"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..

It even has a bit on Ludifisk (or whatever that fish stuff is).

(The following is a public service announcement from the Minnesota
Department of Public Health).

Lutefisk (n., from Norwegian, "Lye Fish") (I am NOT making this up!) for
those of you who aren't married to a Norwegian, was a way of preserving
Atlantic cod in pre-refrigeration days-- i.e., placing layers of fish in
barrels filled with layers of caustic soda to preserve it for a long while--
then it was rinsed very well and then cooked to... umm... well, suffice to
say, lye has a way of breaking down the proteins in the fish so that it
becomes pliant... e.g., gelatinous... then it is served with butter and/or
cream sauce, depending on where your ancestors were from. I've had it once
and it tastes like fish, but the consistency is ungodly.

Nowadays, you can only find lutefisk in two places-- Ingebretsen's
Scandinavian Market on East Lake Street in Minneapolis (surrounded by
Mexican and Middle Eastern markets whose owners have no doubt complained to
the city council about the awful smell) and in your grandma Lena's kitchen
at Christmas.

I've lived long enough to realize that every culture has at least one
culinary perversity that usually gets dragged out around major holidays and
eaten to remind the younger generation of how difficult their ancestors had
it.

Now, I don't know about you, but there is just something that is inherently
wrong in thinking that someone can, and should, eat a fish that's been
soaked in drain cleaner for nine months, no matter how nicely you dress it
up. Not that my ancestors cornered the market on great cuisine (world's
shortest book: "Great Chefs of Ireland") but hey, even I have my limits.

Jackie
Irish-French-Mdewakanton Sioux

Subject: Liberal talk radio is pulled after just two weeks
From: "Jackie"
Date: 4/19/2004 11:00 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id: Sf1hc.30797$yD1.90936@attbi_s54

"Norskie Ned" wrote in message
...

I never hear of "Mont Rose" in Minnesota.

There IS a Montrose (no space between the "Mont" and the "Rose") in
Minnesota, just west of the Twin Cities Metro Area... see
http://www.city-data.com/city/Montrose-Minnesota.html . I betcha you knew
dat, Ned!!

Nope, Brimson is a little logging town south of Fairbanks and Bassett and
due
nort of Palmers. I live on Christensen Lake and love it.

Wow, well, you are a Norskie amongst the Finns up there in Brimson!

10,000 Swedes ran through da weeds chased by one Norwegian.........dats
because
dem Swedes were quislings.

I thot dem Svedes were nootral in Vorld Var II, Ned... but I do wonder what
dem dere Finns would hafta say 'bout dis...

Jackie
From St. Paul, where we're all Irish and can't draw our streets straight









Da finns are fine, but dem damn Swede's surrendered to da naziz, dat's vy dey
got dat neutrality clause. Ve vere invaded in Norway, but resisted and resisted
until da end. Dam damn Swede's ran like da quislings dey are. Christ, da
Bohunks are smarter den da Swede's.

Da twin cities haf grown too damn much, last time I vas downd dere, I stopped
at Toby's and da damn doughnuts vere expensive!!! So, i stay in Brimson and go
to town for supplies and poach and trap, da game varden leafs me alone, he says
Ole, I know you do it to eat, so I look de udder vay.


Ya Sure, You Betcha.............
Olaf Tonder Johan Benjaminssen Nilsen
Brimson, Minnesota

"Stinger" wrote in message
...

The accents were dead-on, as was the humor. It's an overlooked treasure.

It was okay, IMO, not nearly one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I
don't have an accent like that. I definitely hear a difference between
northern Minnesotans and Twin Citians though, and it's the northern MN
accent that gets made fun of in the movies.

"Norskie Ned" wrote in message
...

Da twin cities haf grown too damn much, last time I vas downd dere, I
stopped
at Toby's and da damn doughnuts vere expensive!!!

Well, that's because Hinckley is practically a suburb of the Cities now,
because of those casinos. And Toby's doughnuts are overrated anyway... it's
their caramel rolls that are worth exiting I-35 for if you're not going to
Grand Casino!

Jackie

"Jackie" wrote in

| Nowadays, you can only find lutefisk in two places-- Ingebretsen's
| Scandinavian Market on East Lake Street in Minneapolis (surrounded by
| Mexican and Middle Eastern markets whose owners have no doubt complained
to
| the city council about the awful smell) and in your grandma Lena's kitchen
| at Christmas.

(laughing)

I have to correct you on just one point, Jackie - you can get lutefisk he

http://www.olsenfish.com

Click on the Viking Products link, then on the link that says:

NEW: FROZEN LUTEFISK DINNER

FROZEN LUTEFISK DINNER

Pre-Cooked - Just heat and serve - 14 oz. Portion

Completely cooked lutefisk, peas, homestyle mashed potatoes

Single serving ready in 8 - 10 minutes

Now, doesn't that sound YUMMY?

73,

Steve Lawrence
KA0PMD
Burnsville, Minnesota


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"MnMikew" wrote

| Steve, northerns(neds) are great eating! Especially in the winter when the
| meat is firmer. There are a couple methods to filet them boneless.

I am now fully and completely "doggoned."
I'm going to have to "bone" up on my filleting
skills (snicker) - I can't imagine turning them
into fish balls.

(Robin Williams quote: "I didn't even know
they HAD balls).

73,

SL


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"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
ink.net...

"MnMikew" wrote

| Steve, northerns(neds) are great eating! Especially in the winter when
the
| meat is firmer. There are a couple methods to filet them boneless.

I am now fully and completely "doggoned."
I'm going to have to "bone" up on my filleting
skills (snicker) - I can't imagine turning them
into fish balls.

(Robin Williams quote: "I didn't even know
they HAD balls).

73,

Yes it does take some practice. A friend in 'sconny showed me. If you fish
for anything other than northers or sunnies in wisconsin they look at you
funny. Heres a guy selling a video about it.
http://www.nobonesaboutit.com/filet-northern.html

"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
ink.net...

NEW: FROZEN LUTEFISK DINNER

Groan! I got indigestion just from visiting that website!! *URP*

Of course, if you put one of these in the microwave oven, you might as well
toss the oven, because you'd never get the smell out. Seriously.

Jackie

"Jackie" wrote in message
news:HZ_hc.6067$w96.824918@attbi_s54...
|
| "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
| ink.net...
|
| NEW: FROZEN LUTEFISK DINNER
|
| Groan! I got indigestion just from visiting that website!! *URP*
|
| Of course, if you put one of these in the microwave oven, you might as
well
| toss the oven, because you'd never get the smell out. Seriously.
|
| Jackie

(chuckling)

I figured as much - probably way worse than burnt popcorn!

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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and the "3" in my email address if you wish to
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"MnMikew" wrote:

| Yes it does take some practice. A friend in 'sconny showed me. If you fish
| for anything other than northers or sunnies in wisconsin they look at you
| funny. Heres a guy selling a video about it.
| http://www.nobonesaboutit.com/filet-northern.html

(laughing)

Hey, I'm going to look at that video!
Twenty bucks would be well worth it.

Thanks, Mike!

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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