Swedish Smorgasbord Menu

 This is the list in the Johnson Family Cookbook:

Dop-i Groten (grandma noted that this is spelled wrong in her copy of the book)

Breads: Limpa, rye, white, etc. (to dip in the dopi)

Rye crisp*

Ham*

Roast beef

Swedish meatballs*

Pickled cucumbers*

Anchovies, pickled herring

Liver sausage

Jellied veal (head cheese)

Svea Ost Nat'l cheese

Sost caraway cheese

Relish tray: pickles, olives, tomatoes, etc.

Vegetable tray with dip

Jello salads*

Rice

Potato salad

Baked beans

Punch*

Swedish Christmas rice*

*The Barker family has toned it down over the years by just doing the marked items. We just do a cheese tray that includes Havarti and other cheeses. Sometimes we'll have a vegetable tray, sometimes a salad. Mom will make dopi if requested, but we usually don't have it anymore because it's so much work and is expensive! On occasion, mom will pull out a tin of sardines, too. For punch, the Johnsons usually mix grenadine with 7 Up (or is it Sprite?), but the Barkers will usually mix a soda with apple or cranberry juice. Mom also likes when we make green bean casserole for Christmas, too.)