Fathers' Day

It was recently Fathers' Day, which the little boys duly celebrated. Thomas gave a card which looked like a flower on the outside...

... and stomach on the inside.


He also made a wall plaque of a sauna.



While Thomas looked after the spirit, Henry looked after the body; he served coffee and some Chocolate Mint Top biscuits he had made.



For other cooks out there, here is the recipe:

Chocolate Mint Tops

Ingredients:

• 200g margarine or butter
• 1 dl sugar
• 1 dl potato starch or corn starch
• 4 dl flour

Glaze:

• 100g chocolate
• 3-4 drops peppermint oil

Oven temperature:

• 175 degrees celsius

Instructions:

• Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Stir in the starch and flour.
• Roll into small balls and place on a greased baking sheet or on baking paper.
• Make a small indentation in each ball.
• Bake for around 10 minutes.
• Cool on the baking sheet.
• Melt the chocolate in a water bath and stir in the peppermint oil.
• Fill in the indentation with mint chocolate.
• Leave to set.

Source: Sju Sorters Kakor (Swedish Cakes and Cookies)
English translation: Melody Favish
Publisher: ICA bokförlag, Västerås, Sweden, 2005, p 87