Linn loves pickled herring -- all varieties. I like pickled stuff -- beef heart & tongue, various vegetables, etc. I like smoked stuff, too -- eels, fish. Must be my Teutonic heritage. Aqavit (especially if it's been kept in the freezer and is the 100+ proof variety) is a fine accompaniment.

This go-round, though, I'm bringing the requested shortbread, which I'll have to whip up tomorrow morning before I head out yardsaling. Provided it's not raining or something, in which case I'll make the shortbread in between cleaning things out of the cellar.

This is the regular just sugar, flour and butter shortbread, not the sherry & blackpepper thins which I'll get around to making again one of these days.

Linn