[Sca-cooks] Lutefisk and Yams

[Terri Morgan]

Gee, someone forwarded this as a New Year's greeting on a different List
that I read and I thought "bet that's familiar to the folks here". Or maybe
it isn't and you'll get a new chuckle.   - Hrothny



LUTEFISK AND YAMS
 by Ulf Gunnarsson

 Hark and ware, oh Warrior!
 Weird of Sven now hear you.
 How good Lars he harried,
 pestered him with questions.
 Late at meadhall light burned;
 Lars did strive to largen
 belly with a bowl of
 boiled fish his mission.

 And some chunks of chicken,
 cheese and bread and peasoup,
 finally pounds of pancakes
 paired with lingon berries.

 Smallish snack he snuck while
 woozy wife lay snoozing.
 When inside there wandered
 forth a fellow northman.

 Lars did greet him greatly
 for he knew the gruesome
 tales of host who hasten
 travellers forth from doorstep.

 Lars did ask his name then.
 "I am Sven," he mentioned.
 "Sven I am," he stated.
 "Do you like lutefisk and yams?"

 "Nay." said Lars, "though largely
 like I food most goodly, but
 I do not like lutefisk and yams,
 I do not like them Sven I am."

 "Ah," said Sven most sagely.
 "Would you eat them on a trip?
 Would you eat them on your ship?"

 "Nay," said Lars, "though largely
 like I food most goodly, but
 I would not eat them on a trip.
 I would not eat them on my ship.
 I do not like lutefisk and yams,
 I do not like them, Sven I am."
 "Ah," said Sven. "Then maybe
 might you eat them on a raid?
 Might you eat them with a maid?"

 "Nay," said Lars most strongly.
 "Like I food most goodly, but
 I would not eat them on a raid,
 I would not eat them with a maid,
 I would not eat them on a trip,
 I would not eat them on my ship.
 I do not like lutefisk and yams.
 I do not like them, Sven I am."

 "Hmmm," said Sven, "Good fellow,
 would you eat them on the field?
 Would you eat them off your shield?"

 "Nay!" cried Lars most wrothly,
 "Like I food most goodly, but
 I would not eat them on the field,
 I would not eat them off my shield,
 I would not eat them on a raid,
 I would not eat them with a maid,
 I would not eat them on a trip,
 I would not eat them on my ship.
 I do not like lutefisk and yams.
 I do not like them, Sven I am."

 Sven then looked most crafty.
 He then slyly stated:
 "Would you eat them served up cold?
 Would you eat them if I paid you gold?"

 "Well," said Lars, "since largely,
 Like I food most goodly...
 I might like lutefisk and yams.
 I might like them, Sven I am."

Sven produced this Swedish
 yam and lutefisk sample.
 Lars did test this tasty
 treat then longly pondered.

 Stoutly Lars then stated:
 "I despise lutefisk and yams.
 I despise them, Sven I am.
 I will not eat them served up cold,
 I will not eat them if you pay me gold.
 I will not eat them on the field,
 I will not eat them off my shield,
 I will not eat them on a raid,
 I will not eat them with a maid,
 I will not eat them on a trip,
 And I will NOT eat them on MY ship!
 I do not like lutefisk and yams,
 I do not like them, Sven I am."
And he slew Sven.