BREADS.... Lefsa Class...

[Weedygarden]

Back on topic: a song about lefse.

 

[Spikedriver]

I found the poem.

"O Lutefisk" by Steven...

Languishing lonely on my plate
Everything else I already ate
Quivering pile so clear and so near
Please - Can't I wash it down with just one more beer?
They say Vikings carried the stuff on their ships
But guaranteed, had they had anything else
It would never have touched their lips
Cod-soaked lye sitting in front of me
Come on now, think - I need a strategy
Oops - it slid right off my plate
Eat it, Caesar, you canine ingrate
What? "No, Mom, I don't want any more"
As I grind helping number one into the floor
Tradition!

(I'm posting this in honor and remembrance of the author, my father's second cousin's son, who died in his taxi cab 34 years ago. A random fare simply got in his cab and shot him, then left and didn't even steal from him. He was 30. His mom wrote a book about dealing with the grief called "Harsh Grief, Gentle Hope". It is a deeply Christian perspective. If any of our members are dealing with the loss of a loved one, especially a sudden or violent loss, I really recommend this book if you can find it. It will help get you through the hard times...)

 

[Weedygarden]

I found the poem.

"O Lutefisk" by Steven...

Languishing lonely on my plate
Everything else I already ate
Quivering pile so clear and so near
Please - Can't I wash it down with just one more beer?
They say Vikings carried the stuff on their ships
But guaranteed, had they had anything else
It would never have touched their lips
Cod-soaked lye sitting in front of me
Come on now, think - I need a strategy
Oops - it slid right off my plate
Eat it, Caesar, you canine ingrate
What? "No, Mom, I don't want any more"
As I grind helping number one into the floor
Tradition!

(I'm posting this in honor and remembrance of the author, my father's second cousin's son, who died in his taxi cab 34 years ago. A random fare simply got in his cab and shot him, then left and didn't even steal from him. He was 30. His mom wrote a book about dealing with the grief called "Harsh Grief, Gentle Hope". It is a deeply Christian perspective. If any of our members are dealing with the loss of a loved one, especially a sudden or violent loss, I really recommend this book if you can find it. It will help get you through the hard times...)

The book is available on Amazon and maybe on other used book sites. https://www.amazon.com/Harsh-Grief-...refix=harsh+grief,+gentle+hope,aps,186&sr=8-2

 

[Cabin Fever]

I should have added this link earlier. Its been a bit of a busy day.

Roger Erikson and Charlie Boone were icons of Minnesota radio. The duo were DJs for decades. When I was a kid, I listened to them early on snowy mornings to see if my school was closed. Later, when I was going to college every morning, my Dad had them on the radio during the car drive. (My Dad worked at the University). The radio station was WCCO 830AM. It was a 50,000 watt clear channel radio station. People could pick it up in a 5-state area.

 

[viking]

I look at it this way. Cod is an oily fish. When you mix oil (or fat) and lye, what do you get? Every homesteader should know the answer to this question.

I've caught a lot of different types of cod over the years, mostly black cod and it's never been oily, on the other hand a great deal of the salmon I've had has been oily. The lutefisk that I've eaten was only oily when it was soaked in butter, which my grandmother called goose grease.

 

[Cabin Fever]

I've caught a lot of different types of cod over the years, mostly black cod and it's never been oily, on the other hand a great deal of the salmon I've had has been oily. The lutefisk that I've eaten was only oily when it was soaked in butter, which my grandmother called goose grease.

Maybe I just have assumed all these years that is was oily because of the cod's liver oil my mother gave me as a punishment. I suppose it was better than a bar of Lifebouy soap. At least I didn't go blind from soap poisoning.