Is lefse just plain old potatoes? How is it prepared? On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 7:27 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Hah! Lefse and lutefisk, what memories! My Italian-heritage bride would > be completely befuddled. I've tried to describe it several times, but no > words can prepare one for the lutefisk experience. > > He doesn't explain lefse very well, I would describe it as a soft flat > bread made from potatoes, the Norwegian version of a tortilla. Very very > good with butter and the sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, rolled up. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 10:42 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > From Jerry Apps, a Wisconsin writer. Don't miss the quote! It is > > my new favorite! > > > > "Little did I know when I married into a Norwegian family that I was > > expected to enjoy the Norwegian delicacy, lutefisk. For 58 years I have > > successfully avoided lutefisk (dried codfish that is soaked in a lye > > solution for several days to rehydrate it). All of this changed a few > > Saturdays ago when our friend, Patty Putnam invited my brother-law, > > Clarence Olson, my wife and me to attend the 72nd annual lutefisk dinner > > at the Vermont Lutheran Church located near Black Earth. > > > > I was amazed to learn that over 900 people had signed up for this annual > > event. According to Pastor Barry Hoerz, people come from near and > > far—this year from Maryland, Arizona, and Missouri besides from all over > > Wisconsin. About every 45 minutes a new batch of people were served—from > > about eleven a.m. to six p.m. The meal was served family-style. > > > > They served 600 pounds of lutefisk, 620 pounds of boiled potatoes, green > > beans, cranberry relish, and lefse. For the unknowing, lefse is made > > from potatoes. The Vermont church cooks made 1,400, 12-inch rounds of > > lefse, using an additional 350 pounds of potatoes. Not to forget the > > Norwegian cookies of many kinds—just the best. > > To prepare the lutefisk, it is rinsed with cold water to remove the lye, > > then boiled or baked. It is served with lots of butter. > > > > I ate some lutefisk, but, with my German upbringing, I could not find > > anything especially notable about its taste. I found this old > > Norwegian-American saying: “About half the Norwegians who immigrated to > > America came to escape lutefisk. The other half came to spread the > > gospel of lutefisk’s wonderfulness.” That says it all." > > > > BTW, all Jerry's books are good! > > > > I was able in 1987, to attend Swedesburg Lutheran Church Smorgasbord. I > > call it "the Swede feed." Same kinda deal Jerry tells this story > > about. Lefse, lutefisk, oostakaka, apfelkaka, lingonberries, > > lingonberry, this and lingonberry that. All good stuff, except the > > lutefisk! People came from probably 15 or 20 states. You had to be > > related to someone there to get a ticket, so we were real outsiders, > > being German-Irish and German-Polish. Our employee who grew up in that > > church and still goes to that church got us a couple tickets. > > (Blackmarket, because we are NOT swedish, or even Scandenavian!) They > > had one dish they claim, but I claim is German: Pickled herring! THAT > > was good too! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
