VIKINGS IN THE ATTIC by Eric Dregni (book trailer)

Who are these rather odd Scandinavians in our midst? What does it actually mean to grow up Scandinavian-American or to live with these Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Danes, and Icelanders among us? Eric Dregni tracks down and explores the significant—and quite often bizarre—historic sites, tales, and traditions of Scandinavia's peculiar colony in the Midwest. In this video, Dregni demonstrates how Swedish egg coffee, which includes the eggshell, is made.

MORE INFO: http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/vikings-in-the-attic

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[Kill3rKin3]

Loved "In Cod we trust"!

[enominn]

@vrudloff In my 65 plus years, raised near my grandparents from Norway and Sweden, and and raised in a heavily Scandinavian and Fin part of N. MN I never saw a strainer used unless you allowed the coffee to boil to hard. What is the other way to make it. The purpose of the egg is to cause the grounds to clump and the mud to settle if done correctly.

[vrudloff]

@enominn - You may discover that there's more than one way to make egg coffee. Your method is similar to my mother's, but it's not the same. vrudloff

[enominn]

A nice attempt of save a Scandinavian tradition, egg coffee, but it is not correct. A tablespoon per cup mixed with a tablespoon of egg and throw in the shells just for good measure, heat the water to a boil, stir in the coffee and egg mixture and allow it to just start to boil, roll over one time, then add a cup of cold water and like magic the sediment settles and you have strong clear coffee. No need to strain it if done correctly.