SC - lutefish

[Mark Harris]

Greetings,

This message was on the Rialto recently:

>>>Len's persona is Viking and I always wanted to find a recipe for
>>>lutefisk....

>>Can't be too difficult, take some ?Cod? soak it in lye for 6 months....

>Well not exactaly, when you soak lutefisk in lye and dry it
>Its is for preservation, not taste enhancement.

>It is Cod, but when you preserve it, you take it and store it in
>the rafters until some cold february night, when there is
>no fish cause the river has 10'of ice on it.  and it is 
>twice soaked in fresh water to eliminate all the lye,
>then boiled and served with salt, pepper and butter (and various 
>other spices) or rolled in lefsa.

>I have had it many times and enjoy it, but, I eat blood sasuage
>and pigs feet too....

>Eric Rhude
>Ld Ateno of Annun Ridge, OM, Seahorse

Ok. So does anyone have any recipes for lutefish? Or more details on
lutefish?

What's "lefsa"?

Thanks.
  Stefan li Rous
  markh at risc.sps.mot.com