We did a simplified version of "Det store kolde bord", a Danish "cold table". There were cold cuts, cheeses, crackers, Scandinavian crisp bread, baguettes, pickles, olives, and marinated artichoke hearts. If it were properly Danish, there would have been heavy rye bread, hard boiled eggs, pickled herring, and some other fish too. Neither of us had a lot of spoons. It was a lovely, lingering meal. The Danish name for this evening is "Lille Juleaften", which means, "little Xmas Eve".