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rsdsharp

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1. When I was in high school in northeast Iowa back in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Mon Dec 17, 2018, 12:04 PM

Dec 2018

I worked in the meat department of a small grocery store. Every fall we would get in Lutefisk; why I never knew. It came in about the same time as the oysters and the pickled herring , both of which flew out the door. The Lutefisk, on the other hand, was placed in a five gallon plastic bucket which was covered in plastic wrap, and placed in front of the deli case on an upturned milk crate. There it would sit, unrefrigerated, untouched, and unwanted by anyone until a week or so before Christmas when we would typically sell about a half pound to 2-3 people. The rest was thrown out after the new year; why I never knew. We could have carried it over, year-to-year, and no one would have been the wiser. It was that awful.

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In Minnesota there are lots and lots of Lutherans of Norwegian Heritage. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2018 OP

When I was in high school in northeast Iowa back in the late 1960s and early 1970s rsdsharp Dec 2018 #1

My mother's Norwegian family never touched the stuff. It never turned up The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #2

The time I tried it, it wasn't "horrible," but MineralMan Dec 2018 #3

Norwegian baked goods, on the other hand, are magnificent. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #4

I'd agree with that. But, then, most baked goods from any culture MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

"Norwegian Cuisine - The only cuisine in which flour is a spice." mitch96 Dec 2018 #13

Married into a Norwegian family exboyfil Dec 2018 #6

I never eat raw oysters unless I can smell the ocean if I step outside. MineralMan Dec 2018 #7

Don't anymore on any occasion exboyfil Dec 2018 #8

Yup. Always cooked oysters for me these days. MineralMan Dec 2018 #9

It's a shame what has happened to our oysters LuvNewcastle Dec 2018 #25

I went to high school in Gulfport exboyfil Dec 2018 #28

I don't know it for a fact, but I think the oystermen LuvNewcastle Dec 2018 #36

Someone once said mindem Dec 2018 #10

I tried Lutefisk twice.... Dickster Dec 2018 #11

I like it. mn9driver Dec 2018 #12

I feel more or less the same about corned beef and cabbage. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #14

I actually like corned beef, but I can do without the cabbage. MineralMan Dec 2018 #15

Corned beef from the deli is a different beast. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #16

Once my mother-in-law got tired of cooking at age 80, MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

I grew up a Lutheran of Swedish heritage. trotsky Dec 2018 #18

Everybody likes lefse. Yes, indeed! MineralMan Dec 2018 #19

Don't forget the Swedes!! marked50 Dec 2018 #20

Who? MineralMan Dec 2018 #21

Uffda... marked50 Dec 2018 #22

Always, uffda! MineralMan Dec 2018 #23

Making lutefisk should be a crime. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #24

Please don't purchase swordfish. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #35

The last time that I ate it was in 2012 in Boston. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #38

In Norway the Norwegians will tell you it's gross. madaboutharry Dec 2018 #26

Exactly. In Norway, they don't eat the stuff. MineralMan Dec 2018 #27

Gefilte fish at least doesn't stink. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #34

Your description does not sound very appetizing The Genealogist Dec 2018 #29

Oh, it's not appetizing at all. MineralMan Dec 2018 #30

Lots of glogg makes everything taste OK. virgogal Dec 2018 #31

Yuck to that awful stuff, too. MineralMan Dec 2018 #32

I am friends with a Danish-Philippino couple. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #33

My grandfather did that too Lordquinton Dec 2018 #37