...for lutefisk! Here in Scandi-land, fall is when churches (mostly Lutheran) and lodges (like Sons of Norway) hold community lutefisk dinners. I went to my favorite one yesterday at Lakeview Lutheran Church, about a mile down from the house. The fish itself isn't what appeals to me - it's too gelatinous for my taste. What I love is the visiting you get to do with all the other people at the long table in the church hall. The food is served family style so there's lots of passing of plates. It's all really tasty too: meatballs, mashed potatoes, rutabaga, cranberry, coleslaw, lefse, pitchers of melted butter (for the fish), and apple or pumpkin pie for dessert. There are lots of ethnic jokes that go along with the fish too; in Madison, it's mostly Germans making fun of the Norwegians but here's one that our electrician told me after explaining that he never goes to those dinners because he can't stand the smell or the taste of the fish. He told a pared down version of how an Irish guy tried to kill some Norwegians with poisoned fish but they ended up eating it all and loved it.
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