Every Christmas, gigantic feline terrifies the island nation of Iceland. But it does not seek revenge on the naughty. No. This kitty cat will devour you whole if you do not have new clothes.
Enter the Yule Cat! Iceland's frightening excuse to make the countries boys and girls demand clothes for Christmas. I'm not really sure where the legend of the Yule Cat started. Of the top of my head, I'd say that it was dreamed up by the Icelandic clothes consortium. A quick search on Wiki states that I'm not that far off from my assessment.
According to 19th century records, farmers would try to 'encourage' their workers to reap the annual wool harvest quicker. Those who speed up would be rewarded with a brand new wool suit. Those lazy employees would be eaten by the Yule Cat.
Over time, that legend was passed along to the kiddos of Iceland. While the Yule Cat still lurks the streets, his harsh reputation has lessened as many Christmas traditions over time have. Instead of eating children, the Yule Cat has settled for eating the Christmas Eve supper of youngsters who don't get clothes for the holidays.
Hopefully, the Yule Cat doesn't eat the cookies left for Santa. Like these traditional treats known as Marens Kornflexkokur.
These might sound tricky. But they only call for 5 ingredients and only take about 15 minutes to make!
Enjoy!
ICELANDIC CORNFLAKE MERINGUE COOKIES
Makes 15 servings
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- ½ cup (100g) superfine / caster sugar (superfine)
- ¾ cup (35g) cornflakes , lightly crushed (ensure gluten-free if required)
- 2 oz (50g / ½ cup) dark chocolate chopped into small chunks
- ½ tsp vanilla
To decorate
- 2 oz (50g/ ½ cup) dark chocolate melted
- Sea salt
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