Get Your Gløgg On

Stave off the winter blues and meet your neighbors, BCA officers, and Board members at a traditional Scandinavian gløgg party, featuring a secret family recipe. The 11th annual gløgg party will take place on Sunday, February 9, from 4–6 pm at the home of Linda Brooks, 3600 T Street.

Sponsored by the BCA, all Burleith residents and BCA members are welcome to this popular neighborhood event. To attend, RSVP by Thursday, February 6, by emailing lbrookslb@gmail.com. Please provide the name, address, phone number, and email address for each guest. Please note if you’d like a hot non-alcoholic drink (as preference or if the attendee is under 21) so she’ll know how much to prepare. Prepared name badges for those who RSVP serve as free admission tickets and facilitate meeting new neighbors.

Gløgg, Scandinavia’s variant of mulled wine, basically consists of hot red wine with spices and a dash of some kind of spirit, e.g., whiskey, brandy, or aquavit. Written gløgg in Norway or Denmark and glögg in Sweden, this drink has a long history, dating back to the early Middle Ages, around the 4th century AD. The word gløgg comes from the Old Norse glōth—glow. This glowing physical description is attributed to the sugar that is mixed in the gløgg (and what your face does after just one potent drink!). Gløgg parties are common winter activities among Scandinavians, where they often gather at home to drink gløgg with good friends when it is icy cold and dark outside. There are a wide variety of gløgg recipes. The one Linda uses was passed down from Norwegian relatives.