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Vår Kokbok
(English: ''Our Cookbook'') is the oldest of the three classic basic cookbooks in Sweden, the other two being and , and was first published in 1951 by . It was Sweden's most sold cookbook as of 2012, with 2.1 million copies sold since its publication. The first edition was written by former home economics teacher Anna-Britt Agnsäter for . She initially made a "crisis book" about how to cook during food rationing, which was about to be printed. But during an inspiring trip to the USA she telegraphed home to stop the presses. The new iteration was a more educational, scientific, and easy-to-use cookbook that contained clearer information and exact details about how to cook each dish. It did away with old, vague measuring units like "coffee cup" and "pinch", which were replaced with liters, deciliters, and milliliters. It was the first Swedish cookbook to use the four-piece measuring set and meat thermometer image:Meat thermometer.jpg, A meat thermometer with a dial. Notice th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Britt Agnsäter
Anna-Britt Elisabet Agnsäter, née Johansson (27 June 1915 – 13 January 2006), was a Swedish home economics teacher and head of the test kitchen for Kooperativa Förbundet, a Swedish consumers' cooperative federation, from 1946 to 1980. She was the author of several popular Swedish cookbooks, including ''Vår kokbok''. Her ambition as the developer of the Food pyramid (nutrition), food pyramid was to improve Sweden's dietary habits; it became widely accepted both in Sweden and internationally. Biography Agnsäter was born in Älmhult, Sweden, the daughter of merchant Carl Johansson and Elesine Nilsson. In 1945 she married officer Agne Agnsäter. Agnsäter attended a girls' school in Ystad and studied at the home economics school in Rimforsa. In the mid-1930s she interned with politician and activist Elisabeth Tamm in Kvinnliga medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad, Fogelstad. After passing the home economics teaching exam in 1939 she worked at a reformatory outside of Gothenburg. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Andrews
Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1990). A dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press. People named Birgitta * Birgitta Dahl (1937–2024), Swedish politician *Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), Swedish Roman Catholic saint *Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937–2024), elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf *Birgitta Durell (1619–1683), Swedish industrialist *Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 1967), Icelandic politician *Birgithe Kühle (1762–1832), Dano-Norwegian editor *Birgitta Moran Farmer (1881–1939), American miniature painter *Birgitta Haukdal (born 1979), Icelandic singer *Birgitte Winther (1751–1809), Danish opera singer *Birgitta Hillingsø (born 1940), Danish antiques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Lindgren
Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Ten years later, she won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The biggest cash prize in children's and young-adult literature, it rewards a writer, illustrator, oral storyteller, or reading promoter for its entire body of work. Life Barbro Enskog was born in Bromma, Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately .... She graduated from art school in 1958 and has been writing books for publication since 1965. Her style has exerted a major influence on Swedish children's literature. Located between realism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Begner
Sara may refer to: People * Sara (given name), a feminine given name People with the given name * Sara Aboobacker (1936–2023), Indian writer and translator * Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer * Sara Allgood (1880–1950), Irish-American actress * Sara Bareilles (born 1979), American musician * Sara Sun Beale (born 1949), American law professor * Sara Cox (born 1974), British broadcaster and author * Sara Davies (born 1984), British businesswoman, entrepreneur, and television personality * Sara Duterte (born 1978), 15th Vice-President of the Philippines * Sara Gadimova (1922–2005), Azerbaijani singer * Sara Ali Khan (born 1995), Indian actress * Sara Gilbert (born, 1975), American actress * Sara-Nicole Morales (1986–2021), American woman who was shot dead * Sara Elisabeth Moræa (1716–1806), Swedish founder of the Linnean Society of London * Sara Nuru (born 1989), German fashion model * Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (1830–1912), American novelist * Sara Qaed (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookbook
A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes. Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food. Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (food), course (appetizer, first course, main course, dessert), by main ingredient, by cooking technique, alphabetically, by region or country, and so on. They may include illustrations of finished dish (food), dishes and preparation steps; discussions of cooking techniques, advice on kitchen equipment, ingredients, tips, and substitutions; historical and cultural notes; and so on. Cookbooks may be written by individual authors, who may be chefs, cooking teachers, or other food writers; they may be written by collectives; or they may be anonymous. They may be addressed to home cooks, to professional restaurant cooks, to institutional cooks, or to more specialized audiences. Some cookbooks are didactic, with detailed recipes addressed to beginners or people learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kooperativa Förbundet
KF (, "Co-operative Union") is a federation of consumer co-operatives in Sweden and a retail group, with groceries as its core business. History KF was founded in 1899 by 41 local consumer co-operatives in order to support them with information and education of store managers and board members. Soon KF also became responsible for common procurement of goods. In the 1930s, KF expanded rapidly during the management of Albin Johansson, setting up various industries in order to support the co-operative grocery stores. From 1950 to 1970, KF was at the forefront of the Swedish retail trade by developing new and bigger store formats and it was one of the major business groups in Scandinavia. In the beginning of the 1990s, as a response to a financial crisis, KF decided to sell out all its industries and focus on retail trade only. Around the year 2000, KF formed the retail chain Coop Norden along with its Nordic co-operative counterparts, Danish FDB and Norwegian Coop NKL. In 2002, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookbook
A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes. Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food. Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (food), course (appetizer, first course, main course, dessert), by main ingredient, by cooking technique, alphabetically, by region or country, and so on. They may include illustrations of finished dish (food), dishes and preparation steps; discussions of cooking techniques, advice on kitchen equipment, ingredients, tips, and substitutions; historical and cultural notes; and so on. Cookbooks may be written by individual authors, who may be chefs, cooking teachers, or other food writers; they may be written by collectives; or they may be anonymous. They may be addressed to home cooks, to professional restaurant cooks, to institutional cooks, or to more specialized audiences. Some cookbooks are didactic, with detailed recipes addressed to beginners or people learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
