Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 
From: Jan Johansson <JJohan7937@aol.com>

One of many strange Swedish dishes is "Blodpudding'." Does anybody out there have a good story in reference to this fine piece of traditional Swedish folklore??? On one of our Christmas trips to Norrland my American wife had a mouthful and thought it tasted really good until she found out wat it was... 

... and then there is surstroemming, palt and poelsa and other weird things.

Please share your experiences.

Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 
From: "Jorun Feller" <jorun@gowebway.com>

Well, how about blood soup? That should do it for/to you. Maria Pollard could probably tell you more about it since it is a tradition from Skåne (at least I think so).
I used to work in a restaurant (haven't we all) in Skåne and we had a lot of large dinners. On the day Mårten Gås, is there first a blood soup and then goose of course. I might be totally wrong, naturally, since it was some time ago.
Skåne has got some pretty strange things in comparison to other parts of the country, but I think most of it comes from Denmark. I am Danish myself and grew up with all kinds of strange things my grandmother used to make, and thought nothing of it until we moved to Sweden.

Håll till godo//Jorun
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 
From: "Alexander Backlund" <alexander.backlund@mailbox.hogia.net>

Mårten aka Martin aka Martinus was the bishop of Tours and is considered the patron saint of France and Scania. He was a heathen Roman officer, who once saw a blind and almost naked beggar at the gate of Amiens. Out of compassion he gav him half of his mantle. The night thereafter he had a dream and saw Jesus dressed in that half of his mantle and surrounded by the heavenly host. This experience made him convert to Christianity. Right after that he was elected bishop of Tours, but he tried to avoid that by running away and hiding among the geese, that, however, revealed his presence by their cackling. Therefore they are connected to Saint Martin (but other animals obey him, too). To thank the geese, they are eaten at Mårten Gås.

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 
From: Peter Hermanrpeter@nmsu.edu

> << Anyone out there on the list who happens to like it? >>
> 
> "I've never seen a blodpudding,
> I never hope to see one,
> However, I will tell you sir,
> I'd rather decline than eat one."

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 
From: "Jorun Feller" <jorun@gowebway.com>

To be honest. I sort of like it. I like blodpudding with lingonsylt. Quite good. I just remember it from school and friends houses, we never had this in our house. I think this was because my mother didn't like it. I never did have blodkorv however, or bloodsoup for that matter. And to be honest, it is nothing I am longing for either. 

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 
From: Hickus@aol.com

Blood pudding used to one of my favorites when living in Sweden. It had to be well done, and lots of Lingon sylt. Yumm. .. . . My parents had a resturant so I had plenty of choices.