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Published November 04, 2009

Letter - Throwing foxes into the hen house? chat

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Kerry H.
Prior Lake, MN     11/11/2009 6:40 PM

Mike's pickled herring in wine sauce! mmmmm....

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CJ S.
Nelson, MN     11/11/2009 9:37 AM

This Lutefisk talk has had my stomach churning. Let me share my Swedish fathers line on Lutefisk "Norwegian's cover theirs with butter, Swede's cover theirs with with white gravy and Cats cover it with pee" I know many a person who love it but even coming from a household that had it more than on the holidays, I never did develop a taste for it. I gave it my best shot 20 years after leaving home, thinking maybe it was me, but no it was how I remembered it. Now the Oyster Stew bring it on.

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Jerry H.
Sioux Falls, SD     11/10/2009 9:10 PM

CAP - Would you believe I had some at a friend's place before going out to dinner this evening? They made lefse this afternoon. Interesting coincidence, eh?

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Patty W.
11/10/2009 8:03 PM

My dad made fresh oyster stew every Christmas Eve. Great memory. Traditions are a good thing.

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Amos A.
Garfield, MN     11/10/2009 7:57 PM

I agree with the anti-steak sauce sentiment too. Ditto to almost everything Kerry said at 6:58. The "almost" being I use seasonded salt instead of salt & pepper. BUT It's getting pretty hard to find many local eating establishments who are willing to serve anything with the "r" word in it. (The "r" word is "rare" if anyone is confused.)

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C A P.
Alexandria, MN     11/10/2009 7:09 PM

Jerry....have you tried the "sugar in the raw?" That is my favorite .....not the white stuff. It is like a cross between the white and brown. Now don't turn this into a race argument either........lol

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Kerry H.
Prior Lake, MN     11/10/2009 6:58 PM

Patty, I agree with you about the steak sauce. I don't even like to put ketchup on a good burger ... it masks the taste. Give me a med-rare steak or burger, seasoned well with only salt and pepper, and no sauce. But, with my rare prime rib, horseradish will do.

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Kerry H.
Prior Lake, MN     11/10/2009 6:54 PM

I remember the day in elementary school when a good friend had a strange thing in his lunch. There in a plastic bag was a rolled-up thingy with butter and sugar on it. He introduced me to this delicacy called "lefsa". He would bring it every day and share it with me. It was heaven on Earth! (Of course, I recall my dad telling me about eating lard and sugar sandwiches for lunch every day ... so maybe fat and sugar is the magic). I talked my mom into buying some and I even experimented with putting it under the broiler in the oven to melt the butter and sugar and give it a warm-crispiness. Then, to my surprise, a long-time babysitter actually came over and made it fresh right in our kitchen! My in-laws fortunately are also lefsa-afficianados so it is definitely a staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas. With sugar ... white or brown.

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b.a. c.
11/10/2009 6:24 PM

By the way, all you Scandihoovians, have you gotten your mandatory can of ersters for the traditional Christmas Eve and/or New Year's Eve suppers? Was here one New Year's when my Dad's best friend brought over two pints of fresh oysters, and my aunt made a gallon of stew. We had it coming out of our ears, that night. Of course, that was after ch. 7 ran Rear Window for the umpteenth time on New Year's Eve.

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b.a. c.
11/10/2009 6:16 PM

Sugar on lutefisk? Ick! That'd be as bad as oysters made with sweetened condensed milk!!!!

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