I was a bit dubious about the semla in the beginning, but there's just something about it. Perhaps it's the ridiculous amount of cream or the surprising soft crunch of blanched almonds mashed with sugar you come to underneath all the cream. Whatever it is, semlor keep you coming back for more, and the more you have, the greater you think they are. I've had my fair share this month, and I'm pretty sure that next year, come early January, I'll be jumping up and down in front of Steinbrenner and Nyberg when they post the signs announcing the arrival of the semlor in 2010.
Just as masses of semlor were making their way out the bakery doors on the 24th, masses of books were being unpacked into bookstores across the country for the season's "bok rea" or book sale. Some stores downtown and on the Avenue opened for a few hours at midnight for people who couldn't wait to get their cheap-o books for the year. Frankly, I can't figure this sale out because from what I can tell 80% of the books on sale are those books you find on the bargain tables at Borders every day. You know those books like Flags from Around the World or Thousands of Slippers that you only buy because they're on sale and maybe your friend's kid likes flags ... or slippers. The other 20% are discounted books you actually want to read, and I picked up a couple of cute kids books (with more great Swedish illustrations) for a few dollars. Adrian and I are guessing that there must be some prohibition on discounting books throughout the rest of the year (I think there's a similar rule in Britain?), but we've yet to find out. That sounds really lazy of us. Blame it on the semla obsession.
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2 comments:
Mm. They certainly sound delicious, doesn't seem like much of a trade when all you get when they depart is a bok rea!
There is no rule on selling books cheap in the UK. We do it all the time :-D
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