>.
Lovoll, Odd S.. "Norwegian Americans." iSeek.
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Americans - Countries and Their Cultures&q=norwegion american
culture>.
Norwegianamerican-map.
December 30, 2009. WikipediaWeb. 7 Jan 2013.
< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Norwegianamerican-map.png
. "Norwegian-Americans." Norway
. Norway - the official site in the United States, n.d. Web. 7 Jan 2013.
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Norwegians-in-NorthAmerica.
2010. WikipediaWeb. 7 Jan 2013.
< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Norwegians-in-NorthAmerica.png
O'Connell, Jon. "Norwegian Weather." My
Norway. MyNorway.co.uk., n.d. Web. 7 Jan 2013.
< http://www.mynorway.co.uk/norway_weather.html>.
(Some of the citations have links, usernames, or nothing for the
author because that is what was provided.
As many details included as possible)
This article was created by Madelene Crum, an 8th Grader at iForward school of Wisconsin