Apologies to our Scandinavian members, I had this on the wrong date on my list of holidays and almost missed it. Thanks Droopy for the reminder.. May your celebrations be happy and safe.
Thanks toni. My youngest granddaughter was chosen to be Lucia this year, which means she walked first in the procession, wearing a fancy crown with lights. I'm ever so proud but unfortunately couldn't be there to see her. By the way, no apologies necessary. I was quite happy to share my light festival with the Welsh.
Can someone explain the ritual/customs of this holiday? I don't think I remember it being mentioned here before (or I probably must forgot).
Cheryl, I won't try since it's rather a lot to explain so in the name of laziness, here's a link to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy's_Day
Yes, Frank, we do. Only this year I got the dates muddled up and didn't get around to making them. A pity, since I love them. And yes, we had a lovely day.
A couple of my bread cookbooks have recipes for those under the name of Saffron Bun, I have always wondered what they tasted like. Can you substitute Turmeric for the Saffron, since it's so expensive, without affecting the taste?
We usually do, toni. It's the colour that matters. I've made them with saffron and with tumeric and truth be told I couldn't taste any difference.
