At several occasions I have posted links to stove related stuff on Norwegian TV. For some years now I have been looking for an episode of "Antikviteter og snurrepiperier/Antiques & Oddities" where Arne Paulsen, the president of Norsk Primusunion, was a guest. I have now found the program on NRK's web-site. The program was sent on December 29th 1998. The program has a total length of 39 minutes. The most interesting parts for stovies are the first 21 minutes and from 26:30 and out. Arne has brought part of his collection to the studio, and is interviewed about his stoves. A celebrity chef, Frode Aga, cooks the dish Puspas on one of Arne's stoves. Don't know if you will understand anything of the Norwegian speech, but stoveish is international I think ... Enjoy : Link to program.
A very interesting way to spend 30 minutes. Almost exactly like a visit to Ross's - the stoves just kept coming out! It was a bit like UK television from the late 60s - early 70s, I suppose. I'd hate to think how long it would hold most people's attention these days. Probably about 3 seconds before they turned over for some crappy 'soap' or (un)reality TV shitfest - bah! Anyway, I can tell you the Norwegian and Geordie for potato is pronounced exactly the same - per-tayyy-teh. Also the mention of 'lobscouse was interesting. And I thought Arne might have worn a more appropriate T-shirt (what happened to the CCS ones?), or at least ironed the one he wore! Also, you need a wickie-crap warning at 19.00 - 19.10. Oh, and a carbide one as well...
1960's Blue Peter for grown-ups. I liked the simplicity of the recipe and surprised it all cooked so quickly (unless it was a 'one we made earlier'). Loved it. Definitely a connection in speech to the North East, Gallic and Gaelic, and probably all the way round the coast to Cornwall and beyond to Brittany. Thanks Arne.
Oh, sorry, I misspelled the dish. Should of course be "puspas" Interesting to notice the similarities in pronunciation. As for the karbide warning, David. The program host asks if the stove runs on karbide. Arne rejects this, it is a paraffin stove. The stove is a Høvik No. 44, a rather rare find even in Norway.
Glad to hear that, Arne! I heard the word 'carbide' and then was confused by the depth of the container and tank - and those extra knobs. Looks like a nice stove for someone to have... Yeah, I think PusPus is a Korean dish somewhat similar to BowWow.
Thanks Arne, I enjoyed that! I'm sure there is another program featuring Arne Paulson & the NPU where they ride onto set on their motorbikes. I think it is almost as much a bike club as anything else. When I visited Arne Aasgaard I got one of the NPU badges. I was also very happy to find the Høvik No. 44 you linked.
Aktopp! Thanks very much for the interesting watch & read. With the subtitles I was able to understand 90% of it. What is the stove which is said to have started the Norsk Primusunionen? The stove Poulsen got from his dad? (stove is shown at 3:27.) It looks to have been made in Russia. Great to see the variety of stoves he had. I spotted several Primuses, Höviks and other new to me stoves. Frank
Hi Frank! The stove Poulsen got from his father is a Norwegian Høvik Verk Standard No. 41. A rather common stove in Norway. The sticker on the tin, with the letters MCEK, must have been put there by the owner. MCEK is a motorcycle club. Information can be found on their web page, unfortunately mostly in Norwegian: Link to MCEK .