Dear friends,
It is that lovely time of year again, and we would like to invite you to our annual gløgg get-together:
3 p.m.–6 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2024
at 7 Ardmore Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
We will serve silly amounts of gløgg and a some Danish Christmas treats.
Feel free to bring your children, your elders, your significant others, and secret lovers – or any serious contenders for said roles in your life.
If coming from the city, take the train from Grand Central to Scarsdale or Larchmont – and then an Uber. If you need directions, call Irene at 415-359-3912 or Christian at 415-315-9649.
Kindly R.S.V.P. by December 1,
so we can scale the gløgg production accordingly.
The longer and extremely factual version [recycled every year]
Today, Denmark is mostly known for refusing to put Greenland on eBay and for movies about being constantly sloshed. But let us turn back the clocks to a simpler, more violent, time when our hairier ancestors’ ill-fated early experiments with drunken diplomacy were in full swing, and Erik the Pungent accidentally discovered Greenland, simply because he took a wrong turn and was too drunk to remember how to get back. What, you may ask, fueled this dubious (but kind of awesome) lifestyle?
The annual event at The Stefansen Residence will reveal the answer: a glorious concoction called “gløgg”. We will serve prodigious amounts of gløgg and perhaps even do a gløgg tasting. You may know variations of gløgg from other parts of Europe as mulled wine (England), Glühwein (Germany), and vin chaud (France).
Gløgg takes a week or two to prepare properly – after all, rum-soaked raisins don’t happen by accident – but fear not: the recipe has been tried and tested for generations, beginning with the great Olaf who died in 1337. In his autumn years, Olaf started taking a keen interest in life’s finer Epicurean pursuits and developed the recipe for gløgg in a drunken experiment that he forever struggled to explain.
Olaf himself later died in a most unfortunate gløgg explosion, but realizing that alcohol is all but required to get through the Scandinavian winter, the Danes unhesitatingly adopted this hot beverage as an essential Christmas tradition. As a result, the country comes to a complete standstill for about a month every year, but it is just so worth it. Trust us.
So come and experience the authentic Scandinavian yuletide atmosphere: mysterious fragrances, riveting conversation, opulent ballrooms, and a bewildering floor plan (please bring your architect friends – we desperately need help!) We look forward to seeing you.
Cheers,
Irene & Christian
Gløgg™ – Gets you through the winter. Rarely explodes
