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| Anna Olivia Johnson, Selma Carlin, Mathilda Alfina Johnson (my great-grandmother) |
This recipe for lutefisk pudding is from a cookbook produced by members of the Emmanuel Swedish Lutheran Church in Manchester, CT, the church that all three families attended. Although I can't say for sure, I believe this one was probably submitted by my great-grandmother's friend.
A reformed picky-eater, I'm still not exactly what you would call adventurous, and I've never acquired a taste for fish. I thank goodness that lutefisk (dried whitefish - usually cod - treated with lye) was not in my grandmother's repertoire, at least not that I recall.
While no lutefisk recipe is ever likely to make it into my meal rotation, it is still interesting to get a window into the daily lives of my ancestors and their friends and the traditional recipes that they brought with them to their new home.
Yes, it's quite interesting! But, I don't think I'd be up to making it, either. Maybe I'd try a bite if someone else made it, but then again, maybe not. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a thought. My mother likes fish, I wonder if she would make it if we could even find lutefisk.
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