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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8351666" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Do you know how lutefisk (aka fish jello) was first created and why so many emigrated to the upper midwest?As the story goes, the Swedes were pretty upset with the Norwegians because they were fishing up all the cod in ocean and depleting the stocks.&nbsp; So one day the Swedes got together and snuck into the Norwegian's homes and stole all the cod and threw it up into the trees.&nbsp; Next morning the Norwegians woke up, found the dried out fish, ate it and loved it!&nbsp; Being polite, they of course thanked their neighbors for the help.So the Swedes got really frustrated and took all the cod and soaked it in lye.&nbsp; Surely this would do the trick!&nbsp; Nope, the Norwegians woke up, ate and loved it!&nbsp; Thanked the Swedes profusely for being such good neighbors.Finally the Swedes got really mad and just threw all the fish back into the bay.&nbsp; The Norwegians fished it out, soaked it in butter and declared that it was the best thing ever and called it lutefisk while inviting the Swedes over to enjoy the celebration.Finally fed up, the Swedes stopped being polite and told the Norwegians to go to h-e-double toothpicks.&nbsp; So they all moved to Minnesota.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8351666, member: 6801845"] Do you know how lutefisk (aka fish jello) was first created and why so many emigrated to the upper midwest? As the story goes, the Swedes were pretty upset with the Norwegians because they were fishing up all the cod in ocean and depleting the stocks. So one day the Swedes got together and snuck into the Norwegian's homes and stole all the cod and threw it up into the trees. Next morning the Norwegians woke up, found the dried out fish, ate it and loved it! Being polite, they of course thanked their neighbors for the help. So the Swedes got really frustrated and took all the cod and soaked it in lye. Surely this would do the trick! Nope, the Norwegians woke up, ate and loved it! Thanked the Swedes profusely for being such good neighbors. Finally the Swedes got [I]really[/I] mad and just threw all the fish back into the bay. The Norwegians fished it out, soaked it in butter and declared that it was the best thing ever and called it lutefisk while inviting the Swedes over to enjoy the celebration. Finally fed up, the Swedes stopped being polite and told the Norwegians to go to h-e-double toothpicks. So they all moved to Minnesota. [/QUOTE]

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