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It's lutefisk dinner time. The dinner at the Sons of Norway Lodge on Winnebago St. has already taken place, but there are some others coming up:
It’s that time of year again, when the crisp fall temperatures stir the hearts of Wisconsin’s Norwegian brethren. The aroma of fish and rutabagas is in the air. At Lutheran churches and Son’s of Norway lodges all over southern Wisconsin the annual ritual of the lutefisk supper is upon us....
For those who have yet to acquire a taste for lutefisk (or fish jello as my son likes to call it), there is usually ham or meatballs to satisfy. When you throw in the mash potatoes, Cole slaw and cranberries you have the makings of great meal. To top things off, there is always a slice of pie....
November 6, 2009
Lakeside Lutheren Church
located at the corner of Mandrake Road and Northport Drive (WI Highway 113)
(608)-244-6181
serving the public from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm
November 7, 2009
Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Church
two miles south of Rio, N3694 Old F Road
(920) 992-3200
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church
2633 Church St, Cottage Grove, WI 53527-8616
(608) 873-6744 or (608) 873-7148
Serving Times 11:30AM 12:45PM 4:00PM 5:15PM & 6:30PM, Tickets $14.00 in advance and $15.00 for walk ups.
Barneveld Lutheran Church
505 Swiss Lane Barneveld 53537
(608) 924-8621
Serving: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Adults: $ 15.00 Children 12 & under: $ 7.00
November 14, 2009
Son’s of Norway Nordland Lodge
418 W. Milwaukee St., Janesville, WI 53511
(608) 365-1369
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Christ Lutheran Church
220 S. Main St., DeForest
(608) 846-4719
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., adults $15, $7 for children 6 to 12, under 6 free (2008 prices)
December 5, 2009
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
W653 Roosevelt Road, Rubicon, WI 53078
(920) 474-7042
Serving 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
December 5, 2009
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
W653 Roosevelt Road, Rubicon, WI 53078
(920) 474-7042
Serving 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ya hey, don't ya know - It's Lutefisk Season!
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Thank you vmarsh. I also posted it on Facebook. I was glad to see there was a schedule of lutefisk dinners. The Cap Times used to have one every year, but the reporter that would post it, Mike Miller, retired this year, so there was none.
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WHen I was in Oslo I asked the locals about Lutefisk, they said it was something their grandparents ate and that very few people today ate it. Wikipedia seems to confirm that fact:
A survey [1] performed by the National Information Office for Meat in Norway claimed that as few as 2 percent of Norwegians consume lutefisk on Christmas Eve (while 52 percent dine on pork ribs, the most popular Christmas dinner in Norway), while 20 percent eat lutefisk before Christmas.
So I'm going to join the modern Norwegians this year and have pork ribs for Christmas!
http://www.sifo.no/files/file61281_bugge-helt-enkel-tjul.pdf
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Persia - there was a movie in the Wisconsin Film Festival about lutefisk. I saw it on TV on Director's Cut. It was pretty amusing,and part of it was about a place that makes a lot of the lutefisk for the dinners - soaking the cod in lye and then rinsing it many times, Originally the cod is dried, which is why it needs soaking.
A student friend from Sweden got very excited when I mentioned lutefisk to her. But she said that in Sweden they eat it with cream sauce, instead of butter sauce.
The meatballs, lefse and other parts of the meal are very good, if you don't want to eat the lutefisk. The people that come to the dinners are fun to talk to.
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ANd what about Julepølse (CHristmas sausage), Pinnekjøtt (mutton ribs), svineribbe (pork ribs), or Medisterkaker (pork meat balls)? All of which are eaten in Norway at Christmas time and are far better than the toxic fish jelly.
And why cod? Lutefiske made with haddock is just as Norwegian and doesn't stink so bad..
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Luftputefartøyet mitt er fullt av ål
So, I herd U liek mmm...mmm...mmm...Mudkipz.
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persia (11/6/2009)
ANd what about Julepølse (CHristmas sausage), Pinnekjøtt (mutton ribs), svineribbe (pork ribs), or Medisterkaker (pork meat balls)? All of which are eaten in Norway at Christmas time and are far better than the toxic fish jelly.
And why cod? Lutefiske made with haddock is just as Norwegian and doesn't stink so bad..
Cod - I think it's because that's what they catch a lot of in Norway. As for the rest, maybe it has something to do with suffering for sins. I think Garrison Keillor has some funny bits about this.
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Is lutefisk kosher?
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lardheppus (11/7/2009)
Is lutefisk kosher?
I guess so. Cod is.
From Ole and Lena:
Well, we tried the lutefisk trick and the raccoons went away, but now we've got a family of Norwegians living under our house!
Here are some of Garrison Keillor's bits about lutefisk:
"Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I’d be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot."
"Lutefisk is cod that has been dried in a lye solution. It looks like the desiccated cadavers of squirrels run over by trucks, but after it is soaked and reconstituted and the lye is washed out and it’s cooked, it looks more fish-related, though with lutefisk, the window of success is small. It can be tasty, but the statistics aren’t on your side. It is the hereditary delicacy of Swedes and Norwegians who serve it around the holidays, in memory of their ancestors, who ate it because they were poor. Most lutefisk is not edible by normal people. It is reminiscent of the afterbirth of a dog or the world’s largest chunk of phlegm.
Interview with Jeffrey Steingarten, author of The Man Who Ate Everything (translated quote from a 1999 articlein Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet) :
"Lutefisk is not food, it is a weapon of mass destruction. It is currently the only exception for the man who ate everything. Otherwise, I am fairly liberal, I gladly eat worms and insects, but I draw the line on lutefisk."
"What is special with lutefisk?"
"Lutefisk is the Norwegians' attempt at conquering the world. When they discovered that Viking raids didn't give world supremacy, they invented a meal so terrifying, so cruel, that they could scare people to become one's subordinates. And if I'm not terribly wrong, you will be able to do it as well." wikipedia
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