automatvapen t1_it7pqft wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Swap out the cranberrie sauce to lingonberries and you're home!

Kvartersalkis t1_it7yel5 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Yeah, but cranberries is probably the best easily available alternative. Lingonberries can be hard to find outside Sweden, Finland and Norway

magnoliamouth t1_it7ytlu wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:17 PM

In the US, Whole Foods and IKEA always have them!

YourFairyGodmother t1_it8wy69 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Like many redditors, The nearest Whole foods and and IKEA are several hours drive from where I live. (Don't feel too sorry for me, thank FSM there's a Wegmans on the other side of town, and they have lingonberry jam. In fact ther's some in my fridge right now.)

AlexanderDaychilde t1_it9as80 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:41 PM

I got spoiled by the 99th Wegmans they opened up in Virginia Beach. Then we moved an hour north to Williamsburg. I love that we have a Publix up here… but I'd definitely trade access to IKEA and Whole Foods to have a Wegmans closer - in a heartbeat. Their prepared foods are way outside my budget, but they have SO much awesome stuff, and produce and cheeses I can't get anywhere else, along with some FANTASTIC house brand frozen foods… lots of amazing stuff that's hard to find anywhere else :)

Furtwangler t1_itamxov wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:21 AM

I'd trade whole foods for Wegmans any day... None on the west coast /sobs

Rieiid t1_it9uqrh wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:16 AM

The nearest IKEA to me is like 50+ miles and I've never even seen a whole foods before.

wizardmagic10288 t1_itb0scn wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:11 AM

I guess I’m blessed to have a Whole Foods and Ikea within 15 minutes from my home. And a Wegmans with 10 minutes of my job. 😅

MoozeRiver t1_it8dvck wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:57 PM

Yup, and vice versa as a Swedish-American family in Sweden, we use lingonberries for Thanksgiving.

kaffefe t1_it8h594 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:19 PM

All IKEAs have it.

cahillc134 t1_it8taq5 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:41 PM

Also, Marshall’s, & TJMax always have Lingonberry jam in the little food isle.

thegandork t1_it8u1ln wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:46 PM

I made Swedish meatballs this week with the lingonberry spread from Ikea. They are almost identical in flavor to cranberries, so I don't think you're missing anything subbing a cranberry sauce

amlutzy t1_it8zzkc wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:26 PM

IKEA has entered the chat

realeaty t1_it8fk4a wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:09 PM

and cranberries are tasty so it's ok

Biillypilgrim t1_ita5dhy wrote on October 22, 2022 at 1:42 AM

They sell lingonberries at every ikea...and on amazon....

kaffefe t1_it8h2sw wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:19 PM

And the broccoli thingy for pickled (pressed?) cucumber. 2/4.

PuddingLess7996 t1_it8izev wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Yes

gullefjunett t1_it9d7o7 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:59 PM

Agree

magnoliamouth t1_it7yr02 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:17 PM

I’d love to see some pressed cucumbers, too.

JimJimmery t1_it86bbt wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:07 PM

I had to look this up. The acidity would be a great addition! Going to make these next time I make Swedish meatballs.

artelligence t1_it7cg9a wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:45 PM

Kutballen in bruine saus met aardappelen.

[deleted] t1_it7wulj wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:04 PM

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FaptainAwesome t1_it8a0k7 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Jag är inte svensk men det här ser jättebra ut.

And I’ve managed to learn a lot of Swedish through Duolingo and music.

[Homemade] Svenska Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs) with mashed potatoes, steamed broccolini, brown gravy, and cranberry sauce.

Hugmaestro t1_it772ds wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:03 PM