Myrtilla Miner Elementary School student London Gray, 5, tries out some traditional Swedish food in the cafeteria as H.R.H. Prince Daniel of Sweden makes a visit to Myrtilla Miner Elementary School in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 26, 2011. The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden along with the D.C. Public Schools Office of Food & Nutrition Services, the Office of Secretary for the District of Columbia and the DC Embassy Adoption Program, bring Nordic food to all 45,000 D.C. Public School students at 125 schools. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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